President Barack Obama signed his health care bill into law Tuesday after receiving approval from the House of Representatives on Sunday March 21. This legislation titled the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will help provide health insurance to 32 million uninsured Americans according to the Congressional Budget Office. The … [Read more...] about Health care bill signed into law
Health reform brings hope to Californians
Health care reform has passed. For all the uncertainty about reform— only time will tell if it succeeds at containing costs and improving quality— it is justified by the direness of the country's challenges in health care. Perhaps no state has as much to gain as California whose woes are a particularly astonishing depiction of all that has gone awry in American … [Read more...] about Health reform brings hope to Californians
Pepperdine Model UN will roleplay Great Britain
While many Pepperdine students finish up their last month studying abroad Pepperdine's 16 Model United Nations (MUN) participants will be having an "international" experience of their own.National MUN which will take place in New York from March 28 to April 1 simulates the process of the United Nations and its international cooperation among foreign nations. The MUN staff … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Model UN will roleplay Great Britain
Top 10: Dating advice from Blink-182 lyrics
Let's be real. We still blast Blink-182 songs that were on MTV's "Total Request Live" when we were in the fifth grade. And shamelessly we sing every word. But did you ever think those pop-punk jokesters could actually give us reasonable dating advice? One visit to songmeanings.net and I'll admit several one-woman rock shows in Conner Hall later I compiled the top 10 words of … [Read more...] about Top 10: Dating advice from Blink-182 lyrics
Legal expert challenges law's constitutionality
Just minutes after President Obama signed the landmark health care reform legislation into law solidifying an overhaul of the U.S. health care system top legal officials from 14 states across the country filed lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the new law. The controversial bill's passage has spurred heated discussion and in some cases protest. The Federalist … [Read more...] about Legal expert challenges law's constitutionality