Art by Caitlin Roark People are concerned about the state of the environment much more now than they were 20 years ago. However, it is difficult to decide when someone is being sustainable enough. It seems as of now almost every business, corporation and school has some type of sustainability policy in place. Businesses have become nearly perfect at saying the correct jargon, … [Read more...] about Have a Say in Your School’s Decisions
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Give Students More Choice
Art by Sybil Zhang The other day, I was struck with a single, resonating thought. "I need more time." Spring registration is descending upon the Pepperdine community once again, and I find myself wondering exactly how I'll accomplish all I need to do in the next six months before graduation. This includes General Education classes. The amount of General Education courses in the … [Read more...] about Give Students More Choice
Structural Issues Enable Campus Racism
Image by Falon OpsahlEditor's Note: This article was originally published in a special section on race in the Graphic.Why do we not classify people based on the shape of their bellybuttons? Innies, anyone? Why not be team innie or team outie? Instead, we characterize by skin color and hair type and assign our ideas about culture to physical characteristics.This may seem … [Read more...] about Structural Issues Enable Campus Racism
GEs Slow Student Progress
Art by Peau PorotesanoPepperdine's general education system is laborious and strict. It requires students to take nearly two full years of classes before starting their major classes, and if students want to start knocking out those key pre-reqs for their major, then they must compromise. If you take fewer GEs and more major classes early on, you suffer by taking GEs for the … [Read more...] about GEs Slow Student Progress
Religion 101 Emphasizes Literacy Over Literalism
Art by Chris ChenIf there is one thing about Pepperdine that can always draw complaints from its students, it’s the attempt to make everyone into a Renaissance man with a massive load of GEs. The compulsory religion courses are no exception to this, as many freshmen majoring in Business or Chemistry shake their fist at the sky and ask, “What am I doing learning … [Read more...] about Religion 101 Emphasizes Literacy Over Literalism
