Photos Courtesy of Jared Price “They presented sheep testicles, and on my plate I got the huff and the leg with fur still attached,” sophomore Callaghan McDonough said. “It’s the only time I questioned [becoming] a vegetarian.” During Buenos Aires’ first long weekend, 20 Pepperdine students traveled more than 1,200 miles south with 10 Universidad Catholica Argentina (UCA) … [Read more...] about Pepp Takes Patagonia
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Nature’s Gravity
Those in silence want noise. Those in noise want silence. Peace makes a fool of those rooted in phenomena. It is not the fastness of life that bothers me. It is the listless, maniacal infinitude of it all. Life, to us, is presented as a long string of moral palpitations and emotional highs, and we are now in the time of the semester when this narrative is manifested for many … [Read more...] about Nature’s Gravity
Best Hiking in the Malibu Mountains
Photo by Shawn Jones Escondido Falls Although the entrance is adjacent to the Pacific Coast Highway, the trails at Escondido Falls are serene vacations from the motor-crowded coast. The hike begins on a paved road between beautiful Malibu estates. After a quarter mile, the real journey begins. A mile inward, a 50-foot waterfall releases a sulfuric perfume into the air. After … [Read more...] about Best Hiking in the Malibu Mountains
Weisman to Display Environmental Impact
Photos by Sylvia Hartley The newest installment to the Frederick R. Weisman Museum is slated to feature art that examines humanity’s environmental impact. “There are some international artists, but a large majority of the works are California artists,” Museum Director Michael Zakian said. “They deal with our relationship to nature — how we impact nature, how nature … [Read more...] about Weisman to Display Environmental Impact