Art by Ally Armstrong People love to say "All Lives Matter" but continue to ignore the plights of POC. The United States heard reports of elderly Asian lives being attacked during Lunar New Year, but the nation doesn't always seem to acknowledge discrimination against the Asian community. Why does society overlook the Asian minority, and how can others support and … [Read more...] about Opinion: Reclaim ALM — Asian Lives Matter
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Opinion: Discard the Deceptions About the ‘Developing’ World
Art by Samantha Miller In an interview, President Jim Gash said Pepperdine administration wants to expand International Programs into the "developing world." This statement provides a glimpse of how far Gash and Pepperdine have to go in learning about the world around them."Developing world" and "Third World country" are both outdated terms that refer to "impoverished" … [Read more...] about Opinion: Discard the Deceptions About the ‘Developing’ World
Written in the Stars: How Cultures View the Cosmos
Art by Bethany Wilson. People have always been drawn to the sky. “The stars, the peacefulness, the beauty,” Physics Professor Gerard Fasel said. “It makes you marvel, it makes you wonder. That’s what the night sky does for me.” Cultures around the world have developed different interpretations of celestial bodies, crafting intricate myths and stories to explain the … [Read more...] about Written in the Stars: How Cultures View the Cosmos
Cracking Cocaine Myths
Photo by Milan LoaiconoModeled by Ifeanyi Ezieme and Jon Michael RaaschNixon's War on Drugs began 48 years ago. “America's public enemy No. 1 in the United States is drug abuse," President Nixon said in a June 17, 1971 press conference. "In order to fight and defeat this enemy, it is necessary to wage a new, all-out offensive.”Nixon allocated federal resources to … [Read more...] about Cracking Cocaine Myths
Classic Tale “Eurydice” Gets a Modern-Day Twist
Photo Courtesy of Ron HallThe play "Eurydice" completely sold out at Pepperdine University from Jan. 24-28. The show was performed at the Lindhurst Theatre on the Malibu campus."The play itself is nonrealistic in style, so the main characters and her interactions in the world and then her death and subsequent travel to the underworld were told in a more poetic way than we would … [Read more...] about Classic Tale “Eurydice” Gets a Modern-Day Twist
