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When Words Fail: Music’s Unspoken Power
In a bustling mall or an uncomfortably crowded concert arena, music has an uncanny ability to dissolve barriers and unite souls, creating connections that words often fail to express.Whether someone is singing during the seventh-inning stretch at a baseball game or spontaneously dancing in their living room, a single song can ignite emotion and spark connections between people … [Read more...] about When Words Fail: Music’s Unspoken Power
Journey to Belonging: Discovering Identity and Community
Students come to Pepperdine for a variety of reasons — the tight-knit community, the Christian presence on campus or the beautiful views, they said. Yet, upon arriving here, finding belonging within that community is an entirely different story. Sophomore transfer student Michelle Chan did not have the perfect, sparkling first year of college that first-year students … [Read more...] about Journey to Belonging: Discovering Identity and Community
If Jewelry Could Talk
For all of junior Carly-Shae Condon’s life, her dad signed every lunchbox note and birthday card with a drawing of a little palm tree. So, when he gifted her a Tiffany & Co. necklace with a personalized pendant of his palm tree drawing for Christmas, it was a lot more than a piece of jewelry to her. “It wasn't that it was just very personal, it was a very grown-up present … [Read more...] about If Jewelry Could Talk
Journeys in Identity: Moments Made Memorable
Photo by Caroline Conder | Senior Psychology major Cairo Walsh sat among the flowers on Lower Mullin Town Square. Their intersectional identity as a nonbinary Black person has shaped their experiences at Pepperdine. A finger-prick before kindergarten lunch-time, a seemingly insignificant day in the high school cafeteria or the first time visiting the school one will spend the … [Read more...] about Journeys in Identity: Moments Made Memorable