Just a few days ago on Sunday a young Brazilian team beat Scotland 2-0 in a friendly at the Emirates Stadium with 19-year-old Neymar scoring both goals. However the game will not be remembered for Neymar's performance but for a nasty incident of racism. After Neymar had scored his second goal from the penalty spot a German fan threw a banana onto the field near where Neymar was … [Read more...] about Brazil v. Scotland: Racism persists in soccer
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"Gold in the Shadow"
Recorded in an aged worn-down house in Charleston S. C. Illinois-based singer/songwriter William Fitzsimmons completed his newest album "Gold in the Shadow." Perhaps best-known for his songs that have aired on television shows such as "Grey's Anatomy One Tree Hill" and "Greek Fitzsimmons solo-produced his first two full-length albums Until When We Are Ghosts" (2005) and … [Read more...] about "Gold in the Shadow"
Grace Na leaves HS early for Pepp
Every fall season features a new horde of athletes at Pepperdine however there are very few that finish high school in December and come to college in January. Grace Na decided to leave high school a semester early to jumpstart her collegiate career at the age of 17. "My friends from high school said I'd be missing memories. Six months of memories versus 10 years of career." Na … [Read more...] about Grace Na leaves HS early for Pepp
DUI app causes controversy
Four Democratic Senators denounced PhantomAlert's SmartPhone application that not only points out red-light traffic cameras speed limit changes and police speed traps but now also notifies drivers of the exact locations of DUI checkpoints. Despite the senators' intentions to eliminate the app media coverage of the public condemnation has caused a 5000 percent spike in … [Read more...] about DUI app causes controversy
Don't defeat yourself
Imagine this: You've just received an assignment for a long paper in class. You're groaning at the prospect of hours of research and writing maybe a whole weekend gone when suddenly you realize that you had a fairly similar assignment just last semester. If you tweak your old paper a bit rewrite the introduction maybe add a paragraph or two you can be done in an … [Read more...] about Don't defeat yourself