LISA PORTERStaff Writer The Pepperdine tutoring program at Camp David Gonzales is in danger of being replaced because it does not meet the requirements to receive federal funding. The “Time to Read” literacy program matches inmates at Camp David Gonzales with Pepperdine students who help them learn to read. However, because the program has not been sanctioned by the federal … [Read more...] about Camp David faces federal funding losses
Enough parking, no patience
LANDON PHILLIPS/Assistant Art Editor STAFF EDITORIAL One ticket. Two ticket. Three ticket. Four. Counting on-campus parking tickets in Dr. Seuss fashion has become somewhat of a norm for several Pepperdine students these days. We’d like to think some may be a result of a Public Safety officer’s boredom, but usually students know they deserve them. Many students respond to the … [Read more...] about Enough parking, no patience
Trash worth keeping: Campus teams with recycling company
Art Illustration by Sarah Schreff/Photo Editor NICOLE ALBERTSONNews Assistant As the landfills in Southern California begin to reach their maximum capacity, recycling has become an important part in controlling the amount of waste buried into the ground. The closest landfill to Pepperdine is directly through Malibu Canyon near A.E.Wright Middle School and reached its capacity … [Read more...] about Trash worth keeping: Campus teams with recycling company
‘Green’ idea gone too far
MARC CHOQUETTEOnline Content Manager Is it just me, or is everyone and everything (including the Graphic, see A1) trying to go “green?” It seems that many corporations in the United States have realized that throwing around the “green” label means that the other kind of green will be lining their pockets soon thereafter, whether or not they are actually environmentally … [Read more...] about ‘Green’ idea gone too far
Making a difference starts in the States
SARAH SCHERFFPhoto Editor A young Hispanic 12-year-old carries his AK-47 to the street corner, takes aim, and guns down a black man he doesn't like because they are not the same ethnicity. A mile away a young mother and her child, both HIV positive, shiver in bed starving and hopeless, unable to afford or even access medications necessary to prolong their lives. In the same … [Read more...] about Making a difference starts in the States