Art by Ally Armstrong Celebrity addiction could be a symptom of self-esteem issues. It could potentially cause confusion as to whether being content with one’s outward appearance is merely related to having high self-esteem. This is detrimental because it could potentially produce a likelihood that some young people will fall into a false reality of […]
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Don’t Rewind
Art by Peau Porotesano We remember the good stuff. But to be fair, why wouldn’t we? It’s far easier to look back on a situation, relationship or event and remember the positive elements over the negative. Unless something quite traumatic has happened, its incredibly easy to gloss over the less favorable days. In my developmental […]
Stop Walking in Everyone’s Shoes: Thoughts on Judgment Culture
Art by Kris Harper With all the categories available for us to sort and shelve ourselves, it’s no wonder why we love Buzzfeed quizzes so much. It’s pretty embarrassing how excited I get over a few indiscriminate questions that promise to tell me what breakfast food I am (French toast) or which character from “Parks […]
Instagram: Downloading Flawed Reality
Art by Peau Porotesano Instagram, the ubiquitous social media presence full of sepia-tint pictures of your sort-of-friends’ fabulous lives, an app that you can’t help but check every spare moment you get. You’re not alone either; according to the app’s self-reported statistics, Instagram is flooded with 70 million photos per day, with around 300 million […]
Acknowledge Diverse Beliefs of the Real World on Campus
Self-expression gets a reality check at Pepperdine.
‘Lindsay’ brings drama to OWN
LiLo’s new docuseries on OWN
