As a school and as a society we're caught between sensationalist stories of an H1N1 pandemic and reckless disregard for our health. Although health tips are flying around nearly as quickly as the influenza that inspires them the Graphic has noticed that much of this well-intentioned counsel comes across as banal and unhelpful.But judging by the 3.2 million American college … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Prevent common illnesses by heeding common advice
SPP society dreams big
The Churchill Society one of the Pepperdine School of Public Policy's (SPP) youngest student organizations held its first meeting this week at Drescher Graduate Campus.According to Jacklin Boyadjian second-year SPP student and president of the Churchill Society the club's purpose is to promote leadership prudence and community in public policy. Established in March 2008 the … [Read more...] about SPP society dreams big
Soccer: Freshmen goalies lead the Waves in two close matches
The Pepperdine women's soccer team couldn't quite pull out back-to-back victories on the road this weekend but the team did prove themselves to be a force to be reckoned with.They dropped a 1-0 contest to Arizona State on Friday before winning 1-0 on Sunday against Utah.The Waves (6-4) started their weekend at Arizona State (7-1-2) with a tough 1-0 loss against the Sun Devils. … [Read more...] about Soccer: Freshmen goalies lead the Waves in two close matches
Sustainability Corner
Environmentalism is a strange thing to approach. For most (myself included) it's easy to become overwhelmed by the plethora of issues that need to be addressed when one stumbles upon this expansive field of activism. What's more environmentalism today has all sorts of new rigid social connotations about how one should govern their everyday habits to measure up to the … [Read more...] about Sustainability Corner
Water polo struggles to stay afloat
Saturday marked another suffering loss for the Pepperdine men's water polo team. Battling No. 3 USC the No. 8 Waves could not put enough balls in the net which resulted in a 14-8 loss."We gave up too many goals in the first half senior attacker Preston Lujan said. But Clayton really stepped up and made a presence for us in two meters."With three goals senior center Clayton … [Read more...] about Water polo struggles to stay afloat