Lee drops 37 in Waves win Junior guard Shandrika Lee led the Pepperdine women’s basketball team to a 102-68 victory over The Masters College in an exhibition game last Saturday afternoon in Firestone Fieldhouse. Lee scored a game high 37 points in the contest. Lee was one of five Waves to put up double figures in the contest, including sophomore guard Shanell Law and senior … [Read more...] about WaveBriefs
Florentines forced on break
Pepperdine students overseas take an extra educational field trip during the European Social Forum in FlorenceBy Sarah CarrilloNews Assistant This week as many as 150,000 people may gather in Florence to march in an anti-war rally sponsored by the European Social Forum. Pepperdine students living in the Florence villa, however, will be far away from the action. Dean of … [Read more...] about Florentines forced on break
There’s no news like sniper news
By Andrea BandaAssistant Opinions Editor One morning during early October, I turned the television on to CNN to listen to the news as I ironed my clothes and made breakfast. News of the first sniper shooting in the Washington, D.C. area had just hit and dominated coverage for a little over an hour. I had the television on for a little over an hour, and the only news I heard … [Read more...] about There’s no news like sniper news
Water polo sweeps season series with Gauchos
By Erica SigmanStaff Writer Sophomore utility man Jesse Smith scored four goals Saturday for the Waves, helping them climb to the top of their conference. No. 6 ranked Pepperdine defeated, No. 12 University of California Santa Barbara 8-6, putting the Waves in first place in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation standings. This was the third time the Waves met and beat the … [Read more...] about Water polo sweeps season series with Gauchos
Professors debate U.S. attack on Iraq
By Laurie BabinskiEditor in Chief As the latest United States resolution against Iraq hits the floor of the United Nations for last-minute debate and a final Security Council vote that may come today, the debate rages over whether the United States should wait for the support of the U.N. or go it alone and attack Iraq. And while the debate rages in international circles, two … [Read more...] about Professors debate U.S. attack on Iraq