Art by Ally Armstrong Eleven people were killed at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh when Robert Bowers opened fire, making anti-Semitic statements during the shooting. The shooting is the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in United States history. The synagogue shooting is only one of the many shootings that have inundated news feeds. The shooting came a … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Return to Civil Discourse
Staff Editorial
Staff Editorial: An Open Letter to the New Dean of International Programs
Art by Caitlyn Roark When new students arrive at Pepperdine, it seems that they are instantly bombarded with questions of where they want to go abroad. The pressure to study overseas seems to be evident from the fact that Pepperdine is ranked as the No. 1 university in the nation for the highest percentage of study abroad participation three years in a row, according to … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: An Open Letter to the New Dean of International Programs
Staff Editorial: An Open Letter to Pepperdine’s Next President
Art by Madeline Duvall President Andrew K. Benton is known around Pepperdine as the "Student's President." At other universities, students might go four or five years without ever seeing their president. Every Pepperdine student meets AKB within their first week on campus. As AKB recently announced that he would be stepping down from his role as the "Students' President," … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: An Open Letter to Pepperdine’s Next President
Staff Editorial: Bring Awareness to Student Veterans
Art by Madeline Duvall With last week's Pepperdine Graphic Media Town Hall, "Citizen Soldier," on Thursday, March 8, it is only right that the Pepperdine Graphic staff focus on the important and often-overlooked presence and engagement of student veterans on campus. "Citizen Soldier" was an opportunity for dialogue regarding veterans’ affairs and for some of Pepperdine’s own … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Bring Awareness to Student Veterans
Staff Editorial: Become Culturally Competent Without the Extra G.E.
Art by Madeline Duvall Dear Future Dean of General Education, At Pepperdine, students are used to more than just an ocean view and sushi in the cafeteria. Pepperdine students are bound together by the common struggle to get through the considerable number of general education courses. At a liberal arts school, this shouldn’t come as a shock. However, what may be … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Become Culturally Competent Without the Extra G.E.