AUDREY REEDAssistant News Editor Photo courtesy Greg Carlson Local residents may be reminded of the recent rain long after the puddles are dry and the roads are clear. Besides immediate flooding, delayed mudslides and sizeable plant growth, which will later act as fire fuel during the dry season, could be the long-term effects of the four-day storm, Pepperdine physics professor … [Read more...] about The reason for the season
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Convo options increase
Crystal Luong News Editor On the steps of Smothers Theatre, Monday evening reflected a familiar scene from fall semester’s end: Students were being turned away from a full Convocation program. Perhaps it was the result of torrential rains driving many indoors, or others learning to fulfill attendance requirements early instead of waiting until the last minute. In any case, the … [Read more...] about Convo options increase
Baby pumas survie first months
Chia CollinsStaff Writer There’s a new cat in town … well, actually there are four. Amid fear that the puma population in the Santa Monica Mountain Range would become extinct, the last known male and female mountain lions, known as P-1 and P-2, have mated. The only adult pumas recorded in the Santa Monica Mountains became parents, in late August 2004, to two female and two male … [Read more...] about Baby pumas survie first months
Left to right: Mudslides send a fallen tree ontoPacific Coast Highway, students take advantageof the rain with a game of footballand Malibu Canyon Road was closed for several daysBen Young / Photo Editor
Rains slam SoCal Joann Groff Editor in Chief Finally, a reprieve. After a rare “rain day,” in which Pepperdine was closed for only the fourth time in history (as a result of a rainstorm in 1998 and fires in 1995 and 1993), the skies are blue — at least until the end of the weekend. Unfortunately, missing classes Monday was not the only consequence of the record-breaking rain … [Read more...] about Left to right: Mudslides send a fallen tree ontoPacific Coast Highway, students take advantageof the rain with a game of footballand Malibu Canyon Road was closed for several daysBen Young / Photo Editor
Pep loses a beloved legend
Meredith RodriguezNews Assistant Christmas was different for the Stivers family this year. It was sadder, quieter. An all-too familiar joke was left unsaid, a musical part left unsung and a language or two was left unspoken. This loss was felt far beyond the Stivers household, however. The world felt this loss. Underprivileged families from Mexico to Hon-duras lost an … [Read more...] about Pep loses a beloved legend