The Pepperdine baseball team could not have asked for a more exciting finish to its 2009 season opener against Cal State Northridge on Friday.With Pepperdine trailing 3-2 in the bottom of the 9th senior outfielder Nate Simon stepped to the plate and rocketed a pitch over the centerfield wall for a 3-3 tie and his second home run of the game. After a pitching change by the … [Read more...] about Waves win season opener in walk-off fashion
Lucky No. 8: Men take down No.-8 Bruins
Despite suffering their first loss of the season Friday at Stanford the No.-3 Waves brought the heat Wednesday night sweeping No.-8 UCLA 31-29 30-26 30-25 at Firestone Fieldhouse.UCLA got the first point of the match with a missed serve by Pepperdine. The Waves trailed the Bruins until junior middle blocker Rodnei Santos and sophomore Tyler Jaynes tied the game at 13 with a big … [Read more...] about Lucky No. 8: Men take down No.-8 Bruins
Poetry Corner
The eye of Orion watches from western skiesas he slides along his radio beaminto the waiting arms of oblivion.And I'm keeping my ear to the groundlistening for his siren callto wake me from this jealous swellof my internal symphony.Orion's feet are drippingblues and greys into the mesosphereof my understandingthreatening to recreate the personI thought it was.I told him "I … [Read more...] about Poetry Corner
'Toi'ing with student's light wallets
A concert poster for Dylan and The Band circa 1967 and delicious satay chicken skewers are just the lovely beginning to a meal at Santa Monica's Toi Rockin' Thai restaurant. The Wilshire hotspot garners attention because of its unique hours and cheap prices. The location is an offshoot of the original Toi's which opened on Sunset in 1986 and continues to rise in popularity. … [Read more...] about 'Toi'ing with student's light wallets
Warming up to nuclear solutions
This country is in a quandary. On an almost daily basis Americans are chided for their dependence on fossil fuels and foreign oil and yet the solutions offered are hardly assets for anything other than some politician's pocketbook. One of the most pressing problems in America in its effort to be green is finding an alternative source of energy that is renewable reliable … [Read more...] about Warming up to nuclear solutions