By Jami LambertStaff Writer The words “California’s treasure” can bring many different ideas to mind. Some see the beautiful stretches of beach while others may picture the abundant redwoods or even the promise of gold to new settlers in the 1840s and 50s. But when Karen Martin, professor of biology at Pepperdine University, says those words, she’s not referring to trees, … [Read more...] about Saving grunion, California’s treasure
Just say no to drunk dialing
Julieanne Leupold My grandmother used to call me sponge because I had the kind of brain that remembered anything. I probably can still rattle off my address from second grade or some of those poems I had to memorize in eighth-grade English. But I couldn’t tell you my best friend’s cell phone number. Or my father’s office number and extension. My sudden lack of memory is not … [Read more...] about Just say no to drunk dialing
Can you hear me now?
By Sarah PyeAssistant Lifestyles Editor The top of the stairs down to the Com Pad? Nope, no reception there. How about the rock in front of dorm eight? No, no service there either. Try standing in the fountain, on one leg, hopping up and down, with a tin foil hat. Well, that might work for some people. Out of five major cellular service carriers (AT&T, Cingular, Nextel, … [Read more...] about Can you hear me now?
Soccer seen from a new seat
JJ Bowman Two games, two sports, two cultures. One amazing day. Feb. 3, the day the lowly Fiorentina squad made the soccer juggernaut in Roma quiver for a full 90 minutes. The day New England proved to the world what their football fans already knew. I watched them both — the first three rows back at midfield and the second from a professor’s living room floor until Adam … [Read more...] about Soccer seen from a new seat
Journey of faith leads professor to unexpected but welcome places
By Caleb CamachoStaff Writer “God never told me to become a minister,” Dr. Daniel Rodriguez says with unwary, passion-filled eyes. Hundreds of books, both in Spanish and English, fill any available space on the shelves of his office in the Religion Division. Pictures of his family and former classes stare down at a steady stream of visitors. Not only does Rodriguez preach … [Read more...] about Journey of faith leads professor to unexpected but welcome places