ALEXIS SEBRINGLife Assistant If you are driving around one day and hear an opera singer in the car behind you, it is most likely senior Amanda Gregory. This talented and driven young woman has studied voice since she was 7 years-old and began opera her freshman year in college. Graduate school is just around the corner for her, and her performance, “Bartered Bride,” at … [Read more...] about Artist among us: Amanda Gregory
Waves pound Santa Clara to notch Homecoming win
DEREK SEDAMStaff Writer After last week’s come-from-behind win against Portland, consecutive wins was just what the men’s basketball team needed. Heading into the last stretch of West Coast Conference play, the Waves held off a late comeback effort by Santa Clara to win 64-58 in front of 2,000 at the Firestone Fieldhouse. Junior guard Rico Tucker had a monster game against the … [Read more...] about Waves pound Santa Clara to notch Homecoming win
New film questions bias against Intelligent Design
STEPHEN ROESLERStaff Writer Former Pepperdine Professor Ben Stein’s controversial film, “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed,” scheduled for release in early April, explores the complex topic of Intelligent Design (ID) and the role it plays in academia. Stein, who wrote and stars in the film, finds numerous examples of professors who are being denied tenure and publishing rights … [Read more...] about New film questions bias against Intelligent Design
Cartoon reprint reignites debate
STEPHANIE TANIZARAssistant Perspectives Editor On Feb. 14, Denmark’s foreign ministry advised Danes to avoid travel to Pakistan. Why? On that day, Islamic students in southern Pakistan torched the Danish flag. But this was not the only instance of anti-Danish demonstration. In Kuwait, a call for a boycott on Danish goods was sounded. Three men were arrested for planning to … [Read more...] about Cartoon reprint reignites debate
Best words in the Ebonic Dictionary
Laura Johnson Below is a selection of the best urban terms donated from my friends, family, public high school and urbandictionary.com, that are Pep appropriate, of course. Enjoy and maybe impress others by using one in a sentence, or even a paper – your teachers will swoon. Yo. 10. Kadunkadunk: Someone in possession of a large posterior. Also known as "junk in the … [Read more...] about Best words in the Ebonic Dictionary