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Christine Nelson

Syria: The Details of the Crisis You Should Know

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Art by Christine Nelson The United States is finally moving forward in the battle against ISIS, the world's most dangerous terrorist group currently, and the major threat it poses to our world. However, the White House isn't telling us the whole story. Recently, as stated in the Oct. 30 CNN article "Syria: Obama authorizes boots on ground to fight ISIS" by Barbara Starr and … [Read more...] about Syria: The Details of the Crisis You Should Know

Waves Refuel with Campaign

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Art by Christine NelsonPepperdine Athletics’ Refuel the Waves campaign went above and beyond. In just seven days, the week-long crowd-funding initiative aimed at better meeting the nutritional needs of Pepperdine’s student-athletes raised $24,090, exceeding the goal of $20,000 that was initially set.Jimmy Gehrels, co-president of the Student-Athlete Advisory … [Read more...] about Waves Refuel with Campaign

Women: Stop Apologizing, Be Confident

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Art by Christine NelsonI was 4 years old during the 2000 presidential election, and quite fascinated with the concept of becoming a U.S. president. At 4, it doesn’t seem like such an insurmountable task to run a country, as I was perfectly proficient running the country of Beanie Babies in my bedroom. It wasn’t more than two seconds after I told my kindergarten … [Read more...] about Women: Stop Apologizing, Be Confident

Coming Soon: Reboots

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Art by Christine NelsonHollywood producers are well aware that films with built-in audience knowledge have made more money than any other type of movie in the last couple decades. Thus far in 2015, the highest grossing film is “Jurassic World,” the fourth installment of the Jurassic Park series. Additionally, this year, only two of the 10 highest grossing films are … [Read more...] about Coming Soon: Reboots

Instability in Ukraine Leads to Soviet Nostalgia

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Art by Christine NelsonWhat if you found out there are hundreds of people in Eastern Europe who sincerely miss the Soviet Union (USSR) and the regime’s dictator Joseph Stalin? What if you found out that, as stated in the Aug. 19, 2011 News Republic article, “Why are so many Russians Nostalgic for the USSR” by Nathan Pippenger, 39 percent of Russians call the … [Read more...] about Instability in Ukraine Leads to Soviet Nostalgia