Photo by Sherry Yang Ever since I was young, I associated family with food. My mom, dad and I would eat at the dinner table every night and talk about how our day went. My extended family would gather at my grandmother’s house and eye the many dishes she spent all day preparing. Food always brings my family together. My eyes opened to a new and different environment after … [Read more...] about Letter from the Editor: Spring 2018
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Baseball Drops Weekend Series to Michigan State
Photos by Joanna Cabalquinto Pepperdine Baseball took on Michigan State for a three-game series over the weekend. Despite their strong start and a 5-1 win in the first game on Friday, the Waves were unable to keep the momentum and lost 5-2 on Saturday. Pepperdine finished the series on Sunday with a tough 1-0 loss. The Waves had a promising start to the series with … [Read more...] about Baseball Drops Weekend Series to Michigan State
Letter From The Editor – Currents Magazine Fall 2015
Photo by Cecily Breeding Dear reader, Less than 5 percent of my high school graduating class left the state of Michigan for college. I went the farthest. When I told them that my destination was California, their eyes widened as they mentally compared a brutal Detroit winter with Christmas on the beach. When I arrived in California, I soon experienced the dejected … [Read more...] about Letter From The Editor – Currents Magazine Fall 2015
Redemption in the Motor City
Detroit is the go-to punchline of every insecure pundit and wannabe economist. It is fodder for Reddit and Bill Maher. It is the raised eyebrow and the half-grin of so many casual introductions. But Detroit — while it is in a dismal state right now — is more than a site for film producers to blow up buildings. Downtown Detroit is a beautiful and (dare I say) safe metropolis … [Read more...] about Redemption in the Motor City
Soccer suffers Midwest losses
Women’s soccer experienced a decisive 2-0 defeat at the hands of Michigan in Ann Harbor on Friday. This was the first loss of the season for the Waves. Michigan, ranked at No. 11, posed fierce competition for the No. 22-ranked Waves. Michigan took the lead within the first five minutes of the game with a header off a corner kick. In the 23rd minute, Michigan scored their … [Read more...] about Soccer suffers Midwest losses
