Art by Amber ShinDessert has always been my favorite part of the meal for as long as I can remember. I can distinctly picture when I was a child, eating dinner and being so full I could not finish my food—but if anyone suggested dessert, it was like I had a "second stomach" opening up specifically for a sweet treat. After filling my second stomach with dessert, I would … [Read more...] about Dessert Before Meals: Your Happiness Depends on It
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Good News: Time Will Tell
I did not expect this, but my sophomore year at Pepperdine feels different than my first year. I went to the same school for 12 years before I went to Pepperdine. I was comfortable at my old school because I knew every student and teacher. I knew the campus and where every class was, and I knew how to get around my home city — Prague. My first semester at Pepperdine wasn't the … [Read more...] about Good News: Time Will Tell
Jackie Ferrari Gives Insight on High Performance Habits
Jackie Ferrari sits up against the wall in her room. The book she studied, "Introducing Communication Research," focused her attention. Photo courtesy of Jackie Ferrari While most students hope for more hours to accomplish their tasks, sophomore Jackie Ferrari took a different approach to managing her time. Ferrari shares high performance habits she's learned that she … [Read more...] about Jackie Ferrari Gives Insight on High Performance Habits
Opinion: Don’t Feel the Pressures of Figuring Out Your Life’s Purpose So Young
Art by Madeline DuvallClose your eyes and picture your life in 20 years. What do you see? Who do you have by your side? What circumstances led you to this precipice of life? What is your life's purpose? These questions are daunting to even the most accomplished adults, yet many advisers and professors ask students constantly. Between the ages of 18 and 22, young adults are … [Read more...] about Opinion: Don’t Feel the Pressures of Figuring Out Your Life’s Purpose So Young
Season of Change
The sun has reemerged, the flowers at Point Dume are in bloom and the butterflies have started their migration. It looks like that groundhog was right: Spring is coming. Spring back home in Seattle means the grass has regained its green hue, the trees are growing new leaves, the birds have begun to sing again outside my window and the weather has peaked at 55 degrees (yes, … [Read more...] about Season of Change