Eye contact. It is a simple way to acknowledge the humanity of another person. But, on that morning, I caught the eye of a man outside my car so unexpectedly that I was suddenly thrown into a painful realization: those numbers of refugees on the news were just as human as me. Not only did they have eyes, but they had hearts, minds, families and took breaths. It's one thing to … [Read more...] about Heidelberg Abroad Perspective Of The Refugee Crisis
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Graduate School of Education and Psychology Reacts to Yik Yak Comments
In light of the recent racist comments on Yik Yak, a group of faculty members from the Graduate School of Education and Psychology sent a letter to the Graphic addressing the incidents. READ: BSA, ICC and Administration React to Yik Yak December 8, 2015 Dear Pepperdine Community: In light of the recent events surrounding the racial comments made on Yik Yak, we … [Read more...] about Graduate School of Education and Psychology Reacts to Yik Yak Comments
The Coachella Era – Currents Magazine Fall 2015
Photos by Matt Benton COACHELLA — It was three days of chaos and bass. When I was a freshman, my friend in her junior year and some of our pals from law school spent a weekend bouncing from one show to another in the desert fields of Coachella. We camped. We got the full experience. We hung out with several groups of strangers, only to lose them all in the fray. We danced … [Read more...] about The Coachella Era – Currents Magazine Fall 2015
Letter From The Editor – Currents Magazine Fall 2015
Photo by Cecily Breeding Dear reader, Less than 5 percent of my high school graduating class left the state of Michigan for college. I went the farthest. When I told them that my destination was California, their eyes widened as they mentally compared a brutal Detroit winter with Christmas on the beach. When I arrived in California, I soon experienced the dejected … [Read more...] about Letter From The Editor – Currents Magazine Fall 2015
Staff Picks Of The National Parks: Joshua Tree, Haley Laningham, Assistant Editor – Currents Magazine Fall 2015
Photos by Katrina Warme At the beginning of the semester, my friend and I planned a weekend trip to Joshua Tree National Park for camping and some time away from the Pepperdine sphere. It’s about a three-hour drive from Malibu, which isn’t an awful trek to see a place straight out of a sci-fi movie. It was early fall, and the Mojave Desert air was beginning to cool … [Read more...] about Staff Picks Of The National Parks: Joshua Tree, Haley Laningham, Assistant Editor – Currents Magazine Fall 2015