Art by Chris ChenPicking up your phone, you tap the Facebook icon, and scroll through your news feed. CNN has an interview about the rise in police violence. Cat video. Someone shared a Fox piece about some new abortion bill, and there’s an argument brewing in the comments section. #Jenner is trending. Baby video. Your friend posted something on your wall; it’s John … [Read more...] about American Trust in News Fails
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Blue Sky Riders Perform like Old Friends at Smothers
Photos by Julia Naman"Don't even count us in," Kenny Loggins said to his bandmates. "Just do it."Loggins, Georgia Middleman and Gary Burr — the three members composing Blue Sky Riders — kicked off their set Saturday night with "Finally Home," the title song of their 2013 album. Though Pepperdine students appeared to be few and far between in the crowd, Smothers … [Read more...] about Blue Sky Riders Perform like Old Friends at Smothers
Live in the Gray
This week in class, my communication professor asked the question, “Is media a product of culture, or is culture a product of media?” Hands shot up left and right as students with well-formed opinions debated each side of the argument back and forth. Watching this debate, I wondered if matters are actually that simple. Why do so many questions of life have to have … [Read more...] about Live in the Gray
5 Things to Remember When Lured By International Programs
Photo by Gabriella ChanUnlike many of my peers, I don't have the travel bug. I'm comfortable sleeping in one bed in the same place for long periods of time, without feeling the need to venture from one majestic wonderland to the next. I'd prefer to spend my weekends booking theater tickets and taking the train to country-side towns with names I can't pronounce.Almost a year ago … [Read more...] about 5 Things to Remember When Lured By International Programs
‘Lone Survivor’ Marcus Luttrell Starts Motivational Speaking Tour at Elkins
Photo courtesy of Whittney PowellMotivational speaker, retired Navy SEAL, war hero and Christian Marcus Luttrell is coming to speak at Pepperdine tonight at 5:30 in Elkins Auditorium. What started as a resolution drafted last spring by Whittney Powell, a senior senator for SGA, to raise veteran appreciation and awareness on campus, eventually turned into a group effort by SGA, … [Read more...] about ‘Lone Survivor’ Marcus Luttrell Starts Motivational Speaking Tour at Elkins