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If President Reagan used voodoo to form his economic policies President Obama certainly used his own peculiar brand of sorcery to conjure up the arcane $838 billion stimulus plan. Paradoxically the proposed measure which the Senate approved Tuesday is both too large and too small. It is too large because the principle of government intervention in the free marketplace is … [Read more...] about Newer deal will fail

It is our mandate our divine command to pursue truth to its end. However I have continually caught myself extending my beliefs over too broad a spectrum. It occurs when I would rather apply a general rule of morality to complex issues than trudge in the grey areas of a specific dilemma. We raise a cry to the evils of homosexuality for example and frequently condemn its rampant … [Read more...] about Can you handle the truth?

Imagine: You want to speak but you cannot. You try to open your eyes but your brain cannot send the signals. Senior Kari Kraakevik went through this making her presence at Pepperdine a true feat. Kraakevik is a miracle survivor of toxic shock syndrome (TSS). She started playing the clarinet at age six. However when she was 15 years old and already a talented musician Kraakevik … [Read more...] about Triumph over TTS

Pepperdine University Libraries with the help of broadcast students is creating a Malibu historical collection to chronicle the growth of Malibu from the 1800s to present day. With the Malibu historical collection Pepperdine seeks to establish a repository for documents related to the history of Malibu and its residents. The project which will be available in late spring or … [Read more...] about Malibu archives city history

"What if you have met the woman of your life but you are married to someone else?" This quotation is a good example of the mood that encompasses the whole film of "He's Just Not That Into You." It's a big-budget Hollywood soap opera. That being said the film is not a complete failure. Although mediocre throughout the film does have some highlights of good acting and thematic … [Read more...] about 'Just not that into' it