SHANNON KELLYAssistant Perspectives Editor “In a world that is growing by 168 people every minute of every day, there is no greater challenge facing us than stabilizing world population,” said Peter Kostmayer, executive director of Zero Population Growth, at a recent fund-raising event. In a world where catastrophists can influence people with their outlandish assertions, the … [Read more...] about ‘Overpopulation’: outdated, untrue
Londoners learn to live each day in the present
LAUREN MORTON-FARMER London Columnist IP students during a night out in Paris(Anela Holck/Ass.t Photo Editor) It’s Monday, and as I sit here with my thoughts to myself for the first time today, I realize something: I’m in London. Not just a layover, not just a visit, but I am actually living in London with some of the best friends I’ll probably ever have. And now it truly … [Read more...] about Londoners learn to live each day in the present
Waves struggle in Riverside
MARC CHOQUETTEStaff Writer In a rough weekend for the cross country teams at the Orange Groves race course in Riverside, a few individual performances stood out. Junior Kyla Maher finished highest for the women’s squad, finishing 39th with a time of 19:17 on a five-kilometer course. Junior Tarrah Crowley also placed high, finishing five spots and a few seconds behind Maher. … [Read more...] about Waves struggle in Riverside
Raising the roof
ANNA KINGStaff Writer Anela Holck/Ass. Photo Editor Pepperdine students and staff were on site Saturday, as an active part of the groundbreaking ceremony of the Habitat for Humanity Ventura County’s (HFHVC) Villa Caesar Chavez Farmworker Housing Project. They were not only volunteers, but also house sponsors. Through a tentative grant from the Wood-Claeysson Foundation, … [Read more...] about Raising the roof
PRO & CON: Gun Control Debate
Are current gun restrictions tough enough? PRO BENJAMIN YOUNGStaff Writer Last week, two former Malibu High School students brought handguns to campus, and in the process, woke the dragon that is the gun control debate. This particular debate is not one that stays at the forefront of the American conscience like, say, the abortion and immigration debates. It returns to the … [Read more...] about PRO & CON: Gun Control Debate