Pictured: Sierra Perry. Photo by Anastasia Condolon Whether it’s losing a loved one, struggling through an injury, missing a year of school in-person or not getting a dream job, everyone has experienced disappointment in their lives. While disappointments can be hard, there can be hope and light found in the midst of them. Sierra Perry, a master’s student in Religion, … [Read more...] about Clinging to Hope: How Students Overcome Disappointment
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Chalk by D’Artagnon Fulton
We watched Eyes of wanderlust and longing As he scratched blue fairytales onto the pavement. He is dead now So today’s turn along those halls Unveiled layers of whitewash, Ashes, soot. The transience of the past Has never failed to leave us short of breath Its push and pull Hash and re-hash as meaning rots away, And the magic That settled low … [Read more...] about Chalk by D’Artagnon Fulton
From Subway to the ER: Brandon Gille Goes on a Painfully Unique First Date
Photo courtesy of Brandon Gille What’s the most romantic activity for a first date? Eating at a fancy restaurant? Sitting on the beach? Maybe a trip to the emergency room? Brandon Gille, senior Theatre Music contract major, went on a first date in February 2020 that ended with a trip to the ER after a surfing accident. Although the date didn’t go as planned, Gille said it … [Read more...] about From Subway to the ER: Brandon Gille Goes on a Painfully Unique First Date
Avenue of Acceptance: How Mental Health and Faith Intertwine
Pictured: Miranda Hall. Photo by Anastasia Condolon Mental illness is never a path someone would choose. But for five Pepperdine students, it's an avenue that has led them on a winding journey as they wrestle with their diagnoses, healing and faith. These three may never fully converge, but all five students have come to terms with their diagnosis and found meaning and … [Read more...] about Avenue of Acceptance: How Mental Health and Faith Intertwine
Life After Death, Whatever That Means
Art by Samantha Miller Embrace death to truly start living. That's the counterintuitive take-away Sociology Professor Charles Hall leaves students with in his upper-division sociology course on death and dying. Death isn't the cheeriest subject, but Hall didn't mince his words and isn't one to shy away from difficult conversations. Hall's class strives to break down … [Read more...] about Life After Death, Whatever That Means