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Fight on for the dream

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Dear fellow Pepperdine students: While I am not confined in a jail, like the one Martin Luther King Jr. sat in 51 years ago, the sentiments that were expressed in his famed “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” still ring true today.  It is because of this that I know that we, as a society, are still confined behind the perpetual bars of racism that King fought against. Even … [Read more...] about Fight on for the dream

Staff Editorial: College is an investment that pays off (eventually)

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Art by Brooke Muschott While sitting in your umpteenth GE lecture, wondering what in the world the geography of ancient Egypt has to do with your life or the real world, you might find yourself asking if paying thousands of dollars every year for a university education is actually worth it. After all, we are the Internet generation; all of the information accumulated by … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: College is an investment that pays off (eventually)

Grass grows greener across the pond

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Art by Sacha Irick Over the summer I developed a bad habit. An addiction, you might say. Mothers steer their children away from my kind. Zealous health-conscious college students cough loudly in my presence. Elderly women shake their heads, showing their disapproval, uttering ‘tsk-tsk’ when they see what I inhale into my blackened lungs. Friends, I smoke Marlboros. … [Read more...] about Grass grows greener across the pond

Education needs to be tuned in, not tuned out

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Art by Brooke Muschott I don’t always watch television, but when I do it’s usually something no longer on the air. At the risk of sounding culturally irrelevant, I question the direction in which our television programming is heading. When I was younger, I remember watching the Discovery Channel and seeing everything from nature documentaries to crime shows and … [Read more...] about Education needs to be tuned in, not tuned out