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Opinion: The Rush to Return to In-Person Learning Poses Significant Risks for Faculty

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Art by Ariana HenryAs of Feb. 15, there are 1,099 Spring 2022 COVID-19 cases in the Pepperdine community, 155 of which are employee cases according to the Pepperdine COVID-19 Dashboard. The Graphic reported student emotions in relation to returning to campus during a heightened wave of COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles County. Students expressed feelings of disappointment toward … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Rush to Return to In-Person Learning Poses Significant Risks for Faculty

Opinion: YikYak Provides Positivity

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Art by Ariana HenryThe popular social media app, YikYak, has taken the young adult world by storm. As of August 2021, it was the third most popular app on the Apple Store in the United States, according to The Fast Company. Its popularity reigns among the Pepperdine community calculating approximately 158 YikYak comments within 24 hours just within the Malibu campus, with a … [Read more...] about Opinion: YikYak Provides Positivity

Sports Love Letter: Like a Boy

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Art by Carson VandermadeSome people fall in love at first sight.For others, like me, it comes in stages. In this case, the first stage was confusion. As I sat on my phone, scrolling through TikTok in a mindless hum before class, I noticed a trend. Different angles, different accounts, different captions but all a similar video: a group of women dancing to Ciara’s … [Read more...] about Sports Love Letter: Like a Boy

Petty Perspectives: The Superb Starch — the True Power of a Potato

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Art by Ariana HenryBaked, fried, breakfast or dinner.There is only one food that has so much range — or should I say starch. The potato is the most versatile vegetable and is the only vegetable that can singlehandedly produce a multitude of meals. A potato can be eaten at any point in the day. At breakfast, one can serve potatoes as breakfast hash, which is a dish … [Read more...] about Petty Perspectives: The Superb Starch — the True Power of a Potato

Olympics Roundup: Winter 2022 Edition

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Graphic by Samantha TorreThe sun is shining, the snow is falling — well, not in Malibu, but it's probably falling somewhere — and the Olympic flame is burning. It's time for the 2022 Winter Olympics.The Olympics will run Feb. 4-20, in Beijing, China. The games are occurring a mere six months after the summer games, which the IOC delayed for one year due to COVID-19. … [Read more...] about Olympics Roundup: Winter 2022 Edition