JANE LEESports Assistant The Pepperdine women’s tennis team competed in both the pre-qualifying and qualifying rounds of the Riviera/Intercollegiate All-American Championships from Friday through Tuesday. In the pre-qualifying rounds Saturday at UCLA, senior Natalie Braverman and sophomore Sylvia Kosakowski were the only Waves to make it to the second round of singles play. … [Read more...] about Pepperdine starts tournament play
Owning the Place
MEREDITH RODRIGUEZAssistant News Editor While a trusty monthly check may prove enough to satisfy the average Pepperdine student, the entrepreneurial spirit leads some students such as seniors Chad Edwards, Jessica Brandes and Scott Motte down the job-route less traveled. Every summer, Edwards flies to his hometown of Denver and instead of filling out local job applications, he … [Read more...] about Owning the Place
My affair with baseball is over
BEN YOUNGStaff Writer I love the fall. There’s football to watch, hockey to enjoy and basketball season is right around the corner. Oh yeah, and baseball is still on, like it has been for the last, oh say, seven or eight months. But it is playoff season, you say. Well, I don’t care. I pretty much lost interest around the middle of July. The season, simply put, is just too … [Read more...] about My affair with baseball is over
Taking a blind look at juvenile justice
AUDREY REEDNews Editor Two weeks ago, I sat across the table from a young man, a father and a prisoner in a tinged white T-shirt and bright orange pants. Our task for the evening: to write a personal essay about his experience as a teenage father and minor offender — as they are called — at Camp David Gonzales. There are about dozen other minors who also have children. The … [Read more...] about Taking a blind look at juvenile justice
New Jetta moves on up
KELSEY MAYSLiving Editor 2005 Volkswagen Jetta (Anela Holck/Asst. Photo Editor The Volkswagen Jetta is an interesting breed. It is unofficially called a premium compact, meaning it’s not much bigger than a Civic or Corolla, but is priced a few thousand dollars more and, with a few option boxes checked, considerably beats both in luxury features. It doesn’t quite match up to the … [Read more...] about New Jetta moves on up