Photos by Deepak Adhikary The forecast said “snow” as some friends and I strapped a kayak onto the SUV and headed up North. We packed zero-degree sleeping bags, a tent and some lanterns for our expedition into the unfamiliar area of the Inyo National Forest in close proximity to Yosemite National Park. By California standards, the drive was “only” five hours long. We … [Read more...] about Chasing The Snow – Currents Magazine Fall 2015
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Letter From The Editor – Currents Magazine Fall 2015
Photo by Cecily Breeding Dear reader, Less than 5 percent of my high school graduating class left the state of Michigan for college. I went the farthest. When I told them that my destination was California, their eyes widened as they mentally compared a brutal Detroit winter with Christmas on the beach. When I arrived in California, I soon experienced the dejected … [Read more...] about Letter From The Editor – Currents Magazine Fall 2015
Staff Picks Of The National Parks: Joshua Tree, Haley Laningham, Assistant Editor – Currents Magazine Fall 2015
Photos by Katrina Warme At the beginning of the semester, my friend and I planned a weekend trip to Joshua Tree National Park for camping and some time away from the Pepperdine sphere. It’s about a three-hour drive from Malibu, which isn’t an awful trek to see a place straight out of a sci-fi movie. It was early fall, and the Mojave Desert air was beginning to cool … [Read more...] about Staff Picks Of The National Parks: Joshua Tree, Haley Laningham, Assistant Editor – Currents Magazine Fall 2015
Q&A With Joseph Ramli: Crafting Honest Surfboards – Currents Magazine Fall 2015
Photos by Daniella Romeo Junior Joseph Ramli grew up in San Diego, but he didn’t start surfing until he came to Pepperdine. Two years into his college career, his passion for all things surf-related has grown into a lifestyle of surfboard shaping that is turning heads and taking him through life with an increased measure of passion. Ramli’s method of surfboard shaping is … [Read more...] about Q&A With Joseph Ramli: Crafting Honest Surfboards – Currents Magazine Fall 2015
THE ‘INVISIBLES’: The Tale Of The Silenced Farmworkers Who Put Food On The Nation’s Table But Can’t Find A Decent Place To Live – Currents Magazine Fall 2015
Photo by Daniel Caso Tomas Amezcua and Concepcion Santa Rosa were crossing El Cerro, the border, on their way from Mexico to the United States. Concepcion had done this once already, but this time, she was three months pregnant. She and her husband wanted the baby growing in her womb to be born in the U.S. They hoped to find work and give their child an opportunity for a … [Read more...] about THE ‘INVISIBLES’: The Tale Of The Silenced Farmworkers Who Put Food On The Nation’s Table But Can’t Find A Decent Place To Live – Currents Magazine Fall 2015
