SHUHEI MATSUOSports Assistant Despite the impressive first round score 7-under at the Hawaii-Hilo Intercollegiate, Pepperdine men’s golf team struggled in the second and the final rounds and finished the 16-team tournament T-9 on Friday. Third-ranked Georgia Tech posted a final-round 6-under 278 to finish with a 27-under 825 and claimed a 14-shot victory over No.-2 Oklahoma … [Read more...] about Coe finishes ninth at Hawaii tournament
Dean Starr withdraws questionable documents
AIRAN SCRUBYNews Editor School of Law Dean Ken Starr, together with the rest of the defense team in the clemency case of Michael Morales, has decided to withdraw documents that the prosecution alleged were forged. The documents deemed false in a Friday press conference by the prosecution were letters from jurors who had originally recommended the death penalty for Morales. Six … [Read more...] about Dean Starr withdraws questionable documents
Coulter worse than ‘liberal media’ for devaluing Americans
JIM COHENStaff Writer Recently, political commentator and right-wing ideologue Ann Coulter joked that Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens should be poisoned. Admittedly a joke, the statement by Coulter proved once again that her rhetoric fails to meet even relative standards of decency, honesty or intellectual accountability. For years Coulter has argued that the … [Read more...] about Coulter worse than ‘liberal media’ for devaluing Americans
Warriors snap home win streak
GARRETT WAITSports Editor The No.-2 ranked Pepperdine men’s volleyball team’s 18-match home winning streak came to an abrupt end Friday night at the hands of the University of Hawaii Warriors. The Waves’ split the two-match series against Hawaii, but in the second match, Pepperdine was outmanned, leading to the team’s first home defeat since 2004. In Thursday’s tilt, Pepperdine … [Read more...] about Warriors snap home win streak
Economy causes fall in law school applications
BRITNEY MALONEYNews Assistant Law schools around the country are seeing a considerable decrease in applicants so far this year. By early this month, the number of people who applied to law school in the United States was 60,397, down 10 percent from last year, according to Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions. Pepperdine School of Law is no exception. The deadline for Pepperdine … [Read more...] about Economy causes fall in law school applications