Santa Monica City Council passes ordinance making it illegal to feed more than 150 homeless in publicBy Sarah CarrilloNews Assistaint Helping the needy is usually not considered a crime, but those wishing to serve food to the homeless in Santa Monica may soon be serving something else — jail time. The Santa Monica City Council passed an ordinance Oct. 22 that makes it illegal … [Read more...] about Feeding of homeless restricted
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Arnold Steinburg lectures on the political process Arnold Steinburg, political strategist, will present a lecture on “Politics, Polls, Pundits: What Do the Numbers Really Mean?” Friday at 11 a.m. in Mendenhall Courtroom of the Pepperdine School of Law. The School of Public Policy will host the event. Steinburg serves on the board of directors of the National Institute of … [Read more...] about NewsBriefs
Debate team tops nation
Pepperdine group claims No. 1 ranking after wins at tournaments at Santa Rosa and Fresno State.By Jami LambertStaff Writer Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass would be very proud. The Pepperdine debate team is making waves this year with its first number one ranking in the history of the University. After top finishes at the Fresno State and Santa Rosa debate tournaments, … [Read more...] about Debate team tops nation
SGA postpones Fall Fling event
By Laurie BabinskiEditor in Chief Encounters with deer, sprinklers and mud couldn’t keep Holly Weymouth and Alissa Curda away. The freshmen girls arrived at the main doors to Firestone Fieldhouse at 5 a.m. only to find themselves alone in the early morning, the first in line to wait for Fall Fling tickets to Knott's Scary Farm. What they got, however, was not the usual Fall … [Read more...] about SGA postpones Fall Fling event
Short on funding, clubs accept cuts
By Christina LittlefieldGraduate Assistant Dividing up thousands of dollars is never a pleasant affair – especially when there are several competing interests. Such a task has led to bickering in the past among Inter-Club Council representatives as they decide how to share the $20,000 allocated to them from Student Government Association fees. Last year, for instance, the … [Read more...] about Short on funding, clubs accept cuts