Perspectives

BRITTANY YEAROUTPerspectives Editor Avoid cake, ice cream, double barbecue bacon cheeseburgers and overweight people if you are trying to lose weight. Because shedding pounds includes shedding friends, according to a federally funded study, “The Spread of Obesity in a Large Social Network over 32 Years,” published July 26 in the New England Journal of Medicine. “Our study … [Read more...] about Obesity: You are who you befriend

STAFF EDITORIAL Every year Pepperdine students merge together to conquer Step Forward Day, an event that provides hands-on assistance to non-profits, builds community on campus and gives students a taste of service. This mission-centered event is one of the highlights of the school year. But this year it seems like many students weren’t satisfied with the taste they left with … [Read more...] about Volunteerism must be a joint effort

MOLLY CARROLLStaff Writer Welcome to small classes led by accomplished professors, welcome to new friendships, welcome to this hamlet of celebrities and sunny beaches we call Malibu. But unfortunately, carefree college life is overshadowed by accumulating loans that transform by the end of four years into unmanageable and looming debt. And for these bronzed and brilliant … [Read more...] about Loans cloud students’ lives

SHANNON KELLYEditor-in Chief I babysat this adorable, sweet, well-mannered 3-year-old a couple years ago and ruined her. Every time she cried I gave her candy, and she stopped crying (brilliant, I know). I haven't seen her since (surprisingly her parents found a different babysitter), but I'm assuming she's either a pretty pudgy 5-year-old (nothing wrong with that) or she cries … [Read more...] about Apple CEO gives candy to babies

RACHEL JOHNSONAssistant Perspectives Editor Oprah Winfrey is arguably one of today’s most influential women in the United States and even in the world. She hosts an Emmy Award-winning talk show that has made her worth an estimated $1.5 billion. She is an actress, a book critic, an entrepreneur, a philanthropist and a humanitarian. Now it seems that she’s attempting to add … [Read more...] about Celebrity may negatively sway voters