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Ring by Spring

Some Students Say “I Do” to Ring By Spring, Others Reject

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Graphics and Photo by Jackson Hogan Torin Wile and Stasia Demick are in a three-year relationship. Wile is a senior at Pepperdine University, while Demick just graduated from the same school this spring. Jonathan Lewis and Kalina Thornton are in a similar situation: They’re in a 21-month-long relationship, and Lewis just graduated Seattle Pacific University, while Thornton is … [Read more...] about Some Students Say “I Do” to Ring By Spring, Others Reject

Faculty Take on Dating Culture on Campus

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Infographs by Monica Avila and Kylie Myers A new dating series functions as a resource for men at Pepperdine to learn more about and discuss dating. The first event was held as a Convo on March 16, and the remaining two events will be April 5 and April 12 at 6 p.m. in the PLC 125, though not as Convos. The series will close with encouraging conversations about dating, and … [Read more...] about Faculty Take on Dating Culture on Campus

When You Don’t Get a Ring by Spring

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Logo by Haley LaninghamTis the season of engagements, people. Pepperdine Probz is here to get you through it. Pepperdine students joke about ring by spring relationships with an air of sarcasm. However, every year without fail, a stream of engagements bring truth to this sardonic phrase. After all, the creator of e-Harmony did hail from Pepperdine, folks — we have a … [Read more...] about When You Don’t Get a Ring by Spring

Not Everyone Needs To ‘Ring By Spring’

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Art by Peau PorotesanoBefore transferring into Pepperdine, I thought I was getting away from the whole "ring by spring" hype.At Azusa Pacific University, you seldom ran into a soon-to-be graduating senior who wasn’t considering the big question. Sometimes I felt like it was almost a cultural expectation on campus and that people who weren't looking into a … [Read more...] about Not Everyone Needs To ‘Ring By Spring’

Being anti-cliche is cliche

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Art by Chris Chen Throughout high school, I defied cliches at every turn. I played varsity basketball, but I was also a soft-spoken academic who liked to write for the school paper. I took German because everybody else took Spanish. I grew up overseas. I picked a university that was far-flung from the typical southeast-Michigan lineup, and I reveled in telling my classmates … [Read more...] about Being anti-cliche is cliche