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Embrace Valentine’s Day

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Art by Madeline DuvallValentine's Day is traditionally considered an opportunity to show love to a romantic partner, but lately, the holiday has garnered some complaints. Single people feel overwhelmed by the expressions of romantic love, and people in relationships feel a societal pressure to do something significant for their partner. However, Valentine’s Day is more … [Read more...] about Embrace Valentine’s Day

‘The Shape of Water’ Is Just A Pretty Face

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Photos Courtesy of Fox Searchlight Pictures“The Shape of Water," directed by auteur Guillermo del Toro, is making noise this award season. The film already won two Golden Globes and just received an astounding 13 Oscar nominations. Del Toro’s bold film stars Sally Hawkins, Academy Award-winning Octavia Spencer, notorious bad guy Michael Shannon, Doug Jones and … [Read more...] about ‘The Shape of Water’ Is Just A Pretty Face

Classic Tale “Eurydice” Gets a Modern-Day Twist

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Photo Courtesy of Ron HallThe play "Eurydice" completely sold out at Pepperdine University from Jan. 24-28. The show was performed at the Lindhurst Theatre on the Malibu campus."The play itself is nonrealistic in style, so the main characters and her interactions in the world and then her death and subsequent travel to the underworld were told in a more poetic way than we would … [Read more...] about Classic Tale “Eurydice” Gets a Modern-Day Twist

Distance Teaches the Heart

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Art by Sacha IrickHe’s asleep on my couch after another weekend of visiting. Hours from now, he’ll have to grab a snack from Nature’s Edge for his drive and kiss me goodbye. I’ll continue on with my head held high as always, jumping back into Seaver College’s current of achievement, another wave of time fizzling out as it beats on the shore of my … [Read more...] about Distance Teaches the Heart