TIFF WELLSStaff Writer Debates continue over propositions 78 and 79, which are dueling drug discount initiatives. If pharmaceutical firms have their way, Prop. 78 will pass, and if consumer and labor groups have their way, Prop. 79 will too. Prop. 78, also known as Cal Rx, would establish a new state drug discount. This would reduce the cost that some Californians would have … [Read more...] about What drugs will be discounted?
Talking sports with a friend
BEN YOUNGStaff Writer It’s been a quiet week for me. The NBA season is now underway, and I am really excited about that, but I do not have anything profound or even silly to say about that topic, yet. I will though, so hold your horses. The biggest thing that happened to me this week was the start of another season in my apartment’s Madden 2005 franchise. Last season ended in … [Read more...] about Talking sports with a friend
Beating the Blues
MEREDITH RODRIGUEZ Assistant News Editor Laura Dudley is a junior. She lives off-campus with some friends and is passionate about her German major. What the average eye does not see is that aside from an impressive high school GPA, a slew of Advanced Placement courses and remarkable SAT scores, Dudley brought something else with her to Pepperdine. Dudley has been battling … [Read more...] about Beating the Blues
Diversity seminar trains Pep leaders
ANNA KINGStaff Writer A group of Pepperdine students will be doing their part this weekend to work toward a greater appreciation for diversity on campus. Forty students will participate Nov. 5 in the second annual Minority Advancing Diversity Education (MADE) Conference, coordinated by the Intercultural Affairs Office. Selected by Pepperdine professors, staff and fellow … [Read more...] about Diversity seminar trains Pep leaders
Can regulation ensure power?
MICHAEL FRENCHStaff Writer One of the more complicated issues on the special ballot will be Proposition 80. It is a bill that, if passed, will regulate how Californians obtain energy. It would do five things. First, the bill would ensure that electric companies use renewable energy sources for 20 percent of their energy. It would also cause an increasing number of energy … [Read more...] about Can regulation ensure power?