Perspectives

The voice of Reach OUT leadership has been loud and clear this semester. They have brought a resolution for recognition before SGA and made movements toward applying for ICC membership. This membership, if approved, would mark the first clear policy stance by Seaver College on an LGBT group. The voice of the administration, however, has been neither loud nor clear on this … [Read more...] about Reach OUT or just out of luck, administrators must decide

When the first Invisible Children documentary debuted in 2004, it quickly gained attention. Exposing the gruesome actions of the Lord’s Resistance Army in recruiting and exploiting Ugandan child soldiers, the film shocked viewers and provoked them to action. Seven years later, millions of people have viewed the documentary and offered their time and money to end the violence in … [Read more...] about Awareness raising needs riveting and entertaining detail

In September of 2008, the economy crashed.  Since then, little has been done about it. Recently, this has gotten some people quite angry. The phenomenon known as “Occupy Wall Street” (or wherever else) has swept not only our nation, but also others around the world. The Washington Post puts the number at over 900 protests globally, including over 70 major U.S. cities. The … [Read more...] about Protesters castigate rich unfairly

Reach OUT, a group of Pepperdine LGBT students and allies, is officially applying for recognition and will hopefully be approved at some point this school year. Reach OUT is a student-run organization that represents and serves the LGBT community at Pepperdine. By creating an environment in which students feel safe to discuss cultural, social and political issues pertaining to … [Read more...] about Equal recognition deserved despite ideology

Truth and Justice, “veritas et aequitas” as our Roman predecessors would have said, are the twin pillars upon which a system of law is built. The year 2011 has had its fair share of opportunities to get a better look at the legal system’s not so exemplary moments. The Amanda Knox case is only the most recent in the cadre of high-profile trials that have come to our attention … [Read more...] about Murder trials demonstrate legal irregularities