Art By Samantha MIller News literacy: a concept that requires readers to be somewhat news literate to understand in the first place. It seems to be the ever-present punchline to the frustrating joke of why the news audience doesn't care to learn about the intricacies of the news cycle. As an organization, the Graphic has begun to place a good deal of emphasis on news … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Graphic Must Take Responsibility For Educating Its Readers
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Petty Perspective: There is No Room for Mushrooms
Art by Samantha MillerImagine this: You are sitting down at a restaurant, excited to eat dinner. Your waiter puts a delicious meal in front of you. You lift up your fork, when suddenly, you see it. Mankind's greatest enemy.The mushroom.A mushroom is a "fleshy fruiting body of a fungus,” according to the Merriam Webster Dictionary. While I do not consider myself a picky … [Read more...] about Petty Perspective: There is No Room for Mushrooms
Petty Perspective: Acknowledge the Cultural Significance of the DTR Bench
Art By Ally Armstrong If you asked a first-year Pepperdine student to show you the APC, the CCB stairs or the best part of the Caf — Oasis Pizza Bar — they could probably point you in the right direction after a few weeks on campus. Due to remote instruction, the class of 2024 has yet to discover much of the beauty of Pepperdine's acronyms and the DTR bench is one they … [Read more...] about Petty Perspective: Acknowledge the Cultural Significance of the DTR Bench
Petty Perspective: The Artistic License of Plates
Art by Nicole WongI drive everywhere. With that comes seeing the back of cars — and the boring, unoriginal license plates. The states have so much to offer design-wise, and yet do nothing to beautify their state in this manner.Although license plates are small aspects to a person's identity, it still gives random drivers a glimpse into one's life. Some people judge others … [Read more...] about Petty Perspective: The Artistic License of Plates
Petty Perspective: We All Need To Clean up Our Act
Art by Ally ArmstrongHaving dealt with a compromised immune system for a period of my life, I keep a hand sanitizer with me everywhere out of habit — a security sanitizer, if you will. I have one by my bed, one by my desk, one in my car and one in my living room.No one is saying you need to ascend to my level of alertness, but some of us need to think a little bit more … [Read more...] about Petty Perspective: We All Need To Clean up Our Act