NOAH GODWINAssistant Sports Editor Ph. courtasy of Graham Shea/Ass. Ph. Edit. If Saturday’s alumni baseball game was any indication of how good this year’s team will be, then this season has the promise of being even more special than the last. Last season’s team won the West Coast Conference Tournament and was one win shy of knocking out eventual national champion California … [Read more...] about Baseball kicks off season by winning Alumni game
MLK Jr. Day postpones KKK auction
Chris SegalAssistant Perspectives Editor The Ku Klux Klan terrorized black and white Americans who disagreed with their notions of white power. Last week an auction house in Howell, Mich., turned KKK memorabilia into $24,000 in profits. There is something disturbing about museum curators and swastika-wearing attendees getting into a bidding war over white robes. There were 12 … [Read more...] about MLK Jr. Day postpones KKK auction
SGA reviews Safe Rides
Meredith RodriguezNews Assistant At last week’s meeting, SGA discussed bringing Safe Rides, a controversial taxi program, back to campus. “Like many universities, Pepperdine has experimented with a variety of Safe Rides programs over the years,” Seaver Dean of Student Affairs Mark Davis said. Most recently in the Spring 2003, former SGA President Ben Elliot ran a pilot Safe … [Read more...] about SGA reviews Safe Rides
Waves look as promising as ever
NOAH GODWINAssistant Sports Editor “We want more dog piles,” junior pitcher James Johnson said.That attitude just about sums up the outlook and goals of the 2005 edition of Pepperdine baseball. Last season ended with a loss to eventual national champion California State University, Fullerton, but not before the Waves won the West Coast Conference Tournament on a dramatic … [Read more...] about Waves look as promising as ever
Exploring the link between music and athletics
DREW REPPStaff Writer During his tenure as head coach for women’s soccer, Head Coach Tim Ward has led the program to a .669 winner percentage with a record of 75-34-12. But his interests go beyond just athletics. Ward is also an accomplished musician who is a guitarist and singer for the contemporary folk-rock group Your Moose, according to pepperdinesports.com. And it is not … [Read more...] about Exploring the link between music and athletics