What kind of dance partner are you? I know this is a random question but seriously. I never thought about this before I recently experienced being someone's dance partner and not like grinding and nasty dance partnering — like real dancing. In my case it was the country two-step. The other night a group of my friends and I decided we wanted to go country dancing. It was … [Read more...] about May I have this dance?
Perspectives
If Beyoncé were to fight Stefani …
"I wish …" "If only …" such are the beginnings of thoughts that can grow into reality-changing ideas and actions. In the middles of these thoughts comes an element essential to communicating their possibility: subjunctive verbs. Please resist the temptation to put down the paper now that we've mentioned language rules, and follow us down the rabbit hole into the wonderful world … [Read more...] about If Beyoncé were to fight Stefani …
Alumni perspective: Growing up one step at a time
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
Hack your life: Sixteen tips to improve your life
As students we hear about traditional ways to improve our lives like working hard dedicating yourself finding your passion and all that crap. But you're a college student; you don't have time for high-minded philosophy. You're looking for some practical how-tos to making your life a little bit easier. In order to fulfill your desperate need and expand on the theme of this … [Read more...] about Hack your life: Sixteen tips to improve your life
Alumni fail to give back
We hear the call to purpose service and leadership all too often at Pepperdine. Most of us think about service in terms of what we'll be doing in a future far from Pepperdine but we shouldn't be so quick to dismiss serving the University after we graduate. Serving Pepperdine can mean a number of things but one of the biggest ways to make an impact is through a financial … [Read more...] about Alumni fail to give back