CHRIS SEGALPerspectives Editor All four of my high school years were spent learning about the United Nations and then applying what I learned at local conferences on the weekends. I was one of those nerdy kids who wrote resolutions and gave speeches for a program called Model United Nations. Having spent all that time researching international topics and then role playing, I … [Read more...] about Non-government organizations aid millions of refugees abroad
Pay it forward
BRITNEY MALONEYStaff Writer Photo courtesy Anela Holck / Assistant Photo Editor With Saturday’s sunrise came 1,380 Pepperdine students and faculty to Eddy D. Field Baseball Stadium to begin Step Forward Day 2005. That was an increase of at least 30 volunteers more than last year’s event. Volunteers were served bagels and juice to awaken their senses and gear them up for the … [Read more...] about Pay it forward
Surf report
GARRETT WAITSports Editor This week, forecast models are calling for average to decent swells overall, with a swell in the near future that could bring some solid waves for the weekend. Today’s predicted swell should be knee-to-waist-high on south beaches as the last of a south-southwest swell dies out. Winds are nearly non-existent as fair conditions reign supreme on Malibu … [Read more...] about Surf report
Tuition Hike takes a Big Bite
MEREDITH RODRIGUEZAssistant News Editor Last year’s budget cuts grouped with falling national rankings and a tuition increase, have left baffled students crying that the only things that seem to be rising as fast as tuition are decorative palm trees and Zoey 101 ratings on the Nickelodeon. Tuition, increased to an all-time high of $30,770 last year, is forcing the average … [Read more...] about Tuition Hike takes a Big Bite
High school football causes a rift between two friends
BENJAMIN YOUNGStaff Writer Most people do not immediately guess that I hail from the great state of Texas. It could be because I do not have much of an accent, nor do I have any Texas flags hanging in my room or car. I do not drive a truck with a gun rack in the back, and I most certainly do not ride a horse and park him in the Fieldhouse lot. In spite of all this, I am a … [Read more...] about High school football causes a rift between two friends