Photos by Shannon Hansen Malibu City Councilman, Jefferson “Zuma Jay” Wagner, walked along Pacific Coast Highway, angrily eyeing candy wrappers, cigarette butts and plastic straws that had been left in the street just outside of his surf shop. As he made his way just off his store’s property line, he pointed at a sewage drain […]
Gas Tax Hurts Pepperdine Students
Art by Peau Porotesano This past November, California raised the gas tax 12 cents, from 29.7 to 41.7 cents per gallon. With the rising gas prices, Pepperdine students are suffering from the costs of a tax that has no benefit for them at all. This overreaching tax is a complete waste of money for most […]
Nunes Memo Is False and Misleading
Art by Peau Porotesano Rep. Devin Nunes, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, released an inaccurate and politically motivated memo in an attempt to undermine the Department of Justice and the FBI. This partisan statement is not only misleading, but it also poses a threat to our national security and the public’s faith in […]
Kennedy Tops Trump In Call For Unity
Art by Peau Porotesano Just minutes after President Donald J. Trump delivered the State of the Union Address, Rep. Joe Kennedy III from the fourth district of Massachusetts took the stage in Fall River to give the Democratic Party’s response. Kennedy laid the path for a powerful Democratic vision built on equality and condemned President […]
Nobody Won The Shutdown
Art by Madeline Duvall Throughout the past week, news pundits on both sides of the aisle butted heads on who was to blame for the government shutdown. Conservative outlets like Fox News were quick to throw Democrats under the bus, while CNN polls showed that more people hold President Donald J. Trump and the GOP […]
DACA Students Are the Future, Not Political Leverage
In trying to pass immigration reform, Trump is using DACA as a gambling chip to get his border wall. The effect that this has on 800,000 students nationwide is something students can’t stand for.
