Perspectives

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

Last week I thought about the famine in Somalia for the first time in weeks. Googling it, I discovered a BBC News article from Sept. 5 detailing a U.N. report which warned that as many as 750,000 Somalis could die from starvation in the coming four months. Jeffrey Gettleman of The New York Times began an article published Sept. 15 with the following question: “Is the world … [Read more...] about US cable news leaves viewers ignorant

“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art. ... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival.” — C.S. Lewis A couple months ago, I mentioned to a long-time friend, Tyler from back home, that I had gone on a weekend-long mission trip to San Felipe, Mexico, with a group from Pepperdine during my spring break. We built a … [Read more...] about Know whom you serve

Next year, we hit the dreaded 2012, and whether the world ends or not, it’s bound to be interesting. The Olympics may be in London, but the biggest rat race of them all will be on our side of the pond, in Washington D.C. The first primary voting is still five months away, but the slew of Republican candidates are already lacing up for the grueling journey ahead. Some have … [Read more...] about Presidential debates lose entertainment value