Art by Sybil ZhangIt is the question that every history major dreads: "What are you going to do with that history degree? Teach?" From financially concerned parents to fellow students studying to become the next CEO of yet another tech startup, this question stalks history majors throughout their four years at university. As an American history major in the midst of my senior … [Read more...] about Remember Why History Matters
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Pepperdine Probz: When You Don’t Recognize Your My Tie Date
The halls of Pepperdine are a dangerous place for those who are not gifted in name recollection, and Pepperdine Probz feels your pain. Every student knows that horrible moment when they are hiking up stairs or waiting in line at the Caf when a complete stranger locks eyes with them, calls them by name, and says "hello." Whoops, guess they weren’t a complete stranger. The … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Probz: When You Don’t Recognize Your My Tie Date
Try to Remember
Art by Christine Nelson Tutoring a Spanish 152 student this semester, I realize how much I've forgotten — and how much I surprisingly remember — since completing my Hispanic Studies degree last spring. I sometimes won't immediately remember simple things, like the third-person plural preterite endings for verbs, but other things that I never realized I knew will come back … [Read more...] about Try to Remember
Making a Case Study on Memory
When I was younger, I looked at the globe — still unfamiliar with its geography and personality — and thought: “This is the world. This is it. With all the war and selfishness of history, we have arrived at this permanent place in time. The time where everything became what it was forever meant to become.” In the past year alone, that idealism has … [Read more...] about Making a Case Study on Memory
