Renowned Italian author Dacai Maraini spoke Wednesday to celebrate the establishment of an Italian major at Pepperdine and to underscore the language's importance."The Italian language is the language of art of poetry of opera Maraini said. It is not the language of force of necessity; it is the language of pleasure. The true beauty of a language of an art has the capacity to … [Read more...] about Pep offers Italian major
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Faith Love Coco Puffs: United States of division
Whether you are reading or watching The Secret Life of Bees you are in for a spiritual experience. Maybe I'm biased toward anything southern, but I read the book and had to see the movie as soon as it came out - if you haven't already, I would definitely recommend that you do the same. The story movingly depicts the deep issues of equality and civil rights, set within the … [Read more...] about Faith Love Coco Puffs: United States of division
Creativity vanishes from the limelight
Creativity in popular culture is declining faster than the job market. For example more than 3000 recorded cover versions of "Yesterday" by The Beatles exist. Given that this song is broadly celebrated commemorating it is justified. However squeezing every ounce of marketable value from it is a discordant travesty to both The Beatles and to today's generation.There is a … [Read more...] about Creativity vanishes from the limelight
Men's golf prepares for postseason
The men's golf team finished its second tournament in two weeks with a 7th place finish at the windy Morris Williams Intercollegiate in Austin Texas. The Waves struggled in the final round posting a 26-over par 310 to fall two places and 43 strokes behind tournament winner Oklahoma State University who won by 25 shots. Once again sophomore Andrew Putnam paced the Waves with … [Read more...] about Men's golf prepares for postseason
Obama mirrors FDR botches recovery
Even a fiscal conservative must concede that President Obama is a gifted orator. With a strong yet gentle serious yet reassuring tone Obama commands respect. A skilled rhetorician and a skilled policymaker however are very different. Despite his impeccable rhetorical delivery and ability to instill hope in his followers Obama's economic policies will not ameliorate the United … [Read more...] about Obama mirrors FDR botches recovery