Instead of following the weekend trend of attending the bromance of I Love You Man I entitled myself to a little bromance of my own Friday night.With nothing really going on in terms of work (spent the last two sleepless weeks putting together an article on Texas Tech football coach and Pepperdine graduate Mike Leach) and play (Songfest ruins social life for us outsiders), I … [Read more...] about From the Fieldhouse: Goodbye Clippers
News
Pep dismisses 63 staff members
Pepperdine is quietly adjusting to the loss of 102 employees including 63 who received layoff notifications Feb. 27. The remaining 39 positions belonged to employees who retired or moved to other jobs and will not be replaced. President Andrew K. Benton said he did not expect any more layoffs to be announced for fiscal year 2010 although global economic troubles will … [Read more...] about Pep dismisses 63 staff members
Golf team disappointed with 6th place finish
Making the trip to the Pacific Northwest did not suit the Pepperdine men's golf team except for sophomore Andrew Putnam who led the Waves to a 6th place finish at the Oregon Duck Invitational. The Washington native fared the cold weather well at Eugene Country Club with rounds of 74-70-72 to finish in 4th place. It was Putnam's 7th top-10 finish of the season and he has not … [Read more...] about Golf team disappointed with 6th place finish
California Book Recall
Sometimes it isn't until after federal policies go into effect that lawmakers realize there are unintended effects to the policy. This January a law hoping to help child safety had big rammifications for the nation's libraries.A law passed by congress calling for the recall of children's items which have trace amounts of lead in them had included books printed prior to 1985. … [Read more...] about California Book Recall
Rugby comes up 1-yard short
The Pepperdine men's rugby team was within one meter of victory against Loyola Marymount on Saturday, coming just short of the goal and the win against the Lions, losing 22-20, at Alumni Field. We just didn't capitalize on a couple plays down the stretch said junior second row Mac Jacobs. The last play we were on the one meter line and just weren't able to find the goal ... We … [Read more...] about Rugby comes up 1-yard short