Perspectives

Many colleges have had to face shooting tragedies over the past few years. As the list of universities that have experienced campus shooters grows, fortunately, Pepperdine has not found itself among them. Last week, though, when a student reported what they thought was a shooter on campus, all that was threatened. Luckily it turned out to be a false alarm, a misunderstanding … [Read more...] about DPS acts with student, community safety in mind

For many current college students, it is hard to remember a time before 9/11. However, the majority of us can easily remember the surge of patriotism and American spirit which was not broken that day. Unfortunately, it was that same spirit that justified a long, costly and deadly war. According to www.militarytimes.com, about 6,200 American soldiers have died in Iraq and … [Read more...] about State of politics demands involvement and awareness

You know it’s a rough economy when the innovative companies that used to make life difficult for their competitors are themselves falling quickly upon hard times. Netflix was the butt of more than a few jokes in the tech and entertainment industries this week when it announced that it was splitting its services into two companies, retaining the Netflix name for Web streaming … [Read more...] about Netflix split makes long-term sense

Twitter has finally sucked me in. Now that I’m preoccupied by distracting headlines 24/7, I can only hope that the increasingly depressing news cycle will inspire me to take action more times than it will discourage me. One tweet from the Graphic on June 20 particularly irked me, and it had nothing to do with the economy or latest offensive sound bite from the current … [Read more...] about Feminism still needed to combat sexist attitudes

On Friday, Aug. 26, during her return to campus for her junior year, 20-year-old Sarah Brady lost control of her car, crashed and died. The next day, and for the remainder of that week, the Graphic reported on her death and the grief of the Pepperdine community. Along with dozens of other news organizations around the nation that reported the story, the Graphic also ran a photo … [Read more...] about We seek balance and sensitivity in time of tragedy