Senior Smayana Kurapati has spent her time at Pepperdine curating community. Ahead of graduation, Kurapati is reflecting on the past four years of her involvement on campus as part of the Student Wellness Advisory Board, Women in STEM and Gamma Phi Beta. After starting her first year on Zoom, she said she was determined to have a real college experience. “I love just … [Read more...] about Smayana Kurapati Creates Community at Pepperdine
Liza Esquibias
Lessons Learned: Students Reflect on Their Growth in College
Life lessons are like a time capsule — every one of them holds a memory of the past. As people grow up and adapt to various chapters of life, little pieces of every fleeting moment follow them. It often isn’t until one reaches a pivotal time that they realize all the little things that brought them there. Junior Viviana Hernandez said the triumphs and hardships … [Read more...] about Lessons Learned: Students Reflect on Their Growth in College
Letter From Liza
The creation of this magazine has been the biggest demonstration of love and dedication I have ever seen, and I hope with each turn of a page, you can feel that. I came to Pepperdine without a declared major or a vision of where my life would go as I entered adulthood. I found the journalism program my sophomore year and instantly fell in love, but it wasn’t until I … [Read more...] about Letter From Liza
Uprooted: How People Bring Home Wherever They Go
People often think of home as a place — a physical comfort zone where one eats, sleeps and feels protected from the outside world. In reality, home is a concept with so much nuance; no one can attach an exclusive definition to it. Graziadio student and Horizon Scholar Dave Montoya grew up without a sense of home, moving around the foster-care system until he was 18 years … [Read more...] about Uprooted: How People Bring Home Wherever They Go
Art Therapy Eases Climate Anxiety Through a Mind-Body Connection
As common as climate change-related droughts and floods are, is the anxiety that comes with it. In an effort to save the planet, art therapy is one way humans can care for themselves as well. The Earth is burning, according to Climate.gov, and with the rising temperatures come rising levels of stress, said Edith Moses, a licensed marriage and family art therapist. Some may … [Read more...] about Art Therapy Eases Climate Anxiety Through a Mind-Body Connection
