Art by Caitlin Roark The Student Government Association (SGA) recently released a petition asking students to support opening a Chick-fil-A franchise on campus. The initiative garnered over 1,000 signatures and made the student body enthusiastic about the prospects of having more food options at Pepperdine. However, not all students resonated with this idea. One … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Pushback on Petition Reminds Us to Be Mindful of Minority Voices
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Staff Editorial: Pepperdine Is More Than Its Ranking
Art by Caitlin Roark Earlier this month, U.S. News & World Report published the 35th edition of Best Colleges in which Pepperdine University was ranked 50th, four spots lower than the previous year. While being one of America’s top 50 universities is a great thing, the method in which U.S. News conducts and determines the rankings is systematically flawed. Carnegie … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Pepperdine Is More Than Its Ranking
Staff Editorial: How To Communicate Well In the Midst of Disaster
Art by Madeline Duvall There are two types of people at Pepperdine. There are those who were at the Malibu campus during the time of the Woolsey Fire, and those who weren’t. It isn’t a visible difference, but it is something that permeates the campus culture, especially after the Sweetwater Fire on Aug. 30. However, whichever group a person is in doesn’t determine their … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: How To Communicate Well In the Midst of Disaster
Staff Editorial: Go Deeper Than A Retweet
Art by Caitlin Roark Recent news of record-breaking fires blazing throughout the Amazon rainforest caused outrage on social media. Celebrities, politicians and likely many of one's own acquaintances shared photographs and articles about this massive catastrophe. Several of these reposts brought up another issue — bandwagon news. It is crucial for all social media users and … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Go Deeper Than A Retweet
Staff Editorial: The Graphic Stands By PCH Car Crash Video
After the multiple-vehicle crash on Pacific Coast Highway on Feb. 9, involving four Dance in Flight members and seven members of Pepperdine’s Men’s Basketball Team, the Graphic received video from two student journalists from the scene and used it as a storytelling tool in its coverage of the crash. People reached out to us, concerned that the video was unethical to publish … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: The Graphic Stands By PCH Car Crash Video
