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Shelby Woods and Jessica MerturiStaff Writers After Jo Giese’s dog died, she planted a garden, and when her husband died she started to landscape Malibu, one of Giese’s friends observed. Giese, previously a resident of Venice, has a successful history in making Southern California a little greener. It all began when Giese helped plant trees to enhance the area around her Venice … [Read more...] about The Malibu Green Machine makes the city greener

Kristen RobertsonStaff Writer Thousands of children and adults will be sleeping on the streets on April 29 all across the United States. They all have homes and beds and blankets and refrigerators full of food, but they have all chosen to give that all up for one night. These men, women, boys and girls have decided they are going to give up the comforts so prevalent here so … [Read more...] about The Invisible Children recognizes reality of Uganda

Lauren SaundersStaff Wrtier With only one other Miss USA titleholder hailing from Cabot, Ark., Kimberly Forsyth, Pepperdine alum, hopes to change that number to two as this year’s 2006 Miss Arkansas USA. With light green eyes, long blonde locks, and an aura surrounding her of hot pink, Forsyth is set to beat to “the dumb blonde” stereotype that has tagged the pageantry for … [Read more...] about Pep alum Kimberly Forsyth challenges Miss USA

Tera deVroedeStaff Writer The International Justice Mission, a Christian, non-profit organization dedicated to helping the abused and oppressed, is now involved in the 20-year war in Uganda thanks to three young film-makers. President and founder of IJM, Gary Haugen, stresses the importance of human rights movements like these. IJM is, "A human rights agency that rescues … [Read more...] about IJM dedicated to help Uganda

Lisa YamadaStaff Writer “Congress has just enacted the largest raid on student aid in history.” So said George Miller, D-Calif., in response to the Deficit Reduction Act recently signed into law by President Bush. The new law will slice billions of dollars in student financial assistance from the U.S. budget, in hopes of curbing government spending and reducing the nation’s … [Read more...] about Budget cuts to financial aid and rising tuition hurt students