Art by Peau PorotesanoIn the four years since I graduated from high school, there are exactly four people with whom I have remained in contact. Three of them are friends I've known for years, and one of them is my high school literature teacher and newspaper adviser — a 70-something-year-old firecracker of a woman who has a desk covered in politically provocative stickers … [Read more...] about Seek a Mentor, Be a Mentor
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Rethink the Friendzone
Art by Christine NelsonThe classic story: Boy becomes friends with girl, boy likes girl, girl doesn't like boy back, friendzoned again! Except not really.The argument I'm going to give will be in heteronormative terms. For that, I apologize, but it makes the process of arguing simpler if I apply it to the cases for which it seems to come up all too often: a male expressing … [Read more...] about Rethink the Friendzone
Internet Convenience Leads to Slacktivism
Art by Christopher ChenIn our social media-inundated age, activism in the form of physical action is far less prominent than it has been in times past. There are less marches and protests. It's hard to imagine 200,000 people marching on Washington nowadays. It’s not that people have become less aware of injustice or issues that call for awareness and action, but the … [Read more...] about Internet Convenience Leads to Slacktivism
Tuition to Increase
Infograph by Monica AvilaTuition will be raised by 3.50 percent for the 2016-2017 school year, Dean of Seaver College Michael Feltner announced in an email sent to undergraduate students March 15. The cost of tuition next year will be $49,770, or $24,045 per semester. This is $1,680 more than this year's tuition.While the cost of tuition has gone up every year, this is the … [Read more...] about Tuition to Increase
Sand Volleyball digs deep to finish on top
Photos courtesy of Jeff Golden, Pepperdine AthleticsDomination. It has been on the minds of the now No. 1-ranked team in the nation early on in the season, as the Pepperdine women’s beach volleyball team looks to capture its third AVCA Championship in five seasons. Entering the season, the Waves were selected as the No. 2 seed behind top-ranked USC in the AVCA Coaches … [Read more...] about Sand Volleyball digs deep to finish on top