I find it amazing how circumstance can dictate the course of reality. A year ago the courtyard in front of our library sported a lovely even lawn: the pride of any gardener. But now that campus construction is diverting the ant march of students on their way to class the lawn is reduced to a sorry state. Just think the life of that poor grass is entirely determined by scenario: … [Read more...] about The grass could be greener
Pepperdine Remembers Patrick Rooney
He started at third base for the Pepperdine baseball team from 2002 to 2005. Wearing No. 8 he hit .270 with 11 home runs and 126 RBI and was considered one of the elite defensive third basemen in the West Coast Conference during his four seasons as a Wave. He consistently worked to better himself at the game as well as provide a smile for anyone lucky enough to cross paths with … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Remembers Patrick Rooney
He's just not that into you
Growing up we were all force-fed the Golden Rule so many times that we probably knew it better than our first names. But as guys get older our Golden Rule begins to shift a bit. From "Treat others as you would like to be treated our rule evolves into the eloquently stated, Bros before hoes." It is the most highly-revered commandment in the Little Black Book of Man Law. Such a … [Read more...] about He's just not that into you
Student campaign inspires kindness
They call it the Kind Campaign. Dedicated to ending girl-on-girl crime Pepperdine seniors Lauren Parsekian and Molly Stroud are filming a documentary with a simple message: be nice to one another.Our goal is not to make everybody best friends Parsekian said. We're all different. But we're not asking a lot. We're not trying to solve poverty or world hunger. We only ask women to … [Read more...] about Student campaign inspires kindness
Stimulus plan facilitates debt
The Republicans are right. The economic stimulus plan which easily passed the House without a single Republican vote Jan. 28 proposes to revamp the economy by funneling money into infrastructural projects and providing tax credits to low and middle-income workers. Although improvements in infrastructure would create jobs a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) study shows that … [Read more...] about Stimulus plan facilitates debt