Art by Christine Nelson Each time a national lottery prize reaches astronomical heights, a level of cold, hard cash that the vast majority of Americans will never attain — at least overnight, anyways — we seem to dream quite a bit more than we typically do. Newscasters on stations everywhere ask people on the street, “What would you do with the jackpot?” and invariably, … [Read more...] about So You Didn’t Win the Powerball — Now What?
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Don’t Spend on Lotto Tickets
Art by Christine Nelson I honestly never had an interest in any sort of lottery participation until I had a group of six or seven college students storm my couch the night that the numbers were to be announced. They’d all purchased between one and seven lotto tickets, holding onto the gleaming shred of hope that maybe, just maybe, it would be them. This first experience … [Read more...] about Don’t Spend on Lotto Tickets
If It Ain’t Broke Don’t Fix It: HRL Requires No Reform
Art by Jenny RustdadOn Wednesday, March 18, I rose with the sun from a restful night’s sleep. And I rose to fight. I had assembled my weapons ahead of time – my fully-charged laptop sat open on the kitchen table, waiting to be roused from its mechanical slumber. Growing up during the dawn of the social media age meant that my thumb and index finger had been … [Read more...] about If It Ain’t Broke Don’t Fix It: HRL Requires No Reform
Student Tributes Prepare to Fight in the Housing Games
Art by Peau PorotesanoPepperdine students, it may be time for the Housing Games. The time has arrived for a battle to the death — for housing, for ocean views, for kitchens that don't smell like feet.Tributes, remember the reaping: Wednesday March 18, when a battle between juniors and seniors over registration for on-campus housing erupted across campus. Unable to access … [Read more...] about Student Tributes Prepare to Fight in the Housing Games
The ‘bu Yorker
Art by Sacha Irick_________Follow Sacha on Twitter: @sachachachaa … [Read more...] about The ‘bu Yorker
