It has been said that no good deed goes unpunished. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints commonly known as the LDS or Mormon Church has been singled out by opponents of Proposition 8 since its passage on Nov. 4. Some feel that the vitriol ¬(and intimidation and boycotts and envelopes filled with white powder) directed toward the Church is more than deserved. … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor
Tilting to the center of the political scale
It's come to this - while 40-year Alaska Senate incumbent Ted Stevens fights to maintain his recently re-elected seat amidst federal corruption felony convictions former GOP vice presidential candidate and current Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is finagling her way into the potential opening. Personally I could care less.Stevens and Palin embody everything the Republican Party has … [Read more...] about Tilting to the center of the political scale
Team struggles in last fall tournament
The Pepperdine men's golf team continued its struggles this week in its final tournament of the fall season with another disappointing finish at the Turtle Bay Resort Collegiate Invitational in Hawaii. The Waves repeated last year's finish of 8th place totaling 866 strokes over three rounds to tie with Oregon State and host University of Hawaii. The men limped out of the gates … [Read more...] about Team struggles in last fall tournament
Waves compete at NCAA regional reflect on season
The Pepperdine cross country season ended Saturday morning at the NCAA West Regional in Palo Alto Calif. leaving the men's and women's team room to improve for next season.The men competed on the 10k course and came in at 24th place with graduate student Cole Feldman leading the Waves at 32:07.The women finished 22nd and followed sophomore Chelsea Wishard who ran the 6k course … [Read more...] about Waves compete at NCAA regional reflect on season
Same Old Story Waves fall to BYU 82-53
MALIBU--Last season it was an eye-poking display of porous defense that led to the men's basketball team being just another statistic in Brigham Young's now 44-game home winning streak. This season under the new Tom Asbury regime things weren't much different. Freshman guard Keion Bell scored nine points and grabbed seven rebounds in the loss and sophomore transfer Jonathan … [Read more...] about Same Old Story Waves fall to BYU 82-53