Perspectives

We have suddenly awoken from a deep slumber of apathy in the first few weeks of this spring semester. If you’ve been on Facebook (read: are alive and avoiding the fact that this new semester is well underway) this week or last, you are probably well aware of Reach OUT’s petition. It seems redundant at this point to explain that students are calling for the administration to … [Read more...] about Campus activism: Students must wake this sleeping giant

Enrique was only 16 years old when he left the front porch of his house in Honduras to embark on a journey that would lead him thousands of miles away from home in search of his mother. She, like many women in her position, had made the difficult decision of leaving him behind in hopes that the United States would provide an opportunity to support her family back home. After … [Read more...] about Immigration tales trigger new respect

Previous generations have been labeled for the difficulties they faced or the accomplishments they owned. But now, ours is being titled by some as the “gimme” generation based on the severely misled sense of entitlement that has infiltrated our era. And now, society is watching as millions are making the sluggish transition from being snobby children to unconstrained … [Read more...] about ‘Gimme generation’ keeps asking for more

Newt Gingrich won the South Carolina primary, beating out moderate conservative (and possible robot) Mitt Romney by 12.5 percentage points. With his win, I, along with many other independent voters, cannot take the Republican Party seriously anymore. The South Carolina Republican primary has traditionally been won by the party’s most electable candidate who goes on to win the … [Read more...] about Eye of Newt not so color-blind

You may have made Pepperdine your college of choice for any number of reasons — academics, sports, family, location, size or scholarships. Along with these factors, Pepperdine’s religious affiliation with the Church of Christ may have been a principle attraction, a non-issue or a necessary evil. But, regardless of your background, if you are a student, faculty or staff member … [Read more...] about Church shapes culture on campus