JANE LEESports Assistant So here’s the thing. I’m a girl, and I’m a sports fan. I really don’t try to be a sports fan. It’s just pretty much always been a part of who I am. When I was a baby, I would sit in my swing and watch basketball with my dad, but rather than dozing off to sleep like most babies would, my eyes would follow the ball back and forth as it went up and down … [Read more...] about Girls can be fans, too
Fact vs. Faith
CHRIS SEGALPerspectives Editor University classes often answer questions, not cause them. But after junior Rozelle Polido finished the Pepperdine-required Religion 101 and 102 this summer, she was left uncertain of the faith with which she grew up. “When people ask me where I am in my faith today, I tell them I’m spiritual but since 101 and 102 made me challenge my faith, I’m … [Read more...] about Fact vs. Faith
Comfort comes with recruitment in the bag
TEIGE MUHLFELDStaff Writer Last month’s formal Greek Recruit-ment showcased 250 female students with a variety of life experiences. But they all seemed to share one common trend: Every girl carried some sort of bag. Whether they were pocketbooks, purses or smaller handbags, these items were the most common accessory among sorority recruits. On the first day of recruitment, … [Read more...] about Comfort comes with recruitment in the bag
Alternatives available to Pregnant USC student
KELLY DAVIESStaff Writer It’s been more than two weeks since 21-year-old University of Southern California student Holly Ashcraft allegedly abandoned her newborn baby behind a restaurant near campus. But the story still haunts me. I constantly check the Internet, the local television news, anything to tell me a little more about this tragedy that seems at once so distant and … [Read more...] about Alternatives available to Pregnant USC student
Desert, icy beaches all part of a semester in B.A.
NATHAN RIXBuenos Aires Columnist As sharp mountains shadowed a crystal-clear bay behind our entire group, a photographer snapped a picture. Hardly any of us could resist some kind of dumbfounded utterance upon arrival in Ushuaia, Argentina, the southernmost city in the world. “It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine,” said sophomore Paul Belva, echoing the … [Read more...] about Desert, icy beaches all part of a semester in B.A.