In an effort to increase test validity, the GRE will be lengthened to four hours and ask questions differently. RYAN HAGENNews Assistant Many students hoping to attend graduate school will soon have a higher hurdle to jump, as the revamped Graduate Record Examination goes into effect in 2007. The GRE, a standardized test required by many graduate schools for admission, will … [Read more...] about Grad school test revamped, doubles in length
Fix WaveNet’s frustrating features
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