Racial discrimination across the country places a long overdue call to action upon Pepperdine as a community. The Pepperdine bubble has had enough. Hate speech and threats motivated by racism aggravated the insular experience of our Malibu lives. People began to confront racism in Ferguson, then in Baltimore and in Charleston. Soon enough, racism was confronted by college … [Read more...] about Get ready: Waves Send Tides of Change
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Next Year, Virtual Reality Invades Our World
Art by Chris ChenVirtual reality — or as scientists call it, virtual environment — technology is on the horizon, and with it comes a new way to live and a new way to escape. It will usher in an age where any experience is as near as the push of a button; anything from climbing Mount Everest, having lunch in Italy or becoming another gender is possible. It's scary to … [Read more...] about Next Year, Virtual Reality Invades Our World
Pope Francis Speaks to a Broken World
Art by Christine NelsonThe world’s first South American pope never fails to surprise us. As a Catholic myself, and one who makes up part of the 53 percent of the non-Church of Christ Christians on our campus, I have never been as amazed and proud at how much Pope Francis has moved the Catholic Church forward. One of the first things that comes to mind when thinking about … [Read more...] about Pope Francis Speaks to a Broken World
Rogue Wave says his final goodbye
Art by Sacha Irick The tide has come in, which means they’re kicking me out. If I could write Rogue Wave for the Graphic the rest of my life and still manage to provide and care for a family, I’d do it. But life moves on, and I must wander off into the cold darkness that is post-grad life. I could reflect on my four years at Pepperdine and end with something … [Read more...] about Rogue Wave says his final goodbye