Photo courtesy of Pepperdine University After 25 years, Michael F. Adams is returning to Pepperdine as the university’s new chancellor. He accepted current president Andrew K. Benton’s request to return, according to Adams. Adams said, using his prior experience, he hopes to help Pepperdine along its path to becoming a better Christian university. Adams has years of … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Welcomes Back Adams as Chancellor
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London Just Called and it Won’t Stop Crying
Editors note: Due to a procedural error, this story was written on April 9, 2015 but was not published until recently. We apologize for any confusion.Art by Chris Chen My parents were both wearing their sunglasses inside LAX. I hadn’t met most of the London program yet, and I am sure some of the kids were a bit confused. But I knew my parents’ tactics –– … [Read more...] about London Just Called and it Won’t Stop Crying
Leap into Space: Mars Awaits Humanity
Art by Chris Chen I lived in Colorado as a kid, away from cities and shopping malls, in a rural town called Roxborough. We had an amazing view of the stars from our house; no city lights took away from the sky’s grandeur. As a kid, I was also a science fiction fanatic and often read books or played video games in which characters left Earth and traveled into space. Now … [Read more...] about Leap into Space: Mars Awaits Humanity
Waze Gains Traction Through Word of Mouth
Photo by Sylvia HartleyOn occasion, students will find the need to travel to specific locations by navigating through the crazy wild goose chase that is the Los Angeles area freeway system. Navigation applications are there to make that journey all the more convenient, and two, which seem similar and are even owned by the same corporation, pose different benefits and … [Read more...] about Waze Gains Traction Through Word of Mouth
Patching Creates Problems
“We will just patch it in,” they say. Last year was not what some would call a good year for video games. The year brought critically acclaimed titles like the high-profile “Dragon Age Inquisition” and the independently-made Kickstarter “Shovel Knight.” However, last year was also a year of sloppy first impressions in the console game … [Read more...] about Patching Creates Problems