Today was a weird one and it’s not even over. It’s only 11:05 p.m. and by the time I hit the hay for real, it will be tomorrow. This article probably won’t get posted for at least a day or two so my ever-so-gracious editor can help me catch all of my grammar mistakes and all the places that I put a comma where, clearly, no comma is needed, even though I tend to speak in … [Read more...] about Nam Knows Best: Just Weird Days
Perspectives
‘Gilmore Girls’ Added to Netflix
Editor's Note: All seven seasons of Gilmore Girls were added to Netflix on Oct. 1. I am a man. I like red meat and Hemingway. I have facial hair. And I love the Gilmore Girls. It started as a family obsession in high school: My mom and sister borrowed the DVDs. I watched from the entryway, finding some excuse to sit in the shadows and observe. I slowly inched closer — … [Read more...] about ‘Gilmore Girls’ Added to Netflix
Democracy is Not a Will of the West
Photos Courtesy of Ryan Osborn Everything you need to know about what is happening in Hong Kong right now When Britain “returned” Hong Kong back to China on July 1, 1997, a principle of “one country, two systems” was implemented. Hong Kong would not practice China’s socialist system, and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region would maintain its capitalist system for 50 … [Read more...] about Democracy is Not a Will of the West
How Dare We Celebrate Columbus Day
On Monday, Oct. 13, the nation celebrated Columbus Day — a vague recognition of the discovery of a land already inhabited by hundreds of complex civilizations. On Tuesday, students fill the amphitheater to sing praises to a benevolent God under the iron-cast statue of this harbinger of genocide. On Wednesday, I ask myself if we give ourselves too much credit in … [Read more...] about How Dare We Celebrate Columbus Day
In Defense of the Graphic
Photo by Whitney Irick For those wondering why it is necessary for the Graphic to cover stories such as student DUIs, let me explain. The Graphic covers news, which are stories deemed newsworthy by elements including timing, significance, proximity, prominence, conflict and human interest. Pepperdine is a small campus and dry one on top of that. So, when a serious car … [Read more...] about In Defense of the Graphic