SAMANTHA BLONS & MELISSA GIAIMOStaff Writers Students in the Florence program kicked off the spring semester by observing a closed practice of the Florentine soccer team, Fiorentina. It was the first in a series of field trips designed to immerse students in local culture. “This is one of the many events we do to get into the Italian culture ... that the typical tourists … [Read more...] about Florence students kick it with soccer team
Writer in need of new ‘perspective’ on camping controversy
Letter to the editor This is in response to the Perspectives piece by Mr. Marc Choquette regarding overnight camping in Malibu. As one of the lead vocal opponents to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy's (SMMC) plans to put overnight camping in the small box canyons and Charmlee Park, I think Mr. Choquette needed to do a lot more homework that just reading other newspapers … [Read more...] about Writer in need of new ‘perspective’ on camping controversy
Elections covered abroad portray different perspective
RYAN HAGENStaff Writer As the presidential candidates fight for placement on the airwaves and the pages of domestic newspapers, Europe has been viewing the primary season from a different angle. Developments receive front page coverage in major international newspapers, which tend to put events in more of a world context than American papers, but information passes through a … [Read more...] about Elections covered abroad portray different perspective
Talk gets ‘juicy’ on new online forum
GLORIA SHELLERContributing Writer With the addition of Pepperdine to JuicyCampus.com, students have hit an all-time low. The gossip Web site, founded in October 2007, has only a small list of other pathetic gossip-loving schools including Duke, Loyola Marymount, UCLA and USC. It’s absurd to think that Pepperdine students, who supposedly lead lives of purpose, service and … [Read more...] about Talk gets ‘juicy’ on new online forum
What democrats and republicans are saying about health care
TODD BOULDINVisting Asst. Professor of Relgion and Social Science 1. What issues are involved in the debate about health care reform? The essential issue in the health care debate is whether health care insurance is a universal right that should belong to all Americans, and if so, whether it is the role of the federal government to guarantee universal access or coverage. … [Read more...] about What democrats and republicans are saying about health care
