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Staff Editorial: Pepperdine Confessions shows our darker side

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Art by Brooke Muschott All of the tour guides at Pepperdine bring up the fact that this school is a close-knit community of caring individuals. Pepperdine does seem like such a place, at least at first glance. With every few steps, people greet each other enthusiastically. The transaction always involves smiles and courteous small talk. Probably several times during the … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Pepperdine Confessions shows our darker side

Equality is not exclusive

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There are different communities growing in this world. There is the LGBT community, the black community, the Latino community and, of course, the feminist community. Each has its own, individual concerns. To generalize with abandon and ignore the nuanced perspectives of these individual communities for the sake of this article, these concerns are roughly as follows: marriage … [Read more...] about Equality is not exclusive

Negativity shouldn’t permeate the culture

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Art by Brooke Muschott Last year I tried to give up second dessert for Lent. I am ashamed to admit that it was not even close to a successful attempt. This year, knowing that a chocolate fast was unlikely to last longer than a week, I decided to do something more meaningful: give up negativity. At first my plan was to stop the negative self-talk: no more telling myself … [Read more...] about Negativity shouldn’t permeate the culture

Calle 13 changes the world one rhyme at a time

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Art by Sacha IrickPicture a rap, hip-hop or reggaeton music video — we all know what they look like almost by instinct. The formula is the same: At some point, the lyrics mention success and endless amounts of money and images in the music videos serve the purpose of making it seem that way. Latin American hip-hop phenomenon group Calle 13 released their new album this … [Read more...] about Calle 13 changes the world one rhyme at a time