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Alumni perspective: Growing up one step at a time

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I am composing this column from a desk post-college. Yes desks exist post-college. I also just spoke with my friend on the phone because thankfully friends exist post-college too. Life moves on but I remember well the terror of many classmates as we approached the "walk" of life evolution from undergraduate status across the stage to supposed adulthood. My last final exam was … [Read more...] about Alumni perspective: Growing up one step at a time

Multicultural graduation ceremony misconceptions must be cleared

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I must have missed the memorandum that read "Pepperdine University is now seeking to homogenize the student body." The last I remember the University was going out of its way to recruit students who have diverse backgrounds. Perhaps the word "diverse" could use some defining. It seems like we have a hard time disassociating diversity and race. Many things contribute to a … [Read more...] about Multicultural graduation ceremony misconceptions must be cleared

Who's really 'wagging the dog?'

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Liberal columnist Frank Rich's latest uncritical hit piece in the Washington Post "The Tea Party Wags the Dog is illustrative of a tiresome trend. Writing on Congressman Paul Ryan's rebuttal to the State of the Union, Rich claims that it tells you all you need to know about Ryan's tilt to the right that for all his professed disapproval of increasing the debt limit during an … [Read more...] about Who's really 'wagging the dog?'

Staff Editorial: Don't get too comfortable

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Life is a lot like sitting in an airport coffee shop sipping a latté watching planes take off. Each departure is an unrealized adventure an experience that could turn our universe upside down and make us grow. Unfortunately though potential experiences for growth in our lives aren't as clearly defined as the departure list on an airport screen. They come more subtlety … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Don't get too comfortable