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Out of the ‘Bu and into the Wild

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Photo Courtesy of Pepperdine Athletics At the crossroads of life, unsure of what the future holds? Go climb a mountain; that's what Pepperdine alumnus Greg Vernovage did. The 1995 graduate is one of a small circle of people to have reached the highest point on Earth – Mount Everest. And that isn't the only title that Vernovage can lay claim to. He was also part of the 1992 … [Read more...] about Out of the ‘Bu and into the Wild

We have left the solar system … or have we?

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Art by Brooke Muschott The year was 1977. Disco music was groovy. It was actually cool to wear shiny polyester. Personal computers of any usefulness were only a few years away. And after years of planning, the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft were launched two weeks apart in August and September of that year aboard Titan-Centaur heavy-lift rockets. Together, these two spacecraft … [Read more...] about We have left the solar system … or have we?

Understand the Facebook Facade

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Who are you virtually ... Single, In A Relationship or It’s Complicated? This is more complicated than it seems. Recent studies reveal that Facebook exposes much more about who you are and who other people view you to be than simply connecting through a profile picture, similar friends and a relationship status. Today, one of the initial things that our generation does after … [Read more...] about Understand the Facebook Facade

Saved by a Miracle

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World Cup-related hashtags were all over Twitter on Oct. 15 when, after scoring a goal against Panama, the United States changed the group score charts. As Panama fell to fifth place, Mexico was automatically bumped up to fourth, which meant they could go to playoffs and get one last chance to qualify for the World Cup. Unfortunately for Panama, being fifth on the group’s chart … [Read more...] about Saved by a Miracle