Pepperdine Graphic

Perspectives

Staff Editorial: We accept the award for best of the worst

by

With great honor, we, the community of Pepperdine University, accept this award of being the best A+ School for B students. After many years of being featured in the top rankings of most beautiful schools in the nation, we proudly accept this new award as recognition that we are more than the school with the most gorgeous campus (with beautiful individuals - can't forget to … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: We accept the award for best of the worst

Modern Dragon Slaying

by

Over the past three semesters, I’ve developed an unfortunate habit: I absolutely love stealing seats, especially in a classroom setting. You’ve probably noticed how people will select a seat on the first day of class, and will plant themselves in that spot for the rest of the semester. You may be one of those people; if so, beware. At the risk of sounding immature, I’ll admit I … [Read more...] about Modern Dragon Slaying

Staff Editorial: Deer deserve more

by

For those of you who have failed to notice, Pepperdine is no typical college campus. It is actually an idyllic paradise built into the side of a hill and overlooking the Pacific Ocean. With this inevitably comes the burdens unique to living in a Disney-esque wonderland, burdens that students of more urban universities will never understand. Among these is the burden of sharing … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Deer deserve more

Plastic problems

by

You may have heard in the headlines a couple years back that a man from China has “sued his wife for being ugly.”  Upon discovering that his baby was, in his words, “hideous,” he assumed infidelity on part of his wife, only to realize that she had in fact, been completely honest with him—minus the fact that she had undergone plastic surgery on her entire face prior to their … [Read more...] about Plastic problems