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Celebrity Culture Leads to Dehumanization

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Graphic by Nate Barton Every year, various entertainment news outlets publish lists about celebrities, like the most hated celebrities or People's Worlds Most Beautiful Women, which objectify and dehumanize them. Celebrities are more accessible than ever, and it creates a real problem. Their every thought is written on Twitter, and their every fault is broadcast on the news. … [Read more...] about Celebrity Culture Leads to Dehumanization

Remember the Other Victims of 9/11

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Art by Jessica RagsdaleIn my memory of action and thriller films, Muslims have been the enemy. While my parents, growing up under the threat of a potentially nuclear World War III, feared thick-accented Soviet spies above all else, I grew up in fear of women in hijabs and of suspicious men talking on cell phones and looking meaningfully (and obviously) at American soldiers.This … [Read more...] about Remember the Other Victims of 9/11

Let Me Leave Without a W

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Graphic by Nate BartonA lot happens during your first week of school. You go to your first classes, start the semester's activities and generally begin to understand what kind of mess you've gotten yourself into. Pepperdine students are notorious for overcommitting themselves, and the first several weeks are when that reality begins to set in. At some point, generally around … [Read more...] about Let Me Leave Without a W

Accidents Are Not Excuses

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Graphic by Nate BartonMy stomach churned as I scrolled through headline after headline bashing Jews, Blacks and immigrants. The only exceptions were articles that were too busy praising Anglo-Saxon superiority. I felt sick.A few hours after the Sept. 8 edition of the Graphic was distributed, I received an email from a coworker saying we had accidentally published an ad from a … [Read more...] about Accidents Are Not Excuses