JANE LEEAssistant Sports Editor The No.-11 Pepperdine women’s tennis team closed out the regular season in fine fashion (just as it’s done all year), walking away with a win as it handed Florida International a 5-2 defeat Friday at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center. The Waves, who finished the season 17-3 on senior day, snapped FIU’s 13-match winning streak. “I found out the day … [Read more...] about Waves wash out FIU
GE executive slated to give keynote speech at graduation
JESSICA MERTURIStaff Writer For this year’s graduation, Seaver college will welcome Jeffrey R. Immelt, chairperson and CEO of General Electric Co., as there speaker and honorary degree recipient. GE, with its headquarters located in Fairfield, Conn., has become one of the world’s most flourishing corporations. With advances in business divisions such as finance, health care, … [Read more...] about GE executive slated to give keynote speech at graduation
America must look back to historical precedents and steer freedom’s future
TROY SENIK Staff Writer In his 1955 book “The Public Philosophy,” Walter Lippmann fretted over the future of democratic governments unable to muster the necessary resolve to shoulder the slow, great burdens that would be necessary to preserve the freedoms of a liberal society. He noted: “Strategic and diplomatic decisions call for a kind of knowledge – not to speak of an … [Read more...] about America must look back to historical precedents and steer freedom’s future
Preparing for Battle
AUDREY REEDEditor in Chief On Friday morning junior Michael Stahlke and senior Jon Stafford are learning to use military grenades. They aren’t in the Middle East or a remote training facility, but in a UCLA park doing a lab exercise with 55 other army officers in training. Stahlke and Stafford are the only two Pepperdine students in the Army ROTC program. They spend four hours … [Read more...] about Preparing for Battle
Carroll leads Pep at meet
SHUHEI MATSUOSports Assistant The newly-formed Pepperdine women’s track team keeps improving in every meet. The Waves traveled to Azusa to compete in the Azusa Pacific University Meet of Champions Saturday, and three Waves registered personal records. Saturday was a personal-record day for freshman runners on the team. Freshman Crystal Brown competed in the 100-meter dash to … [Read more...] about Carroll leads Pep at meet