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Shorten Political Campaign Lengths

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Art by Peau PorotesanoPolitics may be a polarizing topic, but I think there is one thing that many can agree on: American presidential campaigns are too long. At this point, the election in still more than a month away, but we have been hearing about it for almost two years. Ted Cruz, the first candidate to announce his campaign, officially said he was running for office on … [Read more...] about Shorten Political Campaign Lengths

Standardized Tests Don’t Measure Intelligence or Ability

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Art by Peau PorotesanoStandardized tests: You couldn't have gotten into Pepperdine without taking at least a few of them, and even before the dreaded SAT or ACT, there was a slew of standardized tests throughout primary and secondary school.But why?Standardized tests began in the U.S. "as the Industrial Revolution ... took school-age kids out of the farms and factories and put … [Read more...] about Standardized Tests Don’t Measure Intelligence or Ability

Don’t Sacrifice Femininity For Equality

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Graphic by Nate BartonNot to say that women have reached complete equality with men, but society has made considerable progress toward gender equality over the past century. The wage discrepancy for our generation is less than 5 percent, according to GenderStats.org There are more women than men enrolled in post-secondary school, and there is [finally] a female nominee by a … [Read more...] about Don’t Sacrifice Femininity For Equality

Kaepernick Sits, the World Reacts

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Art by Peau PorotesanoTo sit or not to sit? That has been the question for professional athletes since Colin Kaepernick sat during the national anthem on Aug. 25. Since then, Kansas City cornerback Marcus Peters raised his fist (a la Tommie Smith and John Carlos) on 9/11, a quartet of Miami Dolphins knelt behind a Marine color guard, and the Seattle Seahawks announced a … [Read more...] about Kaepernick Sits, the World Reacts