Staff Editorial The homecoming of Willie the Wave brings to mind another return students have been seeking since September — PepXpress. Though students are more than halfway through the semester, the daily disappointment by the University’s new (and supposedly improved) Web portal, WaveNet, leaves something to be desired. As such, many students continue to use the defunct but … [Read more...] about Fix WaveNet’s frustrating features
How to pull off an all-night study session
SHANNON URTNOWSKILiving Assistant Most students have been there. The days passed quickly and then the hours count down toward the moment of truth. As beads of sweat start to pour down your face, you begin to wonder if it is too late. Many have experienced it at one time during their college careers — procrastination. Despite that many dedicated college students know better, … [Read more...] about How to pull off an all-night study session
Pep tees to third place at Las Vegas tourney
SHUHEI MATSUOAssistant Sports Editor Finishing in the Top 5 for the first two tournaments of the fall season, the No.-10 Pepperdine women’s golf team is off to a solid 2006-07 campaign. The Waves traveled to their neighbor state and competed against 16 other teams in the three-day Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown that concluded Wednesday at the par-72, 6,175-yard Anthem Country … [Read more...] about Pep tees to third place at Las Vegas tourney
Conservancy accused of mismanaging funds
RICHARD NAVANews Assistant The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy is being sued for what some say are mismanaged bond funds delegated to them under Proposition 50. A group of unidentified "taxpayers" claim in a lawsuit that funds have been used by the SMMC to aid in the restoration of three parks in the Malibu area, instead of being spent to clean up and preserve local … [Read more...] about Conservancy accused of mismanaging funds
Meet the faculty: Dr. Paul Begin
Alexa ValadezStaff Writer Spanish 151 and 152, 251 and 252. Advanced Grammar and Basic Translation. Literature of Spanish-America. Spanish cinema: Buñuel to Bardem? The Spring 2007 schedule of classes offers students an interesting new Spanish course. The class, taught by Dr. Paul Begin, focuses on the roots of Spanish cinema, starting with surrealism and culminating with … [Read more...] about Meet the faculty: Dr. Paul Begin