JAIMIE FRANKLINAssistant News Editor Pepperdine welcomed investment giant John C. Bogle to campus Tuesday evening as the keynote speaker for National Entrepreneurship Week USA. Bogle spoke on how businesses have abandoned true ethics and the importance of classical values and a liberal education in the today’s world and attested to his humble beginnings and how they shaped his … [Read more...] about Former investment CEO discusses moral capitalism
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‘Bong hits’ case to go before the high court
CURRY CHANDLERStaff Writer School of Law Dean Ken Starr is among the litigators trying to resolve the "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" saga after five years. Starr will be defending an Alaskan school board’s right to restrict free speech. The Supreme Court will begin hearing the so-called “Bong Hits” case on March 19. The free-speech suit originated with an Alaskan high school student who … [Read more...] about ‘Bong hits’ case to go before the high court
Rand’s philosophy provides insights
SCOTT MILLERNews Assistant As I sat in my lecture class in Elkins last week, my professor was explaining a biblical passage from the book of Luke; he was afraid that it would sound too much like social Darwinism, so he quickly explained that it was nothing of the sort, and that it wasn’t “Ayn Rand, or ‘Atlas Shrugged’ stuff” (“Atlas Shrugged” being a 1957 novel written by Rand, … [Read more...] about Rand’s philosophy provides insights
Bikers cruise Malibu
JOHN TOCCIAssistant Photo Editor John Tocci/Assistant Photo Editor Living in Malibu makes seeing motorcycles an everyday experience. Weekends bring motorcycle riders to Malibu in a variety of flavors — young and old, from cruisers with passengers, to sportbike riders wearing full leather suits. Pepperdine students add to the diversity of that mix. The cruiser crowd is by far … [Read more...] about Bikers cruise Malibu
Poet works as DPS officer while publishing anthology
RYAN HAGENNews Assistant At the Seaver information booth, Morris Williams jokes with campus visitors, informing them on Pepperdine and sometimes sharing a poem from one of the three anthologies he’s published. “My position at Public Safety has allowed me to collect my thoughts,” said Williams, who has been a Public Safety officer since 1995 and a writer since 1975. “It allows … [Read more...] about Poet works as DPS officer while publishing anthology