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Standardized Tests Don’t Measure Intelligence or Ability

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Art by Peau PorotesanoStandardized tests: You couldn't have gotten into Pepperdine without taking at least a few of them, and even before the dreaded SAT or ACT, there was a slew of standardized tests throughout primary and secondary school.But why?Standardized tests began in the U.S. "as the Industrial Revolution ... took school-age kids out of the farms and factories and put … [Read more...] about Standardized Tests Don’t Measure Intelligence or Ability

New App Offers Market for Students

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Graphics courtesy of Christian Hanish and Pablo Orrantia The free Flypd app, created by senior Christian Hanish and alumnus Pablo Orrantia, launched at the beginning of the semester, offering students a marketplace to buy and sell goods. "As college students we kind of saw a need," Orrantia said. "There is not like a real medium nowadays for buying and selling on campus. … [Read more...] about New App Offers Market for Students

Men’s Basketball Nets Two Promising Guards

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Image by Kyle Cajero College signing day is ludicrous with a capital "L" — and no, I'm not referring to the rapper/actor from those endearingly ridiculous, yet immensely-popular "Fast and Furious" movies. To be clear, the college decision process for athletes seems a little silly from an outsider's perspective. Nothing should make myself and a plethora of so-called … [Read more...] about Men’s Basketball Nets Two Promising Guards

Don’t Forget to Experience

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Graphic by Nate Barton Many people told me coming back from studying abroad can be a rough transition. After being met with an unusually busy syllabus week and an impressive mountain of homework that stretched my to-do list to lengths previously unassociated with the first week of school, I believe them. Welcome to junior year. It is a challenging shift from spending a … [Read more...] about Don’t Forget to Experience

Let’s Reach Across the Aisle

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Graphic by Nate BartonIt's important for us as students to reach across the college major aisle and learn from the other side. Let me explain.We all came to Pepperdine to get a degree, yes, but also to learn. When we were young, we studied all subjects in school; we had time for math, history, art and science, but once we reached high school we began to specialize and focus … [Read more...] about Let’s Reach Across the Aisle