BJ FLEMINGStaff Writer At the Avalon Club in Hollywood March 31, I was the fourth youngest person at 22 years-old. The three people my junior were fellow Pepperdine students. It was supremely depressing. I had never seen so many shaved heads (symptom of thinning hair) and leather jackets (symptom of longing for youth) in my life. My friends and I have no jobs, no money, no … [Read more...] about ‘Old School’ band rocks old crowd
Waves sweep away Wildcats
JANE LEEAssistant Sports Editor Just days after picking up a big win over No.-4 Cal State Fullerton, the No.-19 Pepperdine baseball team (19-11) picked up its first sweep of the season, grabbing three wins over Northwestern this weekend at Eddy D. Field Stadium. The Waves then followed up the series with a 2-1 win over USC on Wednesday at the Trojans’ Dedeaux Field. The first … [Read more...] about Waves sweep away Wildcats
‘Next’ at the NCAAs
GARRETT WAITSports Editor Sometimes in this crazy world, logic has to take a back seat to free thought. Clearly, this year’s NCAA tournament is one of those times. It would have been logical for UConn to beat George Mason and for Villanova to knock down enough threes to thwart Florida, but nay. Instead, we have a two-seed, a three-seed, a four-seed and an 11-seed vying for the … [Read more...] about ‘Next’ at the NCAAs
Pepperdine finishes 15th in Tucson
SHUHEI MATSUOSports Assistant Despite a couple of impressive finishes in the past two tournaments, the Pepperdine men’s golf team found itself at the bottom of the leaderboard in this week’s National Invitational Tournament. The Waves concluded the 15-team event with the 15th place after shooting a 20-over 884 at the par-72, 7140-yard OMNI Tucson National Golf course in … [Read more...] about Pepperdine finishes 15th in Tucson
Pepperdine wins Texas two-step
GARRETT WAITSports Editor The Pepperdine men’s tennis team picked up two more victories over the weekend in Texas, pushing their season record to 21-1. The Waves downed Texas Christian University on Saturday in a 4-0 sweep then followed it by taking out UC Berkeley 5-2 Sunday afternoon. The Waves’ first of two road trips to the Lonestar State during the spring season was a … [Read more...] about Pepperdine wins Texas two-step