No one from Pepperdine has been charged, but if required, school will cooperate. By Sarah Carillo Assistant News Editor Downloading songs off the Internet used to mean access to free music. Now it may also mean a lawsuit, five years in jail and a $250,000 fine. Record labels filed lawsuits against 261 people Monday for file-sharing music and movies. And some think Pepperdine … [Read more...] about Pirates beware: Record industry subpoenas illegal downloaders
10 SGA positions open in elections
By Virginia Thomas News Assistant The X-shaped movements of their classmates’ pencils will determine who spends the year organizing and serving their peers with the Student Government Association. The votes cast Wednesday and today will elect a freshman class president, six freshman senators, one sophomore senator and perhaps two senior senators. However, at least one of the … [Read more...] about 10 SGA positions open in elections
Carbs and chocolate: the secrets to dieting
By Sarah Pye Living Editor I’m new to cooking on my own. Living off campus, I’ve been forced to graduate from the two week rotation of Caf cuisine. Though garlic tortellini night tempts me back every once in a while, for the most part I’ve been thrown blindly into new and uncharted territory: the kitchen. Before coming to Pepperdine, I had prepared maybe four meals for … [Read more...] about Carbs and chocolate: the secrets to dieting
Face in the crowd: Justin Womack
By Rosy BanksAssistant Living Editor Perfecting his potential Olympic-level athletic performance, freshman Justin Womack is living proof that bigger doesn’t necessarily mean better. Womack has the bone age of a 14-year-old, a result of harsh physical training in high school. To spur his development, Womack takes growth hormones, but the experience fuels his passion to assist … [Read more...] about Face in the crowd: Justin Womack
WMD? Shh, be vewy vewy quiet
By James Riswick News Editor In the White House’s newest attempt at uncovering weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, it hired Elmer Fudd to stake out an area somewhere outside of Mosul and be “vewy, vewy quiet” while doing it. Well, that’s not actually true. But it certainly wouldn’t hurt the situation. In his speech Sunday concerning the rebuilding of Iraq and the ongoing war … [Read more...] about WMD? Shh, be vewy vewy quiet