AMY LARSONStaff Writer I am a Spiritual Life Adviser this year for a freshman dorm. This is a job that I was a bit hesitant to apply for, simply because I was not certain what it would entail. I spent all summer thinking about the worst possible scenario, the toughest questions I could be asked and wondering how I would respond should these things become a reality. I came … [Read more...] about Almighty leads in semester of success
Pep captures sixth straight WCC victory
ZACH ENGLUNDStaff Writer They came into the weekend having won four in a row, and with the way they have been playing lately, another successful weekend seemed almost inevitable for the Pepperdine women’s volleyball team. After two tough wins on the road against Saint Mary’s and San Francisco, Head Coach Nina Matthies said her Waves could not be playing any better. “We’re … [Read more...] about Pep captures sixth straight WCC victory
Kappa Sigma moves to colonize
A new fraternity hopes to begin a Malibu chapter comprised of Pepperdine students. RYAN HAGENNews Assistant Just one semester after Alpha Tau Omega was invited by the Inter Fraternity Council to start a new chapter at Pepperdine, a rogue fraternity has surfaced. Kappa Sigma, which finished second in the bidding to become Pepperdine’s first new fraternity in half a decade has … [Read more...] about Kappa Sigma moves to colonize
Destructive policy ducks behind “good intentions”
Shannon KellyPerspectives Editor The minimum wage is a left-over, rotting New Deal policy masked by “well-intended,” legislative yak; a policy accepted by people who do not understand its implications. Fortunately, the past decade’s Republican reins repressed statist policies, but the recent elections handed power to a group of people far too accepting of the same kind of … [Read more...] about Destructive policy ducks behind “good intentions”
Best brew around the ‘Bu
MARY WISNIEWSKIAssistant Living Editor Hannah Ehrig/Staff Photographer A coffeehouse is the American version of a Parisian cafe, but instead of inhaling smoke from cigarettes, you are inhaling espresso shots from lattes. In neither case is it about the cigarettes or coffee. It is more about the atmosphere and random people watching. Cozy coaches, interesting interior themes, … [Read more...] about Best brew around the ‘Bu