“I’m just not attracted to Asian men,” she says. “But to each their own, right?” I freeze. This is hardly like preference towards ice cream flavors, I think. This is personal. However, upon second thought, even when it comes to ice cream flavors American polls consistently show preference towards vanilla. In her attempt to make me feel better, she adds, “But I think Asian … [Read more...] about Dating or Discriminating?
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Former Basketball Players Sue Coach, Pepperdine
Photo by Allison Hubbard Former Waves basketball players Haley Videckis and Layana White are suing Pepperdine University and Women's Head Basketball Coach Ryan Weisenberg. The couple is suing over allegations of sexual discrimination they say they endured while on the women's basketball team. The suit was filed Dec. 12 with the Superior Court of the State of California for … [Read more...] about Former Basketball Players Sue Coach, Pepperdine
In the Name of Diversity
Art by Xander Hayes When abroad, Pepperdine students often speak of homesickness. For 9.95 percent of Seaver, that is a constant reality. According to the admissions website, this 9.95 percent of international students hail mainly from China (28.97 percent), Indonesia (10.34 percent), South Korea (7.97 percent), Canada (4.83 percent) and India (3.10 percent). For an … [Read more...] about In the Name of Diversity
Transgendered models take over Barneys
Photo courtesy of Erin Sommer Tenorio Barneys New York launched its Spring 2014 campaign called Brothers, Sisters, Sons & Daughters, which supports transgender equality. Debuted on Jan. 29, the revolutionary campaign is the first for Barneys department stores. Bruce Weber, known for his work on ad campaigns for Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein, shot the photographs in … [Read more...] about Transgendered models take over Barneys
Fight on for the dream
Dear fellow Pepperdine students: While I am not confined in a jail, like the one Martin Luther King Jr. sat in 51 years ago, the sentiments that were expressed in his famed “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” still ring true today. It is because of this that I know that we, as a society, are still confined behind the perpetual bars of racism that King fought against. Even … [Read more...] about Fight on for the dream