By Sarah PyeStaff Writer After purchasing tickets to Istanbul and then learning that International Programs would not permit travel to Turkey and Egypt, many students in the London program argued that their money and the opportunity to see different lands would go to waste. Now, however, International Programs has reversed a decision that said the two nations were too unsafe … [Read more...] about IP permits student travel to Istanbul
Staff Editorial: Fellowship should go beyond class
Every year around this time Smothers Theatre is filled with students. These students are not sitting in the audience, but are up on stage singing and dancing in front of sold-out crowds. Where are the faculty and staff? Usually they are the ones sitting in the audience. But this year a positive change has been made: approximately 30 staff members, alumni and one lone … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Fellowship should go beyond class
Injuries can’t stop girls from dancin’
By Hailey Amato & Erica SigmanStaff Writers The NCAA tournament is considered the heaven of college basketball. Every team wants to get there. The Pepperdine women’s basketball team is on their way. It defeated Santa Clara 69-57 in the final round and the University of San Diego 62-53 the previous day to clinch the West Coast Conference championship. The Waves improved … [Read more...] about Injuries can’t stop girls from dancin’
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Missing teen found after nine months SALT LAKE CITY — In a turn of events that her family calls a miracle, 15-year-old Elizabeth Smart was found after being abducted from her home nine months ago. Smart was found in Sandy, Utah, 20 miles south of her family’s Salt Lake City home. The girl had been kidnapped during the summer after an intruder snuck in through her bedroom … [Read more...] about National&International
Sum 41 show doomed from start
By Audrey ReedOpinions Editor “When Hell is full, Sum 41 will rock the earth” is the slogan plastered on the Sum 41 Web site. The band’s newest album is titled “Does This Look Infected?” Its lyrics consist of “you don’t make any sense with all the gas you’ve been huffin’.” These guys are not a Christian band. Any MTV-watcher could have told Pepperdine administration that. … [Read more...] about Sum 41 show doomed from start