It has been said that no good deed goes unpunished. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints commonly known as the LDS or Mormon Church has been singled out by opponents of Proposition 8 since its passage on Nov. 4. Some feel that the vitriol ¬(and intimidation and boycotts and envelopes filled with white powder) directed toward the Church is more than deserved. … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor
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Men take two of three at home
Saturday afternoon was a flip-flop of a day for No. 5 Pepperdine men's water polo team. The Waves lost a conference match to No. 1 Stanford 9-4 but then came back an hour later to defeat Concordia University 14-6 in Malibu. On Sunday the Waves handled business against UC Irvine 12-9."Our theme for the whole weekend was going 100 percent said junior attacker Preston Lujan. In … [Read more...] about Men take two of three at home
Magazine to inspire discussion
With article topics ranging from alternative energy cars to couch surfing the new issue of Currents magazine - inserted in this issue of the Graphic - aims to ignite student discussion on campus. This semester's cover story "The Race Cards takes a unique twist on the tired Mac/PC analogy to challenge readers to become more culturally competent and generate discussion about race … [Read more...] about Magazine to inspire discussion
'Yes we can' becomes 'can we really?'
Finita la commedia (the end of the comedy) and thank God for it. The election is done and gone. Political zealotry is fading. Celebrations honoring Barack Obama's great victory have begun to subside. And conservative college students have finally begun to change their melodramatic Facebook statuses from something irrationally banal to proper collegiate banal. Yes "Moving to … [Read more...] about 'Yes we can' becomes 'can we really?'
Catwalk for cancer
"We're living on borrowed time. We're living on hope and that's what St. Jude offers." Terry Lobato explained the impact of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital on his family at a philanthropic event on Wednesday. Hosted by Delta Delta Delta the annual event Fashion for Life took place at 9 p.m. in the Waves Cafe. Its purpose was to raise funds for the hospital. Lobato's … [Read more...] about Catwalk for cancer