Someone among us has broken the law, so let us spend time attacking those who released the news, talking about the individual and never doing anything about it. It’s low maintenance involvement, and to a certain degree, condemning the Graphic feels like passive activism. Many of you condemn the Graphic for not showing any empathy in light of this situation. Although I applaud … [Read more...] about Change of Conversation
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Nam Knows Best: Group Project Etiquette
“Now get into groups…” Those dreaded words seem to fall so innocently from the lips of Professor So-and-So who does not realize (or perhaps does realize and is one of those teachers who takes joy in torturing students) that those words will potentially wreck a student’s life forever and ever and ever. Frankly put: group projects are the worst. And when I say the worst, I … [Read more...] about Nam Knows Best: Group Project Etiquette
Staff Editorial: Students Need the Chance to Connect with Alumni
Art by Sacha Irick In today’s competitive job industry, networking is everything. As the saying goes, “It’s not what you know; it’s who you know.” College is the prime time to build connections. Typically that involves developing relationships with your university’s alumni. At Pepperdine, however, there’s been a disconnect between students and alumni. Alumni Affairs … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Students Need the Chance to Connect with Alumni
Dive into the Sea and Let it Flood You with Peace
Art by Sacha Irick The sea interacts with the human body in mysterious ways. To those whose lives revolve around di-hydrogen monoxide — aka water — there is a certain point below the surface known as “neutral buoyancy.” At a specific depth, your body’s density matches the density of the water surrounding it, causing the sea to cease trying to reject you or draw you deeper … [Read more...] about Dive into the Sea and Let it Flood You with Peace
Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat
It’s like a drug. When completely immersed, nothing else matters; you are in an alternate universe, a state of nirvana, a utopic wonderland. I like to call it “the music high.” You feel the beat building up. It feels like being at the bottom of the most magnificent rollercoaster and feeling the little cart climbing up, inch by inch, each one bringing you closer to a perfect … [Read more...] about Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat