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SoCal Fights Food Waste

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Photos by Sherry Yang A farmer picks 10 oranges from one of the trees in her orchard. These oranges are the result of five to eighteen months of growth, 138 gallons of water and hours of work. But odds are, 4 of the 10 will soon end up in an American trash can. 40 percent […]

‘California’s Changing Coastline’

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Photos Courtesy of Dana Wharf and Shannon Hansen With more than 40 percent of the U.S. population living in coastal areas, the state of the earth’s oceans has become an ever-increasing concern. In recent decades, population, global temperatures and sea levels have resulted in changing migration patterns, species endangerment, environmental pollution and introductions of invasive […]

Positivity

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Photo by Shannon Hansen Positivity and perspective. Two seemingly unrelated ideas, both wrought with progressively deep meaning. Perspective melds our outlook on the world like welders shape metal. It has influence on who we are and who we want to be: what makes us smile, what makes us laugh and what makes us cry. It […]

Swimming for Survival: The Journey of the Pacific Gray Whale

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Art by Cassandra Stephenson and Photos Courtesy of Dana Wharf Javier Monzon, a mammalogist and Assistant Professor of Biology at Pepperdine, stood waiting with his class for nearly two hours at Point Dume in hopes of catching a glimpse of a Pacific gray whale. In the two years since he started teaching at Pepperdine, Monzon […]

Going Coast to Coast

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Is the West Coast really, truly the best coast? Moving from one side of the country to the other for college can seem pretty daunting, especially considering each side is completely different from the other. My experience so far has been pretty positive, but the homesickness continues. On one side, living in the suburbs of […]

I Pledge to Save Water and Keep My Car Dirty

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Art by Chris Chen My truck is filthy. There is a layer of grime covering my Toyota Tacoma from bumper to bumper. But I am proud of my dirty car. Why? Because I am conserving water. I pledge not to wash my dirty truck for six months. I call all of you, yes you, to […]

Road Trip on Highway 1

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Photo by Nate Barton When traveling to or from San Francisco, it is easy to take U.S. Highway 101 as the fastest and easiest route. But if the goal is scenic beauty and interesting detours, a trip along U.S. Highway 1 can be a road trip to remember. Here is an itinerary for the wandering […]