Art by Autumn Hardwick For many, the sight of mud-colored water coming from a household sink is an image that will never be forgotten. The Flint, Mich. Water Crisis began in 2014 and contaminated the predominantly Black city’s water with lead and bacteria. Despite numerous complaints, the city took years to fully address the problem, endangering the communities' mostly … [Read more...] about Opinion: Environmental Justice Must be Part of the Fight for Racial Equity
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Opinion: Motivate Meaningful Change through Meatless Mondays
Art by Samantha MillerIn 2021, vegetarian and vegan diets are becoming significantly more popular. Veganism increased in popularity by 500% since 2014, now reaching a grand total of 6% of the United States population practicing a vegan diet, according to Plant Proteins.Co.This is also reflected in the availability of options for these diets. Before COVID-19 altered the ways … [Read more...] about Opinion: Motivate Meaningful Change through Meatless Mondays
Sustainability at Pepperdine
Via Apple Podcasts | Via SoundCloud | Via Spotify In this episode, Pepperdine gets a new Director for the Center for Sustainability, Ricky Eldridge, and we check in with the President of Green Team, Scottie Sandlin, to hear her take on practical sustainability solutions for our campus and about the dynamic between Green Team and the Center for … [Read more...] about Sustainability at Pepperdine
Letter From the Editor | Currents Fall 2020
I have always been fascinated by humans. I love asking someone about their life story, and about their hopes and dreams, because it reminds me that we all have our own individual passions to pursue. It is only through our structured and saturated world that we develop the categorization of people as 'good' and 'bad.' In my process of trying to understand why people do the … [Read more...] about Letter From the Editor | Currents Fall 2020
Lexi Scanlon Goes Sustainable
Photo courtesy of Lexi Scanlon Senior Lexi Scanlon is passionate about the way humans connect with the environment. Scanlon, a double major in political science and sociology with a minor in sustainability, grew up in Bakersfield, California. Scanlon said she was not always fond of her town's agricultural focus but grew to love it. In summer 2020, Scanlon worked on a … [Read more...] about Lexi Scanlon Goes Sustainable
