Airan ScrubyStaff Writer Changes have been made to where the proceeds will go from “One cause, One hope, One world,” Pepperdine’s effort to raise money for tsunami victims. Pepperdine will no longer be raising funds through the Red Cross. Problems with developing a contract with the organization, caused Pepperdine to redirect its efforts to focus on the other organizations the … [Read more...] about Tsunami aid effort changes direction
Public Safety Reports
1/24/05 • 5:35 p.m. Medical - Person InjuredLocation: Dorm 6Summary: There was a report of a student complaining of chest pains. The Pepperdine Fire Department and the Los Angeles County paramedics responded. 1/24/05 • 8:00 p.m. Larceny - Grand Theft of PropertyLocation: Dorm 5Summary: Two stolen county road-signs were recovered. 1/24/05 • 10:00 p.m.Departmental - … [Read more...] about Public Safety Reports
Motorcyclist turned revolutionary
Jon HamlinContributing Writer Too often we forget what really happened in history. Instead, we romanticize it and cling to it as if it were something sacred. This is what has occurred concerning the legacy of Che Guevara. For evidence, you need only watch the movie “The Motorcycle Diaries.” The Robert Redford-produced film, which is to be shown in Elkins tonight, depicts the … [Read more...] about Motorcyclist turned revolutionary
Entry after turmoil
Audrey Reed Assistant News Editor Six Public Policy graduate students traveled to the country of Georgia in December and experienced the rebuilding country. In December 2003, Georgia had a political revolution, and one year later graduate students spent three weeks in the capital city, Tbilisi, researching and interviewing government officials and business executives. The … [Read more...] about Entry after turmoil
Expert discusses democracy
Kelly DaviesStaff Writer Students filled the Drescher Graduate Campus auditorium Tuesday to hear theologian, author and former U.S. ambassador Michael Novak discuss positive alternatives to tyranny for the peoples of the Middle East. “Religion and Democracy: The Case for Islam” is the sixth lecture in the Pepperdine School of Public Policy’s series on “The Prospects for … [Read more...] about Expert discusses democracy