Photo by Marisa Padilla Since the infamous housing shortage last semester, Pepperdine’s Housing and Residence Life office has been a recipient to many angry calls and emails. On Aug. 12, the Housing Office wrote in an email that in order to respect the living space of students, housing will “no longer be emptying the trash or surface cleaning” apartments. Arguing that this … [Read more...] about Becoming Better Stewards of Our Bathroom Floors
Justina Huang
Campus Rec Opens New Outdoor Training Facility
Photo Courtesy of Michael Mori They say that the pain you feel today is the strength you will feel tomorrow. However, if your pain is comes from not being able to find space or equipment in the small weight center in the Pepperdine gym, you are probably feeling a different kind of burn. So you have complained, and Campus Recreation hears you. Campus Recreation has … [Read more...] about Campus Rec Opens New Outdoor Training Facility
Confession From a Hopeless Follower of the Pepperdine Confessions Page
I am sure most of us have seen the Pepperdine Confessions page on Facebook. For the most part, other than an occasional confession of a light-hearted blunder or sexually-charged declaration, they are predominantly angry, express some sort of dissatisfaction with campus regulations, or comment on how judgmental or WASPy the campus culture is. Rhetorically speaking, the page … [Read more...] about Confession From a Hopeless Follower of the Pepperdine Confessions Page
Social Media isn’t Social
My reasoning may blow your mind. See what I did there? With my seductive and bombastic title, such as –This is just an article, but what happens next will make you wish you were never born. Deny it all you want, but our social media sites have become graveyards for links to quiz results and material that was on Reddit two years ago. I’m all for reading "21 Questions Asian … [Read more...] about Social Media isn’t Social
Plea from a “nerd”
When asked where on campus I live, I instinctively blurt out “the library.” Not only do I work in the Academic Center for Excellence as a writing tutor, but I spend a good portion of my day there. However, it did take me some time to realize that Payson Library is not a designated social area for eating, practicing your musical instrument, Skyping or sleeping. The sad truth is … [Read more...] about Plea from a “nerd”