Travis Scott’s 2021 Astroworld Festival left 10 people dead and hundreds injured. Scott has since received backlash online, and getting hit with several lawsuits.
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Chalk by D’Artagnon Fulton
A poem from the Currents Spring 2021 Creative Writing Competition.
Healing Comes in Waves: The Grieving Process and Honoring the Lives of Loved Ones
The grieving process involves numerous psychological, cultural and religious components, including important mourning practices. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many individuals have been forced to experience loss differently than they might have expected.
Jewish Mourning Rituals Emphasize the Meaning of Life
When a loved one dies, people will often practice certain grieving rituals to honor the dead and comfort the living. Ari Schwarzberg, rabbi-in-residence at Pepperdine, discusses various mourning practices in Judaism.
Life After Death, Whatever That Means
Death is an integral part of the human experience that people don’t often talk about. Pepperdine community members share their perceptions on dying, life after death and the meaning of living.
Opinion: Selflessness and Empathy Must Overpower Desensitization to Bad News
People’s behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic serves as a reminder that Americans are desensitized to mass death and violence. While this is a product of technology’s infinite capabilities and cannot be reversed, we must never stop caring about the pain of those around us.
School of Public Policy Mourns First-Year Student Floyd Black
The School of Public Policy mourns Floyd Black, a first-year student who died Monday unexpectedly.
There Is Urgency With COVID-19, but What About Climate Change?
The deadly effects of society’s lack of preparation for COVID-19 are clear — we cannot allow it to happen again with climate change.
Fans Mourn ‘Black Mamba’
Fans gather in grief over death of an NBA legend.
Breath is Precious: The Vaping Disease Killed My Mother
The federal government has been slow to act on vaping regulations; in the wake of a new outbreak, we need regulation now more than ever.
