There are certain words in my vocabulary today that wouldn’t have existed a year ago. COVID-19, a global pandemic, mask mandates. County lockdown, city curfews, closed borders, purple tier, red tier, orange tier. Gen-Z’ers using humor as a coping mechanism through TikTok, calling it a parallelogram, pandemonium, panoramic. Certain phrases that have become more apparent […]
poetry
The Perfect Angle
The train rocks back and forth On the edge of the Earth, it seems. Valley and falls below, And above us, snowy white peaks. Deeper into the unknown we trek, But we do not know how to rest. We are pilgrims of the modern era, Social media taught us how to see. We are pioneers […]
Chalk by D’Artagnon Fulton
A poem from the Currents Spring 2021 Creative Writing Competition.
Only in a Memory by Sam Nolan
A poem from the Currents Spring 2021 Creative Writing Competition.
The Eternal Race Within by Mia Zendejas
A poem from the Currents Spring 2021 Creative Writing Competition.
Fields of Frost
A poem from the Currents Spring 2021 Creative Writing Competition.
Album Review: Lana Del Rey’s Honesty Emerges in Latest Album, ‘Chemtrails Over the Country Club’
Lana Del Rey and co-writer Jack Antonoff used quarantine to create the melancholy masterpiece, “Chemtrails Over The Country Club.” Del Rey’s seventh studio album portrays the loneliness of fame, her dream of romantic madness and quiet hunger for normalcy.
Students Share Their Poetry at Expressionists’ Fall Coffeehouse Event
The Expressionists magazine is hosting its annual fall-themed coffeehouse poetry reading event. Many students logged into Zoom to share their spoken art.
Jeffrey Schultz Finds the Beauty in Truth
Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Schultz Many students know the prize-winning poet and essayist Jeffrey Schultz as a beloved professor of English, humanities, literature, Great Books and formerly creative writing. Schultz combines his love of literature and writing with a passion for teaching — and in both endeavors he said his aim is to find the […]
Q&A: Senior Spotlight — Mary Buffaloe
The Senior Spotlight is a weekly series that gives seniors the opportunity to share their accomplishments and advice with the Pepperdine community. Senior Mary Buffaloe discusses her role as president of Crossroads Gender and Sexuality Alliance club and her experience studying abroad in Lausanne.
