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By Jamilee LambertStaff Writer The scene resembled that of a glamorous ball as more than 800 elegantly clad students, alumni and donors mingled inside the Grand Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton at the annual Pepperdine University School of Law dinner on Saturday evening. The keynote speaker for the night was Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Justice Ginsburg spoke … [Read more...] about Supreme Court justice keynotes law dinner

Christina Littlefield Lessons You gotta love church activities where you get to beat people up. For the last couple of summers, my cousin Travis and I have played broomball with my church college group. For those unversed in the many intricacies of broomball, it’s an insane combination of field hockey and soccer played on the ice — without skates. You run around and try to hit … [Read more...] about Life 592: Life-long broomball

By Michael TravisNews Editor It’s a classic case of David vs. Goliath. Residents of the lower Topanga area have been asked to relocate after 1,659 acres of land was recently purchased by the California State Department of Parks and Recreation. The department plans to turn the area, which extends 2 1/2 miles up Topanga Canyon Road from Pacific Coast Highway, into a state … [Read more...] about Local residents ousted

Suspect commits suicide with grenade SANA’A, Yemen – A suspected Al-Qaeda terrorist wanted in connection with the October 2000 bombing of the USS Cole blew himself up with a grenade late Wednesday as Yemeni security forces closed in on him in Yemen’s capital city, security sources said. A police statement identified the suspect as Sameer Mohammed Al-Hada, a 25-year-old Yemen … [Read more...] about National & International

By Jennifer BaikAssistant News Editor A brilliant math teacher once said,  “If you have ‘ganas’ (the desire), you can do almost anything.” These were the wise words of Jaime Escalante, an influential inner-city educator. Many liberal arts majors who are studying to become teachers are expressing their desire for inner-city placements for their observation hours. Increased … [Read more...] about Determined to make a difference