Art by Samantha Miller Embrace death to truly start living. That's the counterintuitive take-away Sociology Professor Charles Hall leaves students with in his upper-division sociology course on death and dying. Death isn't the cheeriest subject, but Hall didn't mince his words and isn't one to shy away from difficult conversations. Hall's class strives to break down … [Read more...] about Life After Death, Whatever That Means
Spring 2021: Beauty From Ashes
The Eternal Race Within by Mia Zendejas
I am on the border Of unfeeling, And I do not know How to stop myself From crossing. I am trying with all that I can, Everything I am To not step into the empty land Of unfeeling. But I think I am too already far gone. In fact, I don’t even know where I am. Being on the edge is far worse than falling Helplessly down the … [Read more...] about The Eternal Race Within by Mia Zendejas
Fields of Frost
You ruined it all In your white sparkly dress Running through the forest Letting it become a mess I thought our friendship would survive Instead, it withered and it died I tried my best to replant the seeds Texting you over and over enduring the breeze I stayed out too long in the freezing cold Waiting on flowers that would not … [Read more...] about Fields of Frost
When Forgiveness Shocks the World
Art by Isabella Teague Sometimes an act of offense is minor, and it takes seconds to forgive. Other times it is incomprehensible, almost impossible to find the means to forgive. After a white supremacist shot nine Black members of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, five different family members told the gunman they forgave him, … [Read more...] about When Forgiveness Shocks the World
Madison Menefee Owns Her Faith
Photo courtesy of Madison Menefee People need church like they need water. That is how Pepperdine senior Biology major Madison Menefee was raised to view her faith. “Church is my favorite place in the world,” Menefee said. Madison has been attending a nondenominational church in Orange County with her close-knit family since she was a newborn. While she felt lucky … [Read more...] about Madison Menefee Owns Her Faith
