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It was an unfortunate coincidence. After grazing the weekly Graphic I came across a column about Barack Obama and his tax policy. That is where I saw the word.No it was not the "N" word. It was not even directed at him. I read the word "lynchpin."Immediately the first five letters sent a rush of memories of the Civil Rights movement: torture despair injustice stories about how … [Read more...] about The Race Cards

"Maybe God doesn't exist." It's a bold somewhat harrowing notion on the campus of a prominent Christian university but this statement made by Pepperdine senior Colin Davies is precisely the kind of outlook the group "Doubters Anonymous" is aimed at uncovering.The group formed by Davies and fellow senior Brett Hughes is a new feature this semester at University Ministries which … [Read more...] about Doubters Anonymous

The miracle of Chirgilchin happened recently at the "World Festival of Sacred Music" in Los Angeles. The Tuva-native throat-singing group performed Sept. 26 at the Getty Center a unique experience that brought the audience on a journey through the sounds of Siberian nature.The group composed of four artists all born in the small Russian republic of Tuva sat down for a brief … [Read more...] about Chirgilchin brings lost sounds from Tuva to modern-day America

Pepperdine sophomore Brittany Dawn Brannon is a race car driver ballet dancer pianist violinist and 2007's Miss Teen America. She may seem like wonder woman but she describes herself as being your average teenager only much busier.Brannon grew up in Paradise Valley Ariz. - a place where pageantry was almost unheard of. Although there were 40 girls in her state's pageant most … [Read more...] about Miss Teen America brings passions talent to Pepperdine

Chelsea Wishard knew she had it in her when approaching the finish line to the first cross-country race of the 2008 season. She trailed behind teammate Lauren Lodge for the entire race yet in the final segment of the three-mile course the determined Wishard pushed ahead finishing a mere two seconds in front of her teammate. Wishard and Lodge finished one and two for this meet … [Read more...] about Cross country star runs with head up