Art by Autumn Hardwick"I am excited to announce that I will be interning/working at …"LinkedIn members often start posts with this phrase to announce their internships or employment offers. While these posts receive many positive engagements and words of encouragement from their connections, they raise the question: How genuine are these congratulatory comments?For some … [Read more...] about Opinion: Unlink from the Toxic Side of LinkedIn
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Opinion: Online Learning — What’s Worked and What Hasn’t
Art By Ally Armstrong It can be equally as challenging for professors to keep students engaged over Zoom as much as it is for students to engage with the professor. With a semester of online school already in the books, it's time to change how teachers approach online classes. Student feedback at the end of the semester is vital for all professors to understand the … [Read more...] about Opinion: Online Learning — What’s Worked and What Hasn’t
Opinion: SWAB and SGA Use Campus Life Fee To Push Racial Division
Art by Samantha MillerIn the midst of the Black Lives Matter movement and the accompanying protests and riots that the United States witnessed over the summer, the Student Wellness Advisory Board decided to take action and host a book giveaway last June. In February, the Student Government Association decided to follow suit and host a giveaway of their own. Both organizations … [Read more...] about Opinion: SWAB and SGA Use Campus Life Fee To Push Racial Division
Opinion: Keep Campus COVID-19 Free
Art by Madeline Duvall Students used to hate the stairs to the CCB, but now they miss those "Stepperdine" days. Students used to complain about how the food at Pepperdine isn’t the best, but now they miss ordering the beef kabab and talking to Sammy at the HAWC at 1 a.m. These little moments are what make Pepperdine a home away from home for many students. Unarguably, the … [Read more...] about Opinion: Keep Campus COVID-19 Free
Fetishization of Korean Culture: What K-pop Fails to Reveal
Art by Ally Armstrong With K-pop becoming a global phenomenon — thanks to the prominence of several Korean artists such as Psy and BTS — Korean culture has flourished in many industries. However, the ever-growing genre of music has also caused many individuals to essentially fetishize Korean culture — failing to look beyond K-pop's triumph and into the more … [Read more...] about Fetishization of Korean Culture: What K-pop Fails to Reveal