BRITTANY YEAROUTPerspectives Editor On his way to work Taylor Williams squeezes through determined demonstrators as writers, actors and supporters swarm the entrance into the building. The crowd chants and Williams glances at his former co-workers who walk the picket line with posters that read: “Writers Guild of America on strike.” He steps into the building, hoping it won’t … [Read more...] about Strike hits Pep community hard
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Basketball tournament to support AIDS cause
NICOLE ALBERTSONNews Assistant The women’s basketball team will be hosting its second annual “Time Out for HIV” tournament over Thanksgiving vacation at Firestone Fieldhouse. Started by Head Coach Julie Rousseau, the tournament aims to raise awareness and educate the community about HIV/AIDS. “We want people to rally around us in this effort to make the community aware,” … [Read more...] about Basketball tournament to support AIDS cause
Media distracts voters from real issues
MARC CHOQUETTEOnline Content Manager There is a strange, unexpected twist in the news media that comes with candidates announcing that they’re running for president two years before Election Day, and we are just now beginning to learn of it. The optimists would have predicted this drawn-out process to be beneficiary, in that reporters have more time to carefully hash out where … [Read more...] about Media distracts voters from real issues
Professor studies Pep’s eco impact
SAMANTHA BLONSAssistant News Editor With environmental issues topping the national and global agenda, college campuses across the country have committed recently to cutting their ecological impacts. Dr. Christopher Doran, a first-year Pepperdine professor of religion and 1998 alumnus, says he thinks it’s time the university put ecological concerns at the forefront of the … [Read more...] about Professor studies Pep’s eco impact
Charred hills prime for mudslides
NICOLE ALBERTSONNews Assistant Now that the flames have cooled and the embers have come to rest, a new danger has stepped up to threaten Pepperdine. Though it has been a dry year the winter months are looming and the pending rainstorms raise the probability of mudslides near campus. Pepperdine escaped the fire with minimal damage, but the scorched landscaping surrounding campus … [Read more...] about Charred hills prime for mudslides