Seven hours and 50 speakers later, little progress is made.By Jordan MorrisAssistant News Editor $13 million. Suffering from repercussions of the statewide budget deficit, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District must eliminate this amount from its budget for the next fiscal year. It is an understatement that the imminent budget crisis and the failure of Proposition … [Read more...] about Budget cuts decimate local public schools
Now is not the time for Iraqi invasion
By Dr. Dan CaldwellPolitical Science Professor On Feb. 5, Secretary of State Colin Powell powerfully presented evidence that Iraq has violated a number of United Nations resolutions and is currently developing, storing and deploying weapons of mass destruction. Does the evidence that Secretary Powell presented justify an American invasion of Iraq? I believe that there are … [Read more...] about Now is not the time for Iraqi invasion
Too bad we didn’t keep score
By Hailey AmatoStaff Writer It was the last meet of the regular season for the Pepperdine women’s swim team. They wanted to go out with a bang. The Waves faced Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is an unconventional, unscored dual meet last Saturday. The meet, which also had distance races and diving, was centered around a 50-yard freestyle sprint-off. If the meet had been scored, … [Read more...] about Too bad we didn’t keep score
Endowment takes $37M hit
Although losses are large, officials say the drop is in tune with the national average.By Laurie BabinskiArt Editor The Pepperdine endowment dropped 8.6 percent in fiscal year 2002 for a $37 million loss, an investment return that reflects the negative economic environment that caused the endowments at 654 universities across the nation to drop an average 6 percent. The … [Read more...] about Endowment takes $37M hit
Oops, R. Kelly did it again
By Doug StevensAssistant Opinions Editor With 21 charges relating to child pornography already under his belt (no pun intended), R&B singer R. Kelly has been arrested once again, this time for digital images that were found during a search of his Florida apartment. The images feature an under-age nude girl, but she has not been confirmed as the same girl from the infamous … [Read more...] about Oops, R. Kelly did it again