Photos courtesy of Getty ImagesI transferred to Pepperdine in spring 2012. As I sat among other transfers, I could feel excitement surging within me. Home was now thousands of miles away, and the novelty of Pepperdine pumped me up even more. I was a Biology major with high hopes for medical school. I knew it was going to be tough, but I had already dominated community college, … [Read more...] about Service Teaches the Servant
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Dogs on Campus: Are We Barking Up the Wrong Tree?
Art by Peau PorotesanoWe’re not sure if anyone else has noticed, but there seems to be significantly more dogs on campus recently, and we could hardly be more excited about it. Big dogs, little dogs, fluffy dogs — basically all dogs (except rat dogs because they’re more closely related to rodents than dogs. And they yap). Walking to class is a bore, running … [Read more...] about Dogs on Campus: Are We Barking Up the Wrong Tree?
‘SNL’ Serves As Comic Relief for 40 Years
Art by Peau Porotesano Humor seems to be something that the whole world can appreciate. No matter what tragedies, sadness or hardships the world is facing, we can all come together in these times and unite under comedy. “Saturday Night Live” has provided this unison in humor, and on Feb. 15, it celebrated 40 years of being on the air, making people … [Read more...] about ‘SNL’ Serves As Comic Relief for 40 Years
Seek Help without Being Afraid
The French Alps plane crash tragedy has left many looking for explanations as to why this occurred. According to an article published on April 1 in the New York Times titled “Lufthansa Faces Mounting Challenges as More Details of Germanwings Crash Emerge,” co-pilot Andreas Lubitz took control of Flight 9525 and deliberately crashed it in the French Alps, killing … [Read more...] about Seek Help without Being Afraid
Leap into Space: Mars Awaits Humanity
Art by Chris Chen I lived in Colorado as a kid, away from cities and shopping malls, in a rural town called Roxborough. We had an amazing view of the stars from our house; no city lights took away from the sky’s grandeur. As a kid, I was also a science fiction fanatic and often read books or played video games in which characters left Earth and traveled into space. Now … [Read more...] about Leap into Space: Mars Awaits Humanity