In modern sports many athletes at the professional level choose to turn to performance-enhancing drugs for several reasons— maybe to keep a spot on a team where the annual salary is a healthy seven figures maybe to win a gold medal or maybe to be featured on a cereal box. At Pepperdine though athletes are held to high standards through the combined effort of the … [Read more...] about Juicing not worth the win
Butler survives 'Madness in Indianapolis'
Somewhere hidden between acres of cornfields and abandoned auto plants lies a distinctive piece of hallowed ground in the sport of basketball. This middle-of-nowhere locale has given us the likes of Larry Bird John Wooden and Oscar Robinson. Even Larry Steele and Bryce Drew call this wonderful place home. But so too does another budding hero. The place is Indianapolis Ind. … [Read more...] about Butler survives 'Madness in Indianapolis'
Middle class benched in politics game
On March 21 I got a panicked phone call from my mother. Hearing her even but obviously aggrieved tone I couldn't help but think of those movie scenes in which policemen solemnly approach the door of a death victim's family. "Lindsey— it passed 219 to 212."She was talking about the passage of the health care bill and the dire police scene wasn't too far off base. To her in … [Read more...] about Middle class benched in politics game
In run-off students choose Daelan Blankfein as SGA president
Update: Vote totals for all 2010-2011 SGA races are included at the bottom of the story. Three hours after run-off voting concluded at 8 a.m. Thursday SGA announced junior Daelan Blankfein would be SGA president for the 2010 to 2011 school year. Blankfein is currently SGA's vice president of finance.No candidate received a majority in last week's election leaving the … [Read more...] about In run-off students choose Daelan Blankfein as SGA president
Sheriffs arrest man suspected of attempted Point Dume rape
Sheriffs from the Lost Hills sheriff's department have arrested a man whose appearance and DNA match that found at the scene of the an attempted rape at Point Dume.Christian Marcus Verdin31 was arrested in San Bernadino according to the Associated Press.The woman who was jogging when she was attacked at noon on March 12 jumped off a cliff to escape her attacker but he left … [Read more...] about Sheriffs arrest man suspected of attempted Point Dume rape