Art by Sybil ZhangPresident Donald Trump began his presidency by starting a war over crowd size with the media. He claimed that the image comparing his Inauguration's crowd size to President Barack Obama's 2009 inauguration's crowd size was intentionally misleading. It is possible that the crowd seemed incredibly full from his perspective. The crowd sizes aren't actually the … [Read more...] about Democracy Hangs on a Thread of Truth
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The End is Coming for Postmodernism
Art by Christine NelsonIn 2015, everything is described as subjective, from the news (which is supposed to be objective) to our sense of fashion. We are taught and imbued with the need to express ourselves. We are a subjective people in a world that no longer believes in objective truth nor objective facts. Graduate students at the University of Alabama said in a guide to … [Read more...] about The End is Coming for Postmodernism
Remember the Armenian Genocide
Photo Courtesy of Harout Arabian//flickr The Ottoman Empire’s systematically planned extermination of its minority Armenian subjects from their historic homeland dates back to April 24, 1915. Almost 100 years later, the current Republic of Turkey denies the event and refuses to call it a genocide. With this, the Republic of Turkey joins the United States Federal Government. … [Read more...] about Remember the Armenian Genocide
Religion 101 Emphasizes Literacy Over Literalism
Art by Chris ChenIf there is one thing about Pepperdine that can always draw complaints from its students, it’s the attempt to make everyone into a Renaissance man with a massive load of GEs. The compulsory religion courses are no exception to this, as many freshmen majoring in Business or Chemistry shake their fist at the sky and ask, “What am I doing learning … [Read more...] about Religion 101 Emphasizes Literacy Over Literalism
Nam Knows Best: Take Me to Church or Nah
This is a religious article. Enter at your own risk. It was 10:05 a.m. on a Sunday and I didn’t go to church. Gasp — how can I consider myself a student at a Christian school? How dare I miss church! Rain down punishment from heaven upon my guilty, sacrilegious head. Everyone knows that if you don’t go to church on Sunday that God will surely find some way to mess up your … [Read more...] about Nam Knows Best: Take Me to Church or Nah
