STEPHEN EDSONContributor We teeter and test our balance just beyond the turn of a century, one that holds for the world great technological, economic and social shifts. The technological implications of the future are fairly straightforward: efficiency, fewer brain synapses (see “Idiocracy”), and the eventual eugenics. Economically, we live in an increasingly competitive global … [Read more...] about American society at 21st-century crossroads
Perspectives
Books taking a backseat to technology
STEPHANIE TANIZARAssistant Perspectives Editor Books have held the monopoly on information for centuries. From scholarly works to one-liner gags, every facet of human history and culture has been consigned to the written page. That is, until the rise of the Internet and its information highway. Faster and more adept at recording information, the Internet — like books — is not … [Read more...] about Books taking a backseat to technology
Candidates hide behind meaningless buzz words
SHANNON KELLYContributor Election ‘08’s big words are “change” and “experience.” Candidates love to spout them out, and as Super Tuesday passed, the same words held the same bizarre clout. I realized voters are eating these words right up, without taking a second to digest their meaning (or lack thereof). The presidential front-runners are exploiting these seemingly weighty … [Read more...] about Candidates hide behind meaningless buzz words
Career Center can aid tuition blues
LANDON PHILLIPS/Cartoonist STAFF EDITORIAL You might not know where it is. You might not know with whom to speak once there. You might not even know that it exists. However, the Seaver College Career Center, located in the Tyler Campus Center, is a valuable Pepperdine resource waiting to be tapped by a number of students. One of the center’s central aims is to connect students … [Read more...] about Career Center can aid tuition blues
The demise of face-to-face communication
MARC CHOQUETTEPerspectives Editor One thing I’ve noticed around campus in our tech-happy culture is how much we have come to rely on technology for everyday activities that in the past were done in a more intimate — dare I say humanistic — fashion. The examples are countless: the primary form of communication between students and faculty is now through e-mail, whereas it once … [Read more...] about The demise of face-to-face communication