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Waves fans near and far and young and old will gather on campus for what organizers promise to be a jam-packed Homecoming weekend.Tighter finances across campus and the country have not diminished the size of the budget according to Homecoming 2009 organizers in the Seaver Alumni Office. Seaver College's Homecoming and Reunions Manager Tara Lawrence said because sponsorships … [Read more...] about Former Waves return to Malibu

It is our mandate our divine command to pursue truth to its end. However I have continually caught myself extending my beliefs over too broad a spectrum. It occurs when I would rather apply a general rule of morality to complex issues than trudge in the grey areas of a specific dilemma. We raise a cry to the evils of homosexuality for example and frequently condemn its rampant … [Read more...] about Can you handle the truth?

Nearly a year after Pepperdine rejected the Student Government Association's request to ban JuicyCampus on the University server, the economic crisis forced the infamous college gossip Web site to shut down on Thursday, Feb. 5.Our growth outpaced our ability to muster the resources needed to survive the economic downturn said JuicyCampus Founder Matt Ivester in a statement … [Read more...] about JuicyCampus closes Pep reflects

Imagine: You want to speak but you cannot. You try to open your eyes but your brain cannot send the signals. Senior Kari Kraakevik went through this making her presence at Pepperdine a true feat. Kraakevik is a miracle survivor of toxic shock syndrome (TSS). She started playing the clarinet at age six. However when she was 15 years old and already a talented musician Kraakevik … [Read more...] about Triumph over TTS

The Proposition 8 spotlight has some faculty and staff arguing that Pepperdine has been branded as a far-right institution damaging the university's credibility as a place of scholarship.To combat that impression faculty from a variety of fields formed a new initiative called the Pepperdine Coalition for Balance on Tuesday Feb. 3. The goal is to bring more diverse speakers to … [Read more...] about Faculty demands political balance