What could be better than a tsunami? A tidal wave that the Pepperdine cross-country gave to the rest of the competition Sept. 26 at the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunner Invitational. The women's team won the four-team competition in the 5K run with 21 points against Westmont Cal State Bakersfield and Fresno State.Junior Chelsea Wishard was the first Wave to cross the finish … [Read more...] about Track: Waves wash over competition at weekend meet
Clippers credit cards and karma
As is usually the case the clock lost all momentum and had started ticking the minutes away at a glacial pace. I have only so many nerves in this body. And by the end of the idle Tuesday shift customers who had been taking their stupid pills were getting on my last nerve. The last half hour of portioning and peddling servings of yogurt is always the most … [Read more...] about Clippers credit cards and karma
Debate team begins season
Pepperdine's Speech and Debate team season opened up at the Golden Gate Season Opener located in San Francisco as three members of the team won speaker awards and two teams qualified for the finals. The tournament featured teams from California Nevada and Arizona. In the Varsity Policy Division seniors Jaime Franklin and Carina Yaghsezian finished the tournament with … [Read more...] about Debate team begins season
Columnist judges before he listens
I arrived at Pepperdine less than five weeks ago. Since classes commenced I have had four published articles in The Graphic have copy-edited an entire monthly newspaper's articles for an internship and have kept up with my reading (Great Books). Oh yeah and I have provoked a Pulitzer Prize winner to the level of fist-clenching anger. Pepperdine sure does throw its students … [Read more...] about Columnist judges before he listens
Win this one for Nick
The only time I cried over baseball was in 2004.As an Angel fan I wouldn't say I was used to seeing my team win in the postseason. The only time they had made the playoffs in my lifetime was during the magical Disney movie-esque 2002 season in which they defied all odds to turn a 6-14 record into a World Series championship.Sports pundits called it a Cinderella story. But as a … [Read more...] about Win this one for Nick