Regardless of your opinion on President Barack Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize last December the speech he gave at the award ceremony in Oslo is worth our serious consideration. In his remarks he elaborately laid out a sweeping justification of war that rejects nonviolent resistance as sufficient in the face of today's conflicts. After placing the evolution of war in a … [Read more...] about Pacifism holds key to peace
Perspectives
The world may face its end well before 2012
Conspiracy theorists surviving ancient Mayans and small sections of the gullible populace believe that the world will come crashing to a terrible Michael Bay movie-type end in 2012. I disagree— for several reasons.First of all many scholars say Jesus was born in the year 4 so doesn't that make this technically 2014 (just accept my logic; it is perfect). But more … [Read more...] about The world may face its end well before 2012
Staff Editorial: Abolish prejudice starting with higher personal standards
Ours is the generation of change— the generation of tolerance of progress of love of a humanity blind to superficial divisions such as race gender socioeconomic status and so on. The hatred and inequity of days gone by have lost their hold on us. We are a united people at last.Sound vaguely familiar? Admittedly we do tend to extol the virtues of our forward-thinking … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Abolish prejudice starting with higher personal standards
Recognizing the futility of graduation stress
In exactly one month one week and six days I will officially be a graduate of Pepperdine University. (Not that I'm keeping track or anything.)This is the part where I reflect on what a life-shaping experience my Pepperdine career has been how I'll be eternally indebted to the institution for making me the person I am today and how grateful I am to have enjoyed the opportunities … [Read more...] about Recognizing the futility of graduation stress
Solar power holds promise
As Pepperdine students living in sunny Malibu I feel we need to embrace the saying "When life gives you lemons make lemonade"— but in a more contemporary context. Back in 2008 my family decided to install solar panels to try to reduce our carbon footprint by generating our own electricity. Since then we haven't paid more than $2 for our electricity bill and as the price … [Read more...] about Solar power holds promise