Perspectives

I joined Facebook on May 7, 2007. I know this because the new Facebook Timeline feature allows me to look at my entire life, literally from birth.  The new look is set to go global in the coming weeks, and you are all going to hate it, but for all the wrong reasons. How did I get the new profile before everyone else? Easy: I cheated. A sneak peek is open to all Facebook … [Read more...] about Facebook's digital parody distracts from actual lives

If you’re in the process of deciding whether you should volunteer in a soup kitchen near home or in one somewhere in Somalia, read on. The choice between serving near or far recently confronted 2011 Pepperdine alumnus Phoenix Eyre, and his conclusions are worth sharing. If you’ve met Eyre, you know what it is to witness a fireball of energy in human form. I have met few people … [Read more...] about Better to serve near, or far?

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