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
U.S. stages phony freedom claim
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
Season's thanks from the Pep family
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
GOP identity crisis haunts 2012 success
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
Auto crash wrecks Main Street
The crisis on Wall Street is causing the federal government to look differently at its investments. Obviously the major investment for almost a decade now has been the Iraq war which has contributed to the government being left deep in debt and lacking focus on domestic finances. Now after massive bank failures corporate bankruptcies and tragedies in the stock market it seems … [Read more...] about Auto crash wrecks Main Street