Perspectives

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

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

"Time is money"— or so they say. It's a phrase that ironically enough seems to be as old as time itself. Given that it has passed through the ages I think we ought to give it a fair amount of consideration which most of us do in our day-to-day activities. If you currently hold a job for instance I think it is safe to say you expect to be compensated for time spent in said … [Read more...] about Consider the cost of academic apathy

We live in a world of moral ambiguity where the idea of black and white seems to have faded into shades of gray. Those who claim that the world is split into right and wrong truth and lies black and white— are labeled as dogmatic or fundamentalist. We cling to the postmodernist thinking that we can create our own truth. Why? Because it's easy. In a world of moral … [Read more...] about True morality excludes gray areas

I was 7 years old when I memorized the faith chapter" of the Bible. "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see" (Hebrews 11:1)— I recited these words for my Sunday School class in a small white "Little-House-on-the-Prairie"-type church in Emden Ill. Of course in my 7-year-old world there wasn't much substantive that I hoped for and even … [Read more...] about Valuing Pep's 'faith chapter'