Art by Ally ArmstrongSeveral Armenian students at Pepperdine responded in disbelief to reports of Turkish flags hanging from their alma maters. "When I first saw the pictures of the flags on my school, I couldn’t believe it ... I couldn’t believe that in this day and age, people would do such a stupid, childish and hateful thing like this," wrote sophomore Shant … [Read more...] about Don’t Cower to Hate Crimes
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Undocumented Pepperdine Alumna Invited to Joint Session
Photo courtesy of Martha Zavala Perez Pepperdine alumna and DACA registrant Martha Zavala Perez attended President Trump's address to the joint session of Congress earlier this month as a guest of U.S. Rep. Julia Brownley. Zavala Perez received her master’s degree in intercultural communications from Seaver College in June. Zavala Perez said she was born in Mexico but was … [Read more...] about Undocumented Pepperdine Alumna Invited to Joint Session
Media Trumps All
Art by Sybil ZhangJournalists have played an important role in politics for centuries. However, in his first couple of days in office President Donald Trump has declared a war on journalists and the media, according to Julian Zelizer's article, "President Trump's dangerous war on the media," published Jan. 25 by CNN. With so much opposition already on Trump's plate, the … [Read more...] about Media Trumps All
Administrators Discuss DACA
Graphic by Kylie MyersIn anticipation of the repeal of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Pomona College President David Oxtoby distributed an open letter in support of students who have applied for the DACA program. As of Jan. 24, 608 presidents of colleges and universities in the United States have signed the open letter.Pepperdine University President Andrew K. … [Read more...] about Administrators Discuss DACA
Trump Tower Security Achieves the Opposite of Campaign Promises
Graphic by Nate BartonI was walking down Fifth Avenue in New York City toward the Gucci store when I was suddenly stopped in the street. "Where are you headed?" asked a policewoman. I looked up and was instantly enraged when I saw that Trump Tower was on the block just ahead of me. Since I was just walking down the street, she instructed me to cross the street and continue on … [Read more...] about Trump Tower Security Achieves the Opposite of Campaign Promises
