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Mandie RussellStaff Writer A 15-year-old boy is on a hike of Mount Phillips at a Boy Scout camp. He carries his standard pack of about 45 pounds and is working as hard as anyone to climb the mountain. Somewhere along the way, he notices another boy struggling with his pack, and offers to take some of the load. This makes his own pack almost half his body weight, but he doesn’t … [Read more...] about Death of Pepperdine alumnus – David Allweiss

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 college students

Shelby WoodsStaff Writer The city of Calabasas adopted an ordinance on Jan. 18 that bans smoking in public places. The City Council, led by Mayor Barry Groveman, voted unanimously to prohibit smoking in public parks, hotels, bars, restaurants and even on sidewalks. Although the details of the law are still being discussed, the framework will work like this: if an individual is … [Read more...] about Calabasas bans smoking in public

Tera deVroede Staff Writer Many Pepperdine graduates go off into the business world, or whatever world their degree is for. Some never get a chance to enjoy pure thrill and fear. Pepperdine alumnus Ryan Birch is not the stereotypical college graduate, he lives for fun. He is a local since he grew up in the Thousand Oaks area. Birch, 23, is proud to have graduated from … [Read more...] about A life after Pepperdine – Ryan Birch

Laura Johnson Staff Writer They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. --Laurence Binyon With summer quickly approaching, going to the beach to experience the sun and warmth of the season is essential when being a Californian. However, … [Read more...] about U.S. soldiers grieved at Santa Monica Beach