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It may seem unorthodox - a praise tribute dedicated to the color of a coffee chain's paper cups - but considering the emotions allied with such festive disposable dishware this one goes out to the red holiday Starbucks cups.Growing up in the Midwest I remember when the onset of the holiday season was marked by the overnight construction of department stores' red and green … [Read more...] about Drinking in the spirit of Starbucks' holiday cups

Decent salary three months vacation every year and a permanent job contract that restricts your employer from firing you sounds like a great deal - and an opportunity to be as lazy and unproductive as you want. A prominent educational authority argues the tenure system ensures just that - lazy workers who don't have students' best interests in mind. But while problems within … [Read more...] about Tenure needs tuning not replacement

After years of the War on Terror and centuries of religious turmoil in the Middle East the United Nations held a much-needed interfaith dialogue to discuss the promotion of religious tolerance in all countries. Yet the impact of the conference was meager at best.??Ironically the conference was initiated by the Saudi Arabian King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz leader of one of the most … [Read more...] about U.S. stages phony freedom claim

Despite the fact that Christmas products have been out on the store racks for several weeks now there is another holiday that is fast approaching - one that does not deserve to be overlooked. The holiday we (and by "we the Graphic staff is referring to the Pepperdine family as a whole) are speaking of is Thanksgiving, of course. The holiday is universally appreciated, so we … [Read more...] about Season's thanks from the Pep family

Nov. 4 2008 was a good day to be a Democrat. President-elect Barack Obama won by a landslide as did most Democratic incumbents and many challengers running for Congress. Now a few weeks after that history-making Tuesday Republicans are scrambling to answer the big question - what will happen to the GOP in 2012? Names have already been thrown out for potential presidential … [Read more...] about GOP identity crisis haunts 2012 success