Perspectives

Love— it's a word that gets thrown around a lot in our society. We are fond of proclaiming our love for anything and everything; from our favorite sports team to a greasy fast food entree a dead musician to that cute pair of boots sitting in the closet. Though I very much doubt any of us possess a deep and heartfelt commitment to any of these trivial things we say it all … [Read more...] about Make love mean what it's worth

I'd never seen anything more beautiful. When I laid eyes on Apple's newly released iPad prototype last week I imagine I felt that same surge of pure bliss parents often describe upon seeing their newborn child for the first time. The Graphic staff grew apprehensive that due to their editor in chief's sudden infatuation with cyber-stalking this new gadget the paper wasn't going … [Read more...] about Now hiring: Gen Y wordsmiths

While Pepperdine may not have a football team or tens of thousands of painted-faced rowdy fans at sporting events the school's athletics program is extraordinary particularily for its size. The majority of the Waves' teams are nationally ranked year after year and Pepperdine fights for national and conference titles in a variety of NCAA sports. Pepperdine is one of only 14 … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Waves fans rally in support of athletics

You know "those" people— the ones who surround themselves with people in the Caf show up at each campus event and are enlisted in every extracurricular activity known to man. Since they're aligned with so many causes and engage in so many service projects these people seem to be model college students and humanitarians— brochure material. They certainly seem nice … [Read more...] about Self-reliance enables unselfish giving

With the first wave of feminism in the 1920s women's suffrage was achieved— the first big step toward equality of the sexes. During the second wave of feminism following World War II women advocated for keeping the jobs into which they had stepped while men were fighting abroad. Both movements focused on gaining equality for women and propelled us into today an age in … [Read more...] about True feminism gives freedom of choice