BRITTANY YEAROUTAssistant News Editor Through their extensive community work, Pepperdine’s Ken and Libby Perrin have come across thousands of faces in past years. One such face was a young man who told the couple he was robbed on his way home from Iraq to attend the funeral of his brother. The Perrins helped the man obtain a hotel and food for three days before finding out he … [Read more...] about Couple keeps caring
Evolution of political parties has become a confusing endeavor
STEPHEN EDSONContributor Modern political contradiction is often difficult to notice on account of the blind spot created by our personal convictions, which are often a matter of feelings rather than thoughts. The middle class has undergone a decade of being duped into consumerism, which has exhausted its coffers and created a dollar-centric youth. This soft consumerism … [Read more...] about Evolution of political parties has become a confusing endeavor
MACK CARROLL/Assistant Photo Editor
Waves all bark, no bite against the Bulldogs DAVID NAKAGAMIAssistant Sports Editor The Pepperdine men’s basketball team finished last in the West Coast Conference last season, and it is on the fast track to reclaiming this unenviable title again this year. The Waves dropped their conference opener at home against Portland on Saturday, 82-78. Two days later, in a nationally … [Read more...] about MACK CARROLL/Assistant Photo Editor
ROXANA ASTEMBORSKI & MATT BUSH/Art Editor & Assistant Art Editor
Election season starts to heat up SHANNON URTNOWSKINews Editor As Super Tuesday and other state primary elections approach, results in past electoral events like the Iowa Caucus are becoming little but statistics that will affect the outcome of the 2008 Presidential Election results. However, to a few members of the Pepperdine community who had the opportunity to attend the … [Read more...] about ROXANA ASTEMBORSKI & MATT BUSH/Art Editor & Assistant Art Editor
ROXANA ASTEMBORSKI/Art & Design Editor
Frenzy over camping in Malibu hits fever pitch MARC CHOQUETTEPerspectives Editor One of the first signs many see upon driving into Malibu is not just the “27 Miles of Scenic Beauty,” but also the less-noticeable warning of “no camping within city limits.” That sign actually refers to camping in non-permitted areas and for those wishing to sleep in their vehicles. Camping is, in … [Read more...] about ROXANA ASTEMBORSKI/Art & Design Editor