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Pepperdine Professor Reads From Prize-winning Collection

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Photos Courtesy of Jeffrey Schultz Pepperdine Professor Jeffrey Schultz prefaced his first poem with a warning about its length and an epigraph from George W. Bush. Schultz read from his National Poetry Series winning poetry collection, Civil Twilight, in the Surfboard Room in Payson Library on Oct. 3. Schultz, a professor of Creative Writing, English and Great Books, … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Professor Reads From Prize-winning Collection

Hand in Hand Program Continues Building Bridges

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Photos by Isaac Randel For five years, Pepperdine students and young adults with special needs have worked hand in hand to foster a sense of community in Malibu. The Pepperdine Volunteer Center joined with local Malibu charity Hand in Hand last Thursday and kicked off its first meeting of the school year at the Malibu Jewish Center and Synagogue. The program, which aims … [Read more...] about Hand in Hand Program Continues Building Bridges

Yale Professor Compares Trump and Historical Tyranny

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Image Courtesy of Penguin Random HouseThe election of Donald Trump last November marked a monumental change in American politics, as is argued in the book "On Tyranny" by Timothy Snyder, Housum Professor of History at Yale University, published Feb. 28. This change, Snyder writes, bears unsettling resemblances to the beginnings of authoritarian movements in the 20th … [Read more...] about Yale Professor Compares Trump and Historical Tyranny

Yemen Raid Continues Alarming Precedent

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Art by Peau PorotesanoThe first military action authorized by President Donald Trump, a military raid on an al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula compound in Yemen, resulted in the deaths of NAVY Seal William "Ryan" Owens and an unknown number of "civilian non-combatants," which "may include children," according to Luis Martinez's article, "US Military Determines Civilians 'Likely … [Read more...] about Yemen Raid Continues Alarming Precedent

Don’t Overlook American Interference

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Art by Peau PorotesanoIn a news conference on Jan. 11, President-Elect Donald Trump expressed agreement with "the conclusions of United States intelligence officials that Moscow had interfered in the election to help him win," according to Julie Herschfield Davis and Maggie Haberman's article "Donald Trump Concedes Russia's Interference in Election" published Jan. 11 by The New … [Read more...] about Don’t Overlook American Interference