By Erica Sigman Staff Writer The Waves have three regular season games left before they travel to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championship tournament, but there are still a few kinks that need working out. With junior utility man Jesse Smith out of commission, while he recovers from a punctured eardrum, junior two-meter man Morgan Matthies and senior two-meter man … [Read more...] about Polo coaches and players look ahead
Student killed in car crash
Pepperdine senior David “Davy” Jones died Wednesday after a car accident on Malibu Canyon Road Monday morning. By Joann Groff Assistant News Editor On a day that opened with soft rain and dark clouds, and closed with bright lightning, Pepperdine said goodbye to one of its own forever. Senior David “Davy” Jones died Wednesday following a head-on collision in Malibu Canyon … [Read more...] about Student killed in car crash
Terri’s Law: Making life-or-death choices
By Alan Senh Contributing Writer In a bold move, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush recently convinced the Florida state legislature to grant him emergency powers, which would allow the reinsertion of a feeding tube that had been sustaining the life of Terry Schiavo. After suffering cardiac arrest resulting from a potassium imbalance in her body, Schiavo has remained in a vegetative state … [Read more...] about Terri’s Law: Making life-or-death choices
Students attend NATO conference in Scotland
The Atlantic Treaty Association hosted an international gathering in Edinburgh to discuss post-Iraq war relations. By Sarah Carrillo Assistant News Editor Four Pepperdine students were given the rare opportunity last week to travel to Scotland, dine with U.S. ambassadors and listen to top officials at NATO speak on their careers in international affairs. Junior Josh Dover, … [Read more...] about Students attend NATO conference in Scotland
Will the terrorism predictions come true?
By JJ Bowman Associate Editor Few fail as profoundly as I do when predicting the future. For instance, I thought “Skin” would last nearly 10 episodes, but the show was canned after three. I have also been predicting the Boston Red Sox would win the World Series in each of the last 12 years. I make more serious predictions as well, but as I revisit my forecasts I find more … [Read more...] about Will the terrorism predictions come true?