Art by Christine Nelson The Oscar statuette is not gold this year, but pale. Every single actor nominated is white. To some ceremony invitees, such as Jada Pinkett Smith, this disproportionate distribution was so unfair as to warrant a boycott of the ceremony altogether. While I certainly understand their sentiments, boycotters pick the wrong target and thus do their cause, … [Read more...] about Hollywood Must Diversify
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Pick These Books to Cure Rainy Day Blues
Photos Courtesy of Penguin Random House Publishing, W. W. Norton and Company Publishing, Bloomsbury Publishing and Harper Publishing. With all of this dreary rain and fog, it's easy to settle into an energy slump. We all just want to stay in bed and watch Netflix with some snacks and a coffee. But who wants to binge watch the same show over and over? How about an old-school … [Read more...] about Pick These Books to Cure Rainy Day Blues
Campus Rec Hosted Big Sur Camping Trip
Photo by Daniel Caso The Big Sur camping trip kicked off Campus Recreation's spring 2016 semester's events this past weekend. The first overnight trip of the year cost $50 for each student to attend, which covered transportation, equipment and food for the weekend. Campus Recreation has hosted the Big Sur camping trip for the past three years during Martin Luther King Jr. … [Read more...] about Campus Rec Hosted Big Sur Camping Trip
Graduate Student Gets a GRIP on the Handbag Industry
Photo by Zach Le Danielle Gumina, a graduate student in Media Production at Pepperdine University and award-winning designer of GRIP handbags, is a bit intimidating on paper. Gumina started her business in April 2015. Nine months later, she sold five gorgeous purse designs on her online store and received a Best Student-Made Handbag award from the international … [Read more...] about Graduate Student Gets a GRIP on the Handbag Industry
If Looks Could Employ
Photos by Bailey Bosworth Spring semester is here, and with that comes internship-hunting season. You may notice that students are spending more time on their computers, frantically searching Handshake and other online websites for possible summer experiences. It is also a time when school projects are more prevalent, as you see your peers arrive to the third floor of the … [Read more...] about If Looks Could Employ