Transparency Item: The Perspectives section of the Graphic is comprised of articles based on opinion. This is the opinion and perspective of the writer. If one seeks excitement, they shall find it in New York. If it is adventure, California. But if one pursues enlightenment, it lies waiting in Utah's desert. The names of cities and structures in Utah are of the … [Read more...] about Opinion: Utah Mystifies as the Last Expanse
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Stay Informed on the Government Shutdown
Art by Caitlin RoarkThe US government has been shut down since Dec. 22, 2018, making it the longest shutdown in United States' history. Pepperdine students abroad in Washington, D.C., will find the National Mall eerily quiet as government employees wait for the shutdown to be lifted.However, the D.C. program is not the only part of Pepperdine that is affected by the government … [Read more...] about Stay Informed on the Government Shutdown
Staff Picks Of The National Parks: Joshua Tree, Haley Laningham, Assistant Editor – Currents Magazine Fall 2015
Photos by Katrina Warme At the beginning of the semester, my friend and I planned a weekend trip to Joshua Tree National Park for camping and some time away from the Pepperdine sphere. It’s about a three-hour drive from Malibu, which isn’t an awful trek to see a place straight out of a sci-fi movie. It was early fall, and the Mojave Desert air was beginning to cool … [Read more...] about Staff Picks Of The National Parks: Joshua Tree, Haley Laningham, Assistant Editor – Currents Magazine Fall 2015
Staff Picks Of The National Parks: Big Sur, Nate Barton, Editor-In-Chief – Currents Magazine Fall 2015
Photos by Daniel Caso Looking over the cliffs of Big Sur, the universe seems whole. Perhaps it’s only romanticism that sees rock faces and crashing polyphonic waves as the harmonious tinkerings of God, but there is obviously something sacred about this place. Peering off seaside cliffs, you glimpse otters traipsing through kelp beds for sea urchins. Looking to the sky, you … [Read more...] about Staff Picks Of The National Parks: Big Sur, Nate Barton, Editor-In-Chief – Currents Magazine Fall 2015
Staff Picks Of The National Parks: Yosemite, Deepak Adhikary, Photo Editor – Currents Magazine Fall 2015
Photos by Leah Beck In our rapidly paced modern lives, it often seems like silence is an endangered species. It’s a miracle if we find a moment to pause and reflect, which is why I often pursue silence with mindful intent. The only place I have truly found it is in the midst of nature, and Yosemite National Park is one of the few places that is far enough removed from … [Read more...] about Staff Picks Of The National Parks: Yosemite, Deepak Adhikary, Photo Editor – Currents Magazine Fall 2015