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Decent salary three months vacation every year and a permanent job contract that restricts your employer from firing you sounds like a great deal - and an opportunity to be as lazy and unproductive as you want. A prominent educational authority argues the tenure system ensures just that - lazy workers who don't have students' best interests in mind. But while problems within … [Read more...] about Tenure needs tuning not replacement

After years of the War on Terror and centuries of religious turmoil in the Middle East the United Nations held a much-needed interfaith dialogue to discuss the promotion of religious tolerance in all countries. Yet the impact of the conference was meager at best.??Ironically the conference was initiated by the Saudi Arabian King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz leader of one of the most … [Read more...] about U.S. stages phony freedom claim

Despite the fact that Christmas products have been out on the store racks for several weeks now there is another holiday that is fast approaching - one that does not deserve to be overlooked. The holiday we (and by "we the Graphic staff is referring to the Pepperdine family as a whole) are speaking of is Thanksgiving, of course. The holiday is universally appreciated, so we … [Read more...] about Season's thanks from the Pep family

Sophomore C.J. Bakke is paving a path of success as a music producer developer and coordinator - all at the age of 19 years old. He has worked with artists such as T.I. Fall Out Boy and Time and Distance. Bakke is set apart from his peers perhaps because he holds deep passion for his craft. Bakke is motivated and wise beyond his years when dealing with the big dogs in the music … [Read more...] about Student takes music business by storm

Being a student athlete at Pepperdine takes more than just hard work. It takes discipline dedication and sacrifice. Between practice lifting travelling games and various other sports commitments being an athlete is a full-time job. On top of that a full load of Pepperdine's rigorous coursework can make some student athletes feel overwhelmed or get behind on their work. Enter … [Read more...] about Behind the Scenes with Jim Hamad