RYAN SAWTELLEContributor The political philosophies on which parties build their respective platforms change over time. It is the honorable task of individuals to come to personal convictions on their own merit and harbor these convictions even when the party leaders stray from those principles. This means not always voting along party lines simply because someone has an “R” or … [Read more...] about McCain less than a true conservative
Finance your romance on V-Day
MATT BUSH & ROXANA ASTEMBORSKI Art & Design Assistant Editor and Editor Rox: Matty, it’s Valentine’s Day! What are you going to do for me? Matt: Oh Rox, you know it’s a secret. R: Secret? So … that means you haven’t planned anything, huh? Great. Don’t you love me? M: Of course I love you, baby. You know I always pull through. But if I tell you the “surprise” it will … [Read more...] about Finance your romance on V-Day
Freshman earns best finish, team finishes eighth at tourney
TAYLOR BIRDSports Assistant The Pepperdine women’s golf team, led by freshman Taylore Karle, totaled 914 strokes to finish in a tie for eighth place at the Northtrop Grumman Regional Challenge in Palos Verdes, Calif. This was the Waves’ first tournament of the spring. A total of 15 schools participated, and UCLA took first place with 876 strokes, followed by Florida (883) and … [Read more...] about Freshman earns best finish, team finishes eighth at tourney
Cherry winner speaks about ‘spice of science’
JAIMIE FRANKLINNews Assistant Dr. Stephen Davis of the Natural Science Division, recipient of the 2008 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching, spoke to a crowded Smothers Theatre on Monday evening about the importance of undergraduate research and what he referred to as “the spice of science.” “It’s painful to admit this but science can be kind of bland,” he said in his … [Read more...] about Cherry winner speaks about ‘spice of science’
No excuses to not vote in November
LANDON PHILLIPS/Cartoonist STAFF EDITORIAL The California primaries have come and gone, with Hillary Clinton and John McCain taking the top prize in arguably the first meaningful primary the Golden State has seen since the days of Bobby Kennedy in 1968. But with little time to focus on all Super Tuesday states before the prized primary, there was understandably little time to … [Read more...] about No excuses to not vote in November