My reasoning may blow your mind. See what I did there? With my seductive and bombastic title, such as –This is just an article, but what happens next will make you wish you were never born. Deny it all you want, but our social media sites have become graveyards for links to quiz results and material that was on Reddit two years ago. I’m all for reading "21 Questions Asian … [Read more...] about Social Media isn’t Social
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Box, Bike and Build While Avoiding the Gym
Descending the stairs to the Pepperdine Fitness Center can feel more like a prison sentence than a healthy workout. While I applaud students who are willing to embrace the “dungeon” gym it is not the workout destination for everyone. Pepperdine students are sometimes very disappointed to discover this is one of their only options. Seaver sophomore Alllison Slattery says she … [Read more...] about Box, Bike and Build While Avoiding the Gym
Nam Knows Best: My Broken Orange Clock, Existentialism
If you visited my apartment, you would know that it is always somewhere between 9:50 and 9:51am. Because although the day seems to revolve in its normal twenty-four hour circuit with the sunrise, sunset and all the other sun-movements, in my apartment it is always between those precious minutes. This doesn’t affect the timeliness of my roommates or I at all. We have learned to … [Read more...] about Nam Knows Best: My Broken Orange Clock, Existentialism
YouTube copyright rules limit gamers
Art by Brooke MuschottFor at least six years now, I’ve been a subscriber to a number of gaming channels on YouTube. The gaming channels take many forms. What most of them have in common is that they involve the creator posting footage of his or her gameplay with a specific video game. As a gamer, watching a video game play out was fairly entertaining. However, many of … [Read more...] about YouTube copyright rules limit gamers
Democracy comes to all in the mail
Right around November, people across the United States stream to polling stations to cast their vote in whatever election may be going on that year. A bout of inclement weather or particularly nasty traffic is all it takes to swing an election. Our generation is underrepresented in elections and our civic duty to make our voices heard becomes more difficult as we enter the … [Read more...] about Democracy comes to all in the mail