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DIGITAL DELIVERIES MARCH 15, 2024 SWITZERLAND PROGRAM TRAVELS TO Alicia Dofelmier Abroad Correspondent Students studying abroad in Pepperdine’s Switzerland program went on their Spring Educational Field Trip (EFT) to Kenya from Feb. 9, through Feb. 18. Ezra Plank is the director of the Switzerland program and was responsible for organizing the trip. He said that planning for the trip began two years ago to ensure the students could have the best possible experience. “With a trip like this, the advance preparation is intense,” Plank said. “One factor that makes it hard is the size of the group. Another challenge is making time
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to provide students an introduction of the overall arc of the experience and our educational objectives.” The trip was divided into two parts. The first part was spent at the Brackenhurst Conference Center in Limuru, Kenya. This part of the trip was focused on giving students opportunities to engage with the local community. Those opportunities ranged from working with the environment through planting trees to working with kids with special needs. Students spent the second part of the trip out in the Mara getting to experience game drives and interacting with the
Maasai. The Mara is a wildlife conservation area in Kenya. Students were split into four different camps at the Maasai Conservancy, enabling them to have the time to interact with each other in smaller groups.
HOT SHOTS: UNDERSTAND THE GREATNESS OF BASEBALL
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Tony Gleason Sports Editor Transparency Item: This is the opinion and perspective of the writer. In honor of the college baseball season starting recently, here is why everyone should come to agree that baseball is the greatest sport on earth. The absolute best part of baseball is the lack of a game clock. A pitcher
can’t just sit on the mound and wait for the clock to run out. Rather, they have to go after the opposing team and get all 27 outs — no exceptions. What also makes baseball so great is the fact that, if a team wants to mount a comeback, it’s entirely on them. Unlike in football or basketball, baseball teams don’t have to give the other team the opportunity to score until they’ve made three outs. Not to mention, there are more baseball games played in a sea-
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son compared to other sports. Not including playoffs, the NFL plays 17 games in a season, and the NBA and NHL play 82 games in a season, but MLB has 162 games in a season, according to Bleacher Report. Baseball is speculated to have been created by Abner Doubleday in 1839, but its true origins actually date to at least the 18th century, according to History. With how old the sport is, there are so many weird or interesting happenings in baseball you can’t find
in other sports. With Spring Training recently starting and my X feed being filled with clips of pitchers throwing bullpens, I can’t help but feel nostalgic for the days growing up when I had the privilege to suit up and play the best sport there is. College baseball is underway, and the MLB season starts March 28, so spend some time enjoying a game so fine it’s played on diamonds.
Students find happiness in crocheting Sophia Luo Life & Arts Staff Writer and Staff Artist In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, many people had to find unique ways of passing time within the confines of their homes. Among other household skills, the hobby of crochet experienced a renaissance among Gen Z as a form of self-expression, according to Grattan Street Press. Crocheting is an extremely versatile craft, according to Study Beaks. Crochet techniques allow people to make different patterns,
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and crocheters can easily remedy mistakes. With a hook and bundles of yarn, people can crochet practically anything, from plushies to clothing. Some crocheters also become entrepreneurs by selling their work. Junior Natalee Borum has been crocheting since the summer of 2020. She said it helps clear her mind by keeping her hands busy. “In the same way that runners enjoy running because they can clear their mind, I enjoy crocheting because it does the same thing for me,” Borum said. Through repetitive motions, crocheting nurtures mental health by reducing levels of cortisol, according to Hemptique. People can shift their focus away from the troubles of life by entering into a state of mindfulness, similar to meditation.
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