BRITTANY YEAROUT Assistant News Editor Baylor University announced Wednesday that Pepperdine biology professor Stephen Davis has received its distinguished 2008 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching. The Cherry Award is the only national teaching award for college professors and has the single largest monetary reward of $200,000. Along with the stipend, the … [Read more...] about Pepperdine biology professor wins Robert Foster Cherry Award
Attention golfers: Go to college
SHUHEI MATSUOAssistant Online Editor Kids these days do everything early. They get their first cell phone at age 7, first credit card at 11 and even start drinking at age 13. Oh, one more thing: They become professional golfers at age 16. Sound familiar? Well, this may not apply to your younger siblings, but Ryo Ishikawa should know what I’m talking about. On Jan. 10, the … [Read more...] about Attention golfers: Go to college
Couple keeps caring
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
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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