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CLARISSA JONESStaff Writer Christobal Mateo, who has come to the Malibu Labor Exchange looking for work, would like to be a construction worker with a full time permanent position. However, his search is hindered by his inability to speak English. That’s where Pepperdine students come in as they teach English to day labors to help them find employment. At the Malibu Labor … [Read more...] about Students educate day laborers

BRITTANY YEAROUTNews Assistant A new search engine called GoodSearch is donating half of its advertising revenue to charities. Similar in appearance to Google and powered by Yahoo, the difference comes in that a donation occurs every time a user clicks on a sponsored ad that comes up in a search. Launched at the end of November, GoodSearch already has more than 900,000 … [Read more...] about Non-profits employ  GoodSearch engine to help raise money

AIRAN SCRUBY & CHRIS SEGALNews Editors “Don’t hang Chris Chang” was the slogan painted on the Rock Tuesday by residents of Banowsky Residence Hall in support of their RA. Chang was released from his position as an RA in a letter from Community Living Feb. 9th. The letter, sent by Resident Director Christopher Faris, said that Chang’s release was due to his participation … [Read more...] about Bros. fight for RA

CHRIS SEGALNews Editor The Bush administration is proposing the largest sale of forestland in decades. More than 300,000 acres of rural forests around the country and 85,000 acres in California may be sold to raise $1 billion over the next five years. The sale would be of less than 1 percent of the 193 million-acre national forest system. Congress must approve the plans before … [Read more...] about Forestland should sell  to support schools

AIRAN SCRUBYNews Editor School of Law Dean Ken Starr, together with the rest of the defense team in the clemency case of Michael Morales, has decided to withdraw documents that the prosecution alleged were forged. The documents deemed false in a Friday press conference by the prosecution were letters from jurors who had originally recommended the death penalty for Morales. Six … [Read more...] about Dean Starr withdraws questionable documents