Jane LeeStaff Writer Chase Heger/Staff photographer Chase Heger/Staff photographer The Pepperdine basketball teams kicked off their seasons with exhibition games at Firestone Fieldhouse this week. In a Halloween matchup on Tuesday night, the women easily posted a 73-52 victory over the Westmont College Warriors. Junior Daphanie Kennedy and sophomore Jessica Ross scored 12 … [Read more...] about Basketball season begins
Cross Creek gets back in business
Casa Escobar opened quietly last month with a remodeled interior, but a menu familiar to students. SAMANTHA BLONSNews Assistant A year and a half after a fire in the Cross Creek shopping complex destroyed Casa Escobar’s roof and entrance, the Malibu restaurant reopened its doors Sept. 27. Before the fire in April 2005, Pepperdine students often frequented the restaurant for its … [Read more...] about Cross Creek gets back in business
Vote wisely for California’s governor
Schwarzenegger’s bipartisan appeal and respectable campaigning prove he is better fit to head Calif. than his disjointed opponent. Shannon KellyPerspectives Editor California’s gubernatorial race is by no means neck and neck since Arnold Schwarzenegger leads Phil Angelides by more than 14 points in recent polls. The big guy’s breathing room is not surprising. His moderate … [Read more...] about Vote wisely for California’s governor
Student discovers the gift of English
BLAIR WARNERHong Kong Columnist “It’s such a shame when old friends fall out.” The Thrills were singing on my iPod this morning while I fought my usual battle with the treadmill. These lyrics stood out to me, and I mulled them over while I jogged. Life in Asia — sometimes a language barrier, always a culture barrier — is a constant yin and yang. It is hard to believe that … [Read more...] about Student discovers the gift of English
Waves compete at ITA Nationals
JANE LEESports Editor Pepperdine junior Andre Begemann and sophomore Omar Altman will compete at the International Tennis Association National Intercollegiate Indoor Tennis Championships in Colombus, Ohio, today through Sunday. The duo received an at-large bid into the doubles championships, while Begemann received an automatic bid after winning the singles championship of the … [Read more...] about Waves compete at ITA Nationals