About three days before midterm season unofficially began a little monster called Stress crept onto campus and took up semi-permanent residence in the corners of dorm rooms and shelves of Payson creating difficult new situations and aggravating pre-existent ones. By the time mid-semester exams made their rounds Stress had worked its magic on pretty much every single Wave and … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Thankfulness eases pain of 'Stress Season'
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Authentic love found beyond the fall
Love. It is a term with which we have become all too familiar. One could incorporate the expression of love to dear and near relatives and yet could simultaneously apply the phrase to a mere appreciation for ice cream. With today's countless connotations of what love really is it would be difficult to apply an absolute definition to the tremendously broad understanding of it. … [Read more...] about Authentic love found beyond the fall
Drift your way out of being displaced
In the late 1950s Paris was quite a different place than it is today.Still reeling from the devastating effects of the previous decade's world war the future of French society was torn between the communist totalitarianism of the U.S.S.R. and the United States' model of individualist laissez-faire capitalism. Amid this backdrop a group called Situationist International emerged … [Read more...] about Drift your way out of being displaced
In Malibu lives change not leaves
Well folks it's that time of year again. The time of year when silent snowfall blankets evergreen boughs while we snuggle warm in our beds visions of sugar plums dancing in our heads.Alright fine none of that actually transpires during autumn months on the sunny shores of Malibu.Nonetheless it's the time of year when even the most nonpartisan yogurt fans flock en masse to … [Read more...] about In Malibu lives change not leaves
Connect with the world over peach iced tea
About a month ago I was spending an afternoon on the sun-spotted patio of 18th Street Café in Santa Monica nursing a perfect peach iced tea when I was lucky enough to eavesdrop on one of the most perfect conversations I've ever been fortunate enough to overhear. This conversation was one of those things that just happened to me that reminded me how very small the world … [Read more...] about Connect with the world over peach iced tea