Who doesn’t love returning to Malibu at the start of each spring semester? The bitter reality of an inevitably anti-climactic winter break barely has time to settle into a dull nausea before “syllabus week” renders students incapable of experiencing anything other than an acute dread of the academic torture to come in the following three months. The excitement of returning to … [Read more...] about Student offers advice to fellow peers
Perspectives
New year invites new attitude
Living in paradise on the top of a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean — shamelessly allowing some elitism — there is a tendency to gravitate to the fun and recreation around us while losing motivation for the academic rigor available here at Pepperdine. After being barraged over break by curious folks at home (“how do you manage to study in such a beautiful place?”) I began to … [Read more...] about New year invites new attitude
Israel: Heed this friendly warning
Hey Israel (can I call you Izzy?), it’s been awhile since we last settled down and had a heart-to-heart chat about reality. How’ve you been? We’re ok, save for our $1 trillion plus national debt, economic fragility and overspending on military budgets (which is finally getting a trim courtesy of the Obama Administration). Listen, we need to talk about Iran. We (as in, certain … [Read more...] about Israel: Heed this friendly warning
SOPA bills deemed destabilizing to infrastructure of Internet
We live in a time period where the Internet has become nothing less than essential to our daily lives. From Google, to Facebook, to awkwardfamilyphotos.com, we would not be as efficient, educated or entertained as we are without the current liberties the Internet allows. The SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect I.P. Act) currently going through Congress are designed … [Read more...] about SOPA bills deemed destabilizing to infrastructure of Internet
Penn State Board of Trustees scapegoats Joe Paterno
JoePa, or Joseph Vincent Paterno, the legendary Penn State football coach, was fired last week — and Penn State students are angry. Being a former Nittany Lion myself, I am also angry at how the situation ended up unjustly focused on Paterno, especially considering how small his role was in the situation, compared to the others involved. To students, Paterno was more than just … [Read more...] about Penn State Board of Trustees scapegoats Joe Paterno