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LYNDSI STEPHENSStaff Writer In February, a challenge was issued on the popular website youtube.com: if people submitted videos in which they denied God, they would receive a free DVD. The Blasphemy Challenge, as it is called, has been answered by Challenge Blasphemy, a Christian group dedicated to creating videos that praise God. Youtube.com is an online community that was … [Read more...] about Youtube religious challenge

KYLE HOGANStaff Writer All good things must come to an end. Judging from the way Tom’s eyebrows tightened and the look on the rest of senior volleyball player Tom Hulse’s lean face when asked if he will miss Pepperdine upon his graduation, he appreciates the bittersweet truth of the statement. “It will be hard to leave,” Hulse says, glancing at the ground. “Over the years all … [Read more...] about Life after Pepperdine: Volleyball player Tome Hulse speaks

KEYLA VASCONCELLOSStaff Writer Bagged lunches, providing jobs on campus, interacting with friendly people during holiday meals, and helping plant flowers during Step Forward Day. All of those are all contributions made by Pepperdine University to the Malibu Labor Exchange.   “The University is Malibu Labor Exchanges' biggest help recently,” said Oscar Mondragon, center … [Read more...] about Malibu Labor Exchange

TIMOTHY MAKIStaff Writer When Elizabeth Smith crossed the finish line she almost fell over. Fortunately, a volunteer caught her just in time and immediately gave her water and something to eat. She was exhausted. She couldn’t feel her legs. She was bawling. Elizabeth Smith had just run and completed her first Los Angeles Marathon. Smith has always been an active person. As a … [Read more...] about Assistant journalism director completes L.A. marathon

ELYSSA GAGEStaff Writer A masterful fusion of a poet’s fantasies, a man’s beliefs and a scholar’s knowledge. That is what Clayton Eshleman brings his readers in “An Alchemist with One Eye on Fire." Raised in Indiana, Eshleman spent the first years of his career excavating who he was. The answer came to him in a most unexpected setting: the Ice Age caves of the French Dordogne. … [Read more...] about Book review: “An Alchemist with One Eye on Fire”