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By Laurie BabinskiEditor in Chief With housing tight and classes filling quickly, many Seaver College students are wondering why Pepperdine’s only undergraduate school is preparing to admit its largest projected freshman and transfer class ever in fall 2002, an unprecedented 853 students. University officials, however, said this week that an extra 175 freshmen and transfer … [Read more...] about Record number of students accepted

By Jamilee LambertStaff Writer It seemed to be a repeat of the 2000 elections, except that the misrepresented votes were not from West Palm Beach, Fla. They were from London and Florence. The General Judicial Council of SGA decided to count the votes     submitted by the two international program houses after the March 20 and 21 election was contested when it was revealed that … [Read more...] about Elections contested, concert schedule released

By Laurie Babinski and JJ BowmanEditor in Chief and Staff Writer A U.S. government terrorist alert struck uncomfortably close to one of Pepperdine’s homes yesterday when the State Department said Americans in Florence, Italy, should be on heightened alert for possible Easter Sunday terrorist attacks. The U.S. government’s warning specifically mentioned “civilian targets” and … [Read more...] about Terror warning issued

By Lauren GustusSports Editor A new Division I women’s sports team may soon join the Pepperdine pantheon of athletic successes, but funding difficulties have prevented a definite timetable for the program’s arrival. “We shouldn’t begin a sport unless it can be properly funded,” Director of Athletics Dr. John Watson said of efforts to launch a women’s water polo team at … [Read more...] about Women wait for polo team

Fate of child prodigy not yet determined DENVER, Colorado — The fate of an 8-year-old “genius” is up in the air as his mother is fighting for custody of the celebrity child. Elizabeth Chapman, 29, is hoping that social workers will recommend that the boy be returned to her at a hearing next month, after avoiding abuse and neglect charges by admitting she’d created an … [Read more...] about National & International