Students wishing to live on campus must enter into a lottery.By Laurie BabinskiArt Editor Squatters rights and a lot of units will no longer assure students on-campus housing for the 2003-04 academic year thanks to a radical change in university housing assignment procedures that administrators say will make the housing process more fair. After several years of housing snafus … [Read more...] about Housing radically changes
Staff Editorial: Safe Rides program leaves many students out to drive
Few Student Government Association endeavors have ever created the amount of intrigue as the Safe Rides program. First introduced at an SGA meeting in fall 2001, the program has overcome a series of hurdles before students could officially call for a “Safe Ride” at the beginning of this semester. But Safe Rides isn’t safe yet. Since students began calling for discounted taxi … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Safe Rides program leaves many students out to drive
WaveBoard
Women’s Basketball LAST GAMESFriday, Jan. 25 - Pepperdine 77, Portland 60Saturday, Feb. 1 - Pepperdine 66, Gonzaga 60 Men’s Tennis LAST MATCHESSaturday, Feb. 8 - San Diego State 4, Pepperdine 3 Men’s Volleyball LAST MATCHES Thursday, Feb. 6 - Pepperdine 3, Stanford 0Saturday, Feb. 8 - Pepperdine 3, Pacific 0Wednesday, Feb. 12 - Pepperdine 3, UCLA 1 Baseball LAST … [Read more...] about WaveBoard
National&International
Budget cuts cancel key NASA upgrades WASHINGTON — After relentless pressure to cut costs since 1990, NASA scrapped hundred of millions of dollars in safety upgrades for the space shuttle program. The cuts canceled efforts to modernize equipment and laid off thousands of workers performing maintenance or safety inspections. The loss of Columbia nearly two weeks ago followed … [Read more...] about National&International
The Third Side of the Coin: Old technology powered fallen shuttle
By Roy D. AdlerProfessor of Marketing The events surrounding the disintegration of the space shuttle Columbia have been widely reported for the past two weeks. Memorial services were held amidst a national outpouring of grief, yet analysis of the root cause of the situation has been remarkably shallow. For example, we know in detail how the missing heat-deflecting tiles may … [Read more...] about The Third Side of the Coin: Old technology powered fallen shuttle