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
Waves defeat Bruins in controversial fifth set
As Willie the Wave offered high fives and the band played "we're gonna fight fight fight for Pepperdine" in the Firestone Fieldhouse on Wednesday night the men's volleyball team prepared to battle UCLA.In a long and excruciating five games the Waves finally put down the Bruins 30-24 25-30 30-21 23-30 and 15-10."This was a long match junior blocker Tyler Jaynes said. We really … [Read more...] about Waves defeat Bruins in controversial fifth set
Candidate profile: Michael Sidley
No one will ever be able to take the Malibu out of Michael Sidley. In fact Sidley believes he is one of the only "classic" Malibu citizens running for the Malibu City Council.Malibu is his roots: he was born and raised here. Sidley attended what was then called Malibu Park Junior High and graduated from Santa Monica High School in 1979. He graduated from the University of … [Read more...] about Candidate profile: Michael Sidley
Voters to determine legality of pot
California voters have finally done it. Nearly 700000 signatures were gathered and submitted to the California secretary of state to put a measure on the ballot this November that would legalize the possession and sale of marijuana. But before the Harolds and Kumars of the world rejoice they will have to take an actual look at the proposed measure. While it does legalize … [Read more...] about Voters to determine legality of pot
Waves rally late upset Boise State
It has been an eventful week for the men's tennis team thus far as they came from a four-game losing streak to win the past two tournaments in down-to-the-wire 4-3 brawls.The Waves upset No. 11 Illinois on Saturday making for their highest-opponent-ranked win of the season and made a close comeback to defeat Boise State on Tuesday afternoon. "I was really happy for all of … [Read more...] about Waves rally late upset Boise State