We've all been there or at least know someone who has. The RA happens to overhear a faint female voice past the 1 a.m. visiting hours in a men's freshman dorm. A poster is found hanging that depicts a banned alcoholic beverage (during my freshman year we actually defied this by hanging up a poster of Leonardo da Vinci's ‘Last Supper' with an arrow pointing to Christ's … [Read more...] about Student input on rules limited
Track: Waves wash over competition at weekend meet
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