DAVID NAKAGAMIAssistant Sports Editor While most people were at the beach enjoying the scorching weather during Labor Day Weekend, senior Lacey Lowber prepared for one of the greatest athletic endeavors of her life. Lowber ran in the Disneyland Half Marathon Monday to support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Unlike the beachgoers, Lowber’s plan has been in the works for … [Read more...] about Labor of Love
Poverty statistics decrease, still a lot of work to be done
CHRIS SEGALDirector of Strategic Planning In an ideal world, the government would not be handing out money and food in the form of federal support. That is a job for nonprofit organizations and churches. Look at the most successful charitable organizations in the world — they are not governments with high overhead costs. The most efficient groups are private and religious … [Read more...] about Poverty statistics decrease, still a lot of work to be done
Students feel a pinch as food costs increase
NICOLE ALBERTSON andSEAN CARROLL News Assistant and Staff Writer Waves cafeteria raised the price of student food by 3.6 percent this year. Last year, grumbling stomachs noticed a wider selection of choices in the Caf, HAWC and Café Fresca in the CCB. But this year’s unexpected price raise has some students worried about maintaining enough points to last the entire school … [Read more...] about Students feel a pinch as food costs increase
Waves chase big dream
JANELLE STRAWSBURGStaff Writer It’s the day every athlete dreams of. The hour every baseball player anticipates. It’s the most nerve-wracking minute for one pitcher, shortstop, centerfielder. The one sentence that could catapult him into the one dream he has been chasing his whole life. “In the second round of the 2007 first year player draft the Arizona Diamondbacks select…” … [Read more...] about Waves chase big dream
Global business opportunites expand, Shanghai abroad program develops
SAMANTHA BLONSAssistant News Editor Students looking for a more exotic international experience than the standard European ones can now apply to join the first class of the newest Pepperdine international program: Shanghai, China. As an international business hub and an urban center of China’s booming economy, Shanghai will be an ideal program for students who hope to … [Read more...] about Global business opportunites expand, Shanghai abroad program develops