Lauren SaundersStaff Wrtier With only one other Miss USA titleholder hailing from Cabot, Ark., Kimberly Forsyth, Pepperdine alum, hopes to change that number to two as this year’s 2006 Miss Arkansas USA. With light green eyes, long blonde locks, and an aura surrounding her of hot pink, Forsyth is set to beat to “the dumb blonde” stereotype that has tagged the pageantry for … [Read more...] about Pep alum Kimberly Forsyth challenges Miss USA
IJM dedicated to help Uganda
Tera deVroedeStaff Writer The International Justice Mission, a Christian, non-profit organization dedicated to helping the abused and oppressed, is now involved in the 20-year war in Uganda thanks to three young film-makers. President and founder of IJM, Gary Haugen, stresses the importance of human rights movements like these. IJM is, "A human rights agency that rescues … [Read more...] about IJM dedicated to help Uganda
Still two more games left – Believe, team USA
Jen Iso Sports Assistant Ranked fifth in the world, the United States sat comfortably in a bracket whose biggest challenge took place on Monday. Its opponent: the world's No.-2 Czech Republic. While Americans, dressed in their American flag bikinis and painted faces, packed the city of Munich, the fans from the Czech Republic came ready to chant, cheer and scream for the team … [Read more...] about Still two more games left – Believe, team USA
Former Waves Jason Allred and Alex Coe will challenge the U.S. Open
Shuhei MatsuoAssistant Sports Editor The toughest test in golf is about to begin. To test the best players in the world, the USGA (US Golf Association) picked the Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y. for this year’s U.S. Open. Of all four majors in golf, the U.S. Open is known as the toughest one, in terms of the course conditions. What the USGA officials do are brutal - … [Read more...] about Former Waves Jason Allred and Alex Coe will challenge the U.S. Open
Faculty talks about faith at summer seminars
Sabrina JonesStaff Writer This summer, while many Pepperdine students flock to exotic locations to enjoy the luxurious sun, several of their professors will be occupying the rooms and halls of Pepperdine to learn of ways to expand their quest for higher learning. Three seminars, all over the course of various weeks of summer, will feature faculty-led discussion of issues that … [Read more...] about Faculty talks about faith at summer seminars