Pictured: Luke Dorais and Lauren Schulze. Photo by Lindsey Sullivan In relationships, the initial attraction is like falling off a cliff. Love is everything that follows. Senior Jordan Stratton, who proposed to his fiancée, senior Erin Miller, in December 2019, said infatuation can “hit you upside the head.” He used the cliff metaphor to explain the initial feeling of … [Read more...] about The Fallacy of Falling In Love
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“Marry the Man Behind the Vacuum Cleaner”: A Generational Love Story
Photo courtesy of Andy and Carrie Wall Carrie and Andy Wall’s relationship may have formed 36 years ago, but their story begins long before the two attended Pepperdine together and even before the two were born. Both second-generation Waves and children of couples who married while studying at Pepperdine, Carrie Giboney and Andy Wall grew up as family friends. Once the … [Read more...] about “Marry the Man Behind the Vacuum Cleaner”: A Generational Love Story
Madison Menefee Owns Her Faith
Photo courtesy of Madison Menefee People need church like they need water. That is how Pepperdine senior Biology major Madison Menefee was raised to view her faith. “Church is my favorite place in the world,” Menefee said. Madison has been attending a nondenominational church in Orange County with her close-knit family since she was a newborn. While she felt lucky … [Read more...] about Madison Menefee Owns Her Faith
Withstanding the Test of Time: Alaina Trofler Wants a Love that Lasts
Photo courtesy of Alaina Trofler Senior Alaina Trofler has been taking things extremely slow with her boyfriend, Bailey Sincomb. Trofler and Sincomb started dating seven years after they first met. They've been a couple for two and a half years — and this is still just the beginning of their relationship. Because they’ve been growing and learning together, Trofler said … [Read more...] about Withstanding the Test of Time: Alaina Trofler Wants a Love that Lasts
Opinion: Acknowledge Preferences and Banish Baseless Bias
Art by Samantha Miller Whether Black, white, straight, gay or bisexual, many people have issues with understanding what preferences are and how to correctly express them. It seems as though many people try to disguise their biases by calling them preferences. In some cases, it just seems to be a ploy to validate harmful practices of prejudice and discrimination directed … [Read more...] about Opinion: Acknowledge Preferences and Banish Baseless Bias