Photos by Andrea Barrera I once stood on the edge of a cliff — battered about by the wind with sea spray in my face — and looked out over an infinite ocean. I have stood in a thousand-year-old cathedral, looked up at the modern fluorescent lights that illuminate the seemingly still dripping frescoes and […]
Spring 2015
The Devotion of a Stained-Glass Window – Currents Magazine Spring 2015
Photo by Shawn Jones The most beautiful thing I’ve ever witnessed is a person living for something greater than themselves. Beauty is born when a person embodies the intentionality and care in which he or she was created. The person who reflects their Creator in action and in speech is like a great masterpiece — […]
In Defense of the Little Black Dress – Currents Magazine Spring 2015
Photo by Marisa Padilla The clothes you put on in the morning are not the markers of your character. They are pieces of cloth sewed together with thread. They say, “Hey, I want to be a citizen of society today.” What it doesn’t say is anything about your sexuality, your morals or who you are […]
Stillness In Nature – Currents Magazine Spring 2015
Photos by Arin DeGroff Stillness can be described as something that is moving so rapidly that it appears motionless, like a fan at full speed. Stillness is multifaceted; it is not the absence of vitality, God or motion. Instead, it is movement without conflict; it is complete peace. In relation to humans, the stillness we […]
The Man Cave: A Man Must Express Himself – Currents Magazine Spring 2015
Photos by Megan Duncan The term “man cave” is a relatively recent phenomenon appearing first in 1992, according to an LA Times blog titled “Death of the Man Cave” by Joanne Lovering. The term likely stems from a combination of the heroic Batcave and the primitive-animalistic caveman; the synthesized meaning, however, has become synonymous with […]
Kibo Group: Partnering With Communities For Sustainable Development – Currents Magazine Spring 2015
Photos Courtesy of Kibo Group The Kibo Peak on Mt. Kilimanjaro is one of three summits sought after by climbers from around the world. It is not the highest point, but it is the most inclined to experience change impending possible volcanic eruption. Embodying this potential for change through its shared namesake is Kibo Group […]
I Am Not My Hair – Currents Magazine Spring 2015
Photos by Jenna Aguilera Note from the writer: As a woman of mixed African descent, I have been on a journey to love my naturally curly, coiled, thick and fro-tastic hair. In my family, the beauty standard was when you go out, you always look your best, which meant having my hair chemically straightened with […]
A Total Body Workout: Touring Pepperdine – Currents Magazine Spring 2015
Photos by Annette Lee In a results-oriented society, it’s easy to lose sight of the beauty so inherent in the process of exercise. Although some may not consider the sweating, panting and dragging themselves up these blessed hills to their next class as a beautiful way to get around, perhaps it is time to stop […]
Corinne Luper Presents Her Masterpiece: The Six Beauties – Currents Magazine Spring 2015
Art by Corinne Luper As an Art major with a Multimedia Design minor, it is no surprise that artist Corinne Luper knows her way around several different artistic mediums, such as acrylic and oil paint; however, her preference is sketching. She has created six unique sketches depicting different definitions of beauty specifically for the spring […]
The Evolution of Beauty – Currents Magazine Spring 2015
Our culture was raised on images of flawless movie stars and
Photoshopped models. Now, a beauty evolution is clamoring
for a natural and realistic standard of beauty.
