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Finita la commedia (the end of the comedy) and thank God for it. The election is done and gone. Political zealotry is fading. Celebrations honoring Barack Obama's great victory have begun to subside. And conservative college students have finally begun to change their melodramatic Facebook statuses from something irrationally banal to proper collegiate banal. Yes "Moving to … [Read more...] about 'Yes we can' becomes 'can we really?'

Generally speaking the majority of parents have big expectations for their kids. With this comes the pressure to perform and succeed. No one knows this better than Mychel Thompson sophomore basketball player and son of 12-year NBA veteran Mychal Thompson. Growing up Mychel lived and breathed basketball and hoped that one day he could be playing for a Division 1 school. … [Read more...] about Son of NBA vet carries legacy to Waves

A record-setting 70 million-plus viewers tuned in to watch the 2008 presidential election returns last Tuesday both domestically and around the globe. Following the election of Barack Obama people across the world have celebrated what they believe is the induction of a new age in U.S. politics.At least for the time being the world sees the United States in an overwhelmingly … [Read more...] about Positive U.S. image needed abroad

There are more than 100000 underprivileged children living in and around the Los Angeles area according to a 2000 city census. For them Christmas isn't necessarily a time of celebration but rather a reminder of the financial restrictions their families face.To help Pepperdine students and the Salvation Army in Santa Monica hosted a shopping spree giving 90 disadvantaged … [Read more...] about Students join Salvation Army shopping spree

After four straight conference loses the Waves are looking more determined than ever following last week's sweep of LMU 30 (25-13 25-21 25-13). The Lions (12-12 2-8) were prey to the Waves' crushing offense. Pepperdine ended the 76-minute game with their second best hitting percentage of the season at .434. "We have worked real hard these past couple weeks on our serving and … [Read more...] about Team ends losing streak dominates LMU at home