STEPHANIE TANIZARAssistant Perspectives Editor Books have held the monopoly on information for centuries. From scholarly works to one-liner gags, every facet of human history and culture has been consigned to the written page. That is, until the rise of the Internet and its information highway. Faster and more adept at recording information, the Internet — like books — is not … [Read more...] about Books taking a backseat to technology
What Democrats and Republicans Are Saying About…Social Issues
TODD BOULDINDirector, the Pepperdine Voyage, and Asst. Visiting of Social Science 1. What are the social issues at the forefront of campaign 2008? Social issues, or what some would call “moral” issues, again are playing a significant role in the consideration of voters as they choose candidates for the presidency in 2008. However, polls of likely voters and exit polls reflect … [Read more...] about What Democrats and Republicans Are Saying About…Social Issues
Only His opinion matters
AMY LARSONStaff Writer There’s a pretty serious sickness going around. It’s an addiction, really. What’s tricky is that you might not even recognize you have it until it has progressed greatly and taken over many parts of your daily life. It doesn’t require antibiotics or therapy; we are the only ones who can choose to heal ourselves. Me, you, your roommate – we all have it, … [Read more...] about Only His opinion matters
Candidates hide behind meaningless buzz words
SHANNON KELLYContributor Election ‘08’s big words are “change” and “experience.” Candidates love to spout them out, and as Super Tuesday passed, the same words held the same bizarre clout. I realized voters are eating these words right up, without taking a second to digest their meaning (or lack thereof). The presidential front-runners are exploiting these seemingly weighty … [Read more...] about Candidates hide behind meaningless buzz words
‘Change’ not just a political buzz word
ERIK HAYDENContributor The political catchword of the season, “change,” harkens back to the idealistic eras in American society — the roaring twenties or the early sixties. Today’s ethos is forward-looking, yet deeply touches a yearning desire of Americans to rid themselves of narrow-minded political punditry, attack ads, amorphous presidential candidates and fabricated … [Read more...] about ‘Change’ not just a political buzz word