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Staff Editorial: Take Advantage Of Pepperdine’s Resources

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Art by Peau PorotesanoThe ongoing construction of Payson Library has had an enormous impact on student life in the 2016-17 school year. Students no longer have immediate access to the thousands of books, DVDs and CDs they had in previous years, and for many, a primary place of study is gone. There are still pockets of quiet on campus, a designated library hub in the TAC and the … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Take Advantage Of Pepperdine’s Resources

Don’t Lose Hope for the Future

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Art by Peau PorotesanoSo close to the end of the 2016 election, I can't help but feel dirty. With all the mudslinging, hate-driven and appalling information that keeps being uncovered on a daily basis, it is so easy to get bogged down in the wasteland of negative material. However, I want to present a gentle reminder that even though 2016 may have been a complete dumpster fire, … [Read more...] about Don’t Lose Hope for the Future

Democracy Exists Because Losers Accept Their Loss

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Art by Peau Porotesano During the third and last presidential debate, presidential candidate Donald Trump told the moderator that once the votes had been tallied, on the night of Nov 8, that "[He] will look at it at the time...[that he would] keep you in suspense." On a completely unrelated note, when the founders of our nations established the country, they decided … [Read more...] about Democracy Exists Because Losers Accept Their Loss

Vote for More than a President

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Art by Peau Porotesano The presidential election has escalated to a point of insanity. Statements and revelations that would have, in the past, sent a campaign to a grinding halt now seem par for the course. "Saturday Night Live" has essentially quit writing their own dialogue and just reenacts the debates. With a new scandal coming out what seems like every day, the … [Read more...] about Vote for More than a President