Perspectives

The majority of us have experienced (at one point or another in our lives) the sudden fear and panic instilled by those blue and red lights flashing behind our car. Most of us let out a huge sigh of relief when they pull over the car next to us or just speed by as soon as we move to the right lane. I'm at the point where I panic as soon as a police car even gets near me let … [Read more...] about Respecting the law is a two-way street

Thoughtfully designing campus spaces is an important part of fostering vibrant community life on campus. We're glad much-needed renovations to the HAWC are coming this summer and it looks like the planners are on the right track. We've been promised a better coffee shop convenience store TV lounge and more student activities offices. While the water-stained ceiling tiles ripped … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Time for some HAWC enlightenment

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

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?'

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