Doug Kmiec Pepperdine professor of constitutional law and an active supporter of Barack Obama's presidential campaign left Malibu for Washington D.C. Wednesday morning directly following the election.Kmiec declined to give more details other than saying his trip has to do "in part" with Obama who he said he expects to speak to within the next 12 to 24 hours."[Obama] will meet … [Read more...] about Kmiec reflects on Obama campaign
SGA passes three new spending resolutions
Student Government Association (SGA) passed three resolutions on Wednesday all of which involved reducing unnecessary spending in light of the current economic crisis. In addition to suggesting a strategy to reduce the cost of textbooks SGA approved funding for two upcoming class events: the senior town hall meeting and ball.Preceding the resolutions former actor comedian and … [Read more...] about SGA passes three new spending resolutions
Ken Starr to defend Prop. 8 before Supreme Court
Pepperdine is in the midst of the Proposition 8 crossfire once again after School of Law Dean Kenneth Starr was named in December as lead counsel for ProtectMarriage.com in the California Supreme Court battle over the legality of the proposition. Proposition 8 passed Nov. 42008 effectively banned same-sex marriage in California. Starr will defend Proposition 8 before the … [Read more...] about Ken Starr to defend Prop. 8 before Supreme Court
Live from the Inauguration
Washington D.C. is glowing post-Inauguration. The winners of the souvenir run-- Newspapers and news stands. Carla Krostoff owner of One Stop News enjoyed the post-Inauguration run for the newspapers. Even mid-day her estimated sales totaled to 1500 to 2000. Comparative speaking the average total on a normal day: 50. Displays of front pages from each of the 50 states lined the … [Read more...] about Live from the Inauguration
Winter Beach Symposium
Did you know that lifeguards used to be as popular as movie stars back in the '60's? And did you know why a man named George Freeth is a legend for any Los Angeles lifeguard? This and much more was discussed at the Winter Beach Symposium a meeting that brought marine experts from around California to Pepperdine University on Wednesday Jan. 14. Chair of the symposium was Dr. … [Read more...] about Winter Beach Symposium