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Step Forward Day: Community Begins Year of Service

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Photos by Allison Hubbard More than 1,000 students woke up early to serve in the 26th annual Step Forward Day last Saturday. Student groups, dorms, sororities, fraternities and more volunteered with numerous organizations in the Los Angeles and Ventura Counties as part of Pepperdine’s charitable event. “Single days like this accomplish a lot of tasks,” Assistant … [Read more...] about Step Forward Day: Community Begins Year of Service

Libraries Are an Affordable Alternative

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Blockbuster’s bankruptcy has solidified the increased use of streaming services like Netflix. With the vast amount of films and TV shows — both past and present — available, many now have all the power to watch whatever they want, how they want, when they want. However, streaming has downsides. People on data plans will have their streaming service interrupted when they hit … [Read more...] about Libraries Are an Affordable Alternative

Christopher Parkening Gives Glory to God

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Photo by Monika Haskell Sitting in the audience, blurred fingers race from one nylon string to the next. While the library is usually associated with silence, Payson Library’s Surfboard Room plays host to the melodies of the Classical Guitar Department under famed guitarist Christopher Parkening every second Tuesday of the month. While all departments boast certain … [Read more...] about Christopher Parkening Gives Glory to God

Understanding Perspectives on Michael Brown’s Death

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Editor’s Note: Opinions expressed in guest columns are those of the author, and publication in the Graphic in no way represent an endorsement of any opinions published. Articles in the Graphic regarding the police killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., and issues of structural racism compel me to write from the perspective of a Missouri native and as a … [Read more...] about Understanding Perspectives on Michael Brown’s Death