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Walking out of practice Tuesday Keion Bell was all smiles. The freshman guard and the rest of the men's basketball team were walking to the sound of a different tune despite their 8-18 record and even after a grueling four hour practice.After all they did have the best weekend of any team in the West Coast Conference. They continued a good streak and ended a horrible skid. Not … [Read more...] about Surging Waves win third straight

The Pepperdine baseball team could not have asked for a more exciting finish to its 2009 season opener against Cal State Northridge on Friday.With Pepperdine trailing 3-2 in the bottom of the 9th senior outfielder Nate Simon stepped to the plate and rocketed a pitch over the centerfield wall for a 3-3 tie and his second home run of the game. After a pitching change by the … [Read more...] about Waves win season opener in walk-off fashion

Despite suffering their first loss of the season Friday at Stanford the No.-3 Waves brought the heat Wednesday night sweeping No.-8 UCLA 31-29 30-26 30-25 at Firestone Fieldhouse.UCLA got the first point of the match with a missed serve by Pepperdine. The Waves trailed the Bruins until junior middle blocker Rodnei Santos and sophomore Tyler Jaynes tied the game at 13 with a big … [Read more...] about Lucky No. 8: Men take down No.-8 Bruins

The other day I ran into someone in the caf who was visibly upset as she held her chicken sandwich. When I inquired about her emotional state she responded in a way I found shocking."Because there were no vegetables by the grill today she said. She was fuming because there was no ****ing lettuce for her mother-****ing sandwich - heaven forbid. I guess I was just functioning in … [Read more...] about Faith. Love. Coco Puffs: Students go whine tasting

In a small Santa Monica video store surrounded by films of all genres quality and significance one of America's most controversial directors sat down to speak to a wall-to-wall crowd of about 100. Exposing society's weaknesses and ruffling political feathers has been the goal and result of Oliver Stone's movies for the past 30 years.On Friday Feb. 13 he brought those strong … [Read more...] about Stone's film "W" offers criticism