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JESSICA BIBER Staff Writer Injustice is everywhere – in sex slavery, in child soldiers, in genocide. International Justice Mission turns a flyer about poverty or a sound bite about ignorance into action.Like many other Pepperdine students, you are probably familiar with the scenario: Every time you open your mailbox, you receive a bright piece of paper pleading for help with an … [Read more...] about Waves fight human traficking

ASHLYEE HICKMANLiving Editor  Actress, dancer and humanitarian: these are a few words that sum up freshman Miriam “MJ” McSpadden. Her passion for the arts  fueled her to exhilarating heights.  Now that DIF is over, she continues to find new ways to sharpen and enhance her craft.  With God in the forefront of her mind, McSpadden diligently tries to live her life not according to … [Read more...] about Face in the Crowd: Miriam McSpadden

LINDSEY BOERMALiving Assistant You know the routine — go to class, take out your laptop, sign on to instant messenger, beat your high score in solitaire and whatever you do. All of this is to avoid the meaningless murmurs of that babbling teacher at the front of the classroom. They can’t know much; they’re only college professors. But with some of them banning these … [Read more...] about How to pay attention during class

AMY LARSONStaff Writer I met someone the other day who really stood out to me. He was much unlike most people at Pepperdine; what surprised me was that he treated every person like they had such value and importance to him. Each person he interacted with, he immediately took a sincere interest in. I started thinking about why it stood out to me so much. The more I considered … [Read more...] about Equality is priority in God’s eyes

ANNA KINGFlorence Columnist It’s hard to complain about life in a Florence Villa. We’ve got the biggest family, the best food and the best location (just ask the students from other programs who we can’t stop from coming back  to our house). We’re the only program with a soccer team and the only program to help adopt our director’s first dog. We have a lot for which to be … [Read more...] about Students explore Turkish delights