For the second straight home game senior outfielder Nate Simon was part of late-inning Pepperdine heroics. This time it was Simon providing the walk-off shot as he launched a 3-1 pitch over the left centerfield wall in the bottom of the 10th to seal a 3-2 victory for the Waves over Cal State Northridge on Sunday afternoon at Eddy D. Field Stadium.The Waves (2-1) originally took … [Read more...] about Another day another walk-off
Budget reaches students
Pepperdine students might not notice their wallets lightening as a result of California's budget compromise but a sales tax hike is one of several measures that will impact students regardless of their home state.Prices will rise April 1 when the sales tax will inch upward by 1 cent per dollar to a total of 9.25 percent in Malibu.California's previous budget was passed in … [Read more...] about Budget reaches students
Editorial: Pepperdine treads uncharted waters
A private university with a Christian affiliation and a reputation for conservatism walks a thin line between virtue and closed-mindedness. Fortunately for Pepperdine recent events like Wednesday's "Growing Up Gay in a Family of Faith" speaking engagement hosted by the School of Law have allowed the university to stay safely in the virtue zone while earnestly including its … [Read more...] about Editorial: Pepperdine treads uncharted waters
Project Serve gives break time to needy
From Oakland, Calif. to the peaks of the Andes Mountains, 268 Pepperdine students will depart this weekend to help the needy in cities and villages across the United States, Central and South America.These teams aren't out to save the world said Project Serve Co-Coordinator Harris Kenny, a junior. If you look at it objectively [Project Serve] is just a Band-Aid. Keep in mind … [Read more...] about Project Serve gives break time to needy
Action flick collapses
Directed by Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run) The International was advertised as a nonstop action thrill ride with all the adrenaline of a real life international bank conspiracy. Unfortunately the film does not live up to this in spite of it's few highlights.Although the film generally fails as far as plot and depth go some of the action scenes are quite outstanding.The movie was … [Read more...] about Action flick collapses