Mild-mannered Spenser Snow is a summertime superhero. Clad in a plastic helmet-hat his face veiled in netting he battles ferocious heat and venomous creatures. He traverses some of the most remote parts of Southern California traveling up to the very gates of the border. He endures living nightmares; silent moonlit scenes where insects crawl all over him sometimes into … [Read more...] about Beekeeper's honey earns summer money
Legislation mutes free speech
In this February's controversial Citizens United v. FEC decision the Supreme Court struck down sections of the 2002 McCain-Feingold Act on the basis that they unconstitutionally limited the First Amendment rights of corporations. The April 19 The New York Times editorial slammed this decision defending McCain-Feingold's campaign finance regulations as essential "to … [Read more...] about Legislation mutes free speech
Issues demand student voters
On a yearly basis the college-age demographic is encouraged to register to vote by everyone from MTV's Rock the Vote campaign to individual universities. As elections approach in November some students may feel apathetic toward their civic duty while others take pride in voting feeling that it fulfills their role in society. First-year students freshly turned 18 may never … [Read more...] about Issues demand student voters
Cooperation for recreation
Many high-school athletes are disappointed once they arrive at college to find that their university of choice doesn't offer the sport to which they had previously dedicated their high-school lives. Possibly worse is the student who finds out that their level of skill doesn't cut it for a Division-1 level team. Luckily for those students who don't want to give up their … [Read more...] about Cooperation for recreation
Pepperdine improves athletic standing
The National Collegiate Scouting Association released this year's power rankings for colleges and universities that play at the NCAA Division I II and III levels on Oct. 6. Pepperdine is ranked as the top school in the West Coast Conference the fourth-best Division I institution in the state of California and 39th among all NCAA Division I schools across the nation. Power … [Read more...] about Pepperdine improves athletic standing