Art by Christine NelsonI have refrained from mentioning the word "graduation" to any senior since probably November. Obviously, I avoid this word to keep my friends from entering the panic-ridden haze that typically accompanies the dreaded word. I also hate mentioning it because when this year's seniors go, we juniors are next. There is no more buffer between us and an unknown … [Read more...] about Finish Strong, Junior Class
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Don’t Let Pictures Fool You
As I look out over Lake Geneva from my two-foot wide balcony on this luminous Monday morning in Lausanne, Switzerland, I find that, even though this view is to die for, with the lake’s piercing-blue ripples and such starkly white mountains that encompass it, Lake Geneva can be misleading. Currently, I only see one little white sailboat slowly making its way past my field … [Read more...] about Don’t Let Pictures Fool You
Senior Reflects on College
Editors note: due to a procedural error, this story was written on April 9, 2015, but not published until recently. We apologize for any confusion. Art by Jenny RustadI have a constant fear that I am running out of time. Perhaps that is true about my life as an undergraduate at Pepperdine. In my four years at Pepperdine, all the fun stuff like studying abroad in Buenos Aires … [Read more...] about Senior Reflects on College
Just torturing confessions out of poetry
I remember when I was first introduced to “real” poetry. I was a sophomore in high school. My lit teacher handed me a piece of paper with a few lines of words on it. She stood in front of the class and said, “All right, just analyze the poem.” It was called “Singapore” by Mary Oliver, and I was at an utter loss. I’d never heard of … [Read more...] about Just torturing confessions out of poetry
