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I walked into Firestone Fieldhouse Monday for work. I referee intramural basketball games Monday and Tuesday nights to pay for ridiculous off-campus electricity bills and the occasional night on the town. (Mom and Dad I know you get this paper sent home so let me reassure you: said "night" is lights out by midnight and always early to rise.)To be honest work was tough to get … [Read more...] about Vegas hoops and Pokemon

Only six months have passed since stock market woes and financial hard times commandeered the headlines of newspapers. As a result budget cuts have become almost unavoidable. Some days it seems like the current economic situation has become something of a cliché used as a excuse by stingy consumers. It also serves as a convenient reason to boycott certain expensive … [Read more...] about Pep chisels budget to cope with economy

The issue of same-sex marriage has once again been left to the California Supreme Court as Pepperdine School of Law Dean Ken Starr defended Proposition 8 in oral arguments March 5. Most legal experts expect the court to maintain Proposition 8's ban on gay marriage while still upholding the existing 18000 same-sex marriages that were issued before Proposition 8 passed in … [Read more...] about Starr defends Prop 8 before Calf. Supreme Court

The lamentable condition of the American economy is affecting Pepperdine in a way administrators had long hoped to prevent. The announcement Friday Feb. 27 that two Division 1 sports teams will be cut next year was a punch in the gut of the Pepperdine family. Though these cuts to Pepperdine athletics are part of university-wide budget reductions the loss of the men's track and … [Read more...] about Athletic cuts save money hurt morale

Student Government Association unanimously passed a resolution approving a rewritten constitution that officials said promotes greater efficiency within the senate. To become official the constitution requires ratification by the student body. Students will vote on the constitution next week on election ballots.The new constitution rewritten by the General Judicial Council of … [Read more...] about SGA rewrites its constitution for efficiency