JANELLE STRAWSBURGStaff Writer The Pepperdine alumni baseball game is a time when the old dogs face off against the new pups in a battle of pride, honor and bragging rights. It’s a time for those past players to reconnect with old friends and time for the new squad to show off their skills and build anticipation for the coming season. Every year like clockwork, the alumni … [Read more...] about NCAA pushes season back
Keep Him a top priority
AMY LARSONStaff Writer What is most important to us? Is it grades? Is it money? Regardless of what our top priorities are, one thing is certain: those ideas become our main concern in life. For instance, if good grades are a priority for me, I will turn in work on time, decline invitations to go out, attend class, and so on. Conversely, if grades are not a high priority for me, … [Read more...] about Keep Him a top priority
The unheard voices of Opera
LAURA JOHNSONAssistant Life Editor Fat ladies, Viking horns, “Xena Warrior Princess” gear and a lot of loud crazy vibrato is often what the opera connotates. This brutal combination of over-the-top spectacles are not things that often entice the younger generation to go for a pricey seat at the opera. However, as it is in the real world, these stereotypes should be forgotten, … [Read more...] about The unheard voices of Opera
Spring breakers book trips despite economic decline
AARON SCHRANKStaff Writer The American economy is in a state of uncertainty. Foreclosures on homes are at an all-time high. Employment projections are weaker than expected. Talks of a recession have caused wild fluctuations in the stock market. Oil prices are bubbling at around $100 a barrel. We face problems even more specific to travel — the weakest dollar in years and … [Read more...] about Spring breakers book trips despite economic decline
Opinions from around the globe
‘Sweet Chaos’ in Hawaii Hawaii has the worst rates of voter participation in all the 50 states. Democratic caucuses there normally draw fewer than 5,000 people. But with this year’s race so tight, and a native son, Senator Barack Obama, in the race, Democratic Party officials braced for a record turnout. They printed 17,000 ballots for their “preference poll” of party … [Read more...] about Opinions from around the globe