This story was originally published in print on Jan. 31, 2019. Teachers from the Los Angeles Unified School District secured an agreement on Jan. 22 which promises a six percent salary increase, among other provisions, in what was the first major teacher walkout to occur in the area in the last 30 years,...

While the government shutdown has stolen recent headlines, education-minded students should be aware of a separate crisis in our own backyard: the Los Angeles public school system. Nearly half a million students were left stranded a week ago when over 30,000 unionized teachers walked out on their classrooms....

Since the Woolsey Fire has been 100 percent contained as of Nov. 21, many residents and students returned to their homes for the holidays, unsure if those homes were still standing. During the fire, Pepperdine University was told to evacuate as the fire began to surround the school. The urgency of the...

Christians are commanded to love their neighbor as they love themselves. This has implications for how they live their lives—how they communicate, what they believe and how they interact with others. But are we doing this well? What can we do to love people more deeply? Although we strive to serve...

Behind every closed door, a professor can be a professor. They can joke about that one student who makes them want to rip the hair out of their head, or complain about the colleague that seems to add salt to the wound of every hard day. Students can empathize. Either we are that student who walks out...

In its first meeting since Thanksgiving break, the Student Government Association senate had several crucial topics on the agenda. Those included a presentation on student mental health from dean of Student Wellness Lisa Igram, diversity training from student leadership advisors and a time to revisit...

After being scammed for a luxury rental home through “LA Exotic Life,” a fake rental site for homes, villas and cars, victims are urging residents of Southern California to use Airbnb as their primary host for rental homes and no other company listed on its website. According to ABC7, two people...

According to Politico, early voting has already surpassed 36 million votes, almost 9 million votes more than the 2014 midterm election. The Democrats’ drive to repudiate President Trump is only matched by the Republicans’ enthusiasm to defy expectations of losing control of the House of Representatives....

Warren Buffett once said, “You only learn who has been swimming naked when the tide goes out.” In other words, it is hard to evaluate risk until tested by adversarial conditions. Those who made bad decisions are rewarded with embarrassment. However, in California, the lesson seems to cut...

Campus Safety brought an earthquake simulator to Fluor Fountain on Oct. 2 to better prepare students who were unaccustomed to earthquake-prone Southern California. All students were welcome to participate in the 18-second simulation of a 6.7 magnitude earthquake. Big Shaker Enterprises, which supplied...

Every student knows the feeling of dreaming, and many students have acted upon their dreams, turning their ideas and passions into businesses, such as a cupcake company and T-shirt company. Unfortunately, many never turn their ideas into reality. For this reason, two students co-founded the Entrepreneurship...

All students have been sleep-deprived because of school at least once. Ask any person on campus if they have ever lost sleep because of homework and they will all give the same answer. When an individual is sleep deprived, it affects them in many different negative ways apart from just being tired. Sarah...