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By Selina Ruiz Staff Writer There will be no room for “Mickey Mouse” topics at the Second Annual Womack Persuasive Speech Contest, according to Public Speaking  Coordinator William “Rick” Rowland.  Rowland said the speech topics covered at this semester’s public speaking contest must be “cutting edge and relevant in the news today.”  The contest, reserved for this semester’s … [Read more...] about Speech 180 gears up for persuasive speaking contest

In a three-day service trip to the Blazers House, a community program in downtown Los Angeles, Waves workers cleaned up a house and garden. By Jovita McCloud Staff Writer A three-day weekend of “service” doesn’t compete easily with prospects of Vegas trips, camping, hiking, or UCLA parties, but many students spent last week’s long weekend doing just that: serving others. Not … [Read more...] about Pepperdine students volunteer in L.A. neighborhood

By Sarah Carrillo Assistant News Editor Radha, a 16-year-old girl from Calcutta, India, was sold into prostitution and forced to work in a brothel in Bombay. The International Justice Mission’s undercover investigators were able to infiltrate the brothel and document Radha’s experience. Then, working with police, International Justice Mission workers raided the brothel, freed … [Read more...] about Pepperdine student focuses on human rights in Burma

By James Riswick News Editor I’m getting to my whit’s end. After nearly two and a half years of morning Convocation, I’ve had enough. Truth be told, my first Convo in August 2001 was enough for me, but with each passing week, the trek down to the Fieldhouse is growing more and more wearisome. Now I’m not talking about the physical task of walking down John Tyler Drive from … [Read more...] about Hang on! It’s time for a Convo overhaul