Perspectives

Stuck on campus Friday night Caf closed and nothing to do? Have no fear Connect by Hertz is here. Already servicing nearly two dozen college campuses across six countries Hertz has recently expanded its operation to Pepperdine. I recently tested out the rent-a-car system and this is what I found. Connect by Hertz has designed a highly beneficial user-friendly experience with … [Read more...] about Hertz connects the carless

It wasn't supposed to end this way— my Graphic career I mean. I had always imagined that my last hurrah at the paper would be much more of a glorified act of insurgency. I had intended to spend my senior year in the newsroom strategically slipping into oblivion until the last issue of my college life in which I would publish some final outrageous diatribe on the … [Read more...] about Four years in the making: A bittersweet farewell

Every year the Pepperdine administration reviews the Student Handbook its go-to policy document on the "dos and don'ts" of student life. This year the Associate Dean of Students kindly forwarded me some of the early proposals for changes to the 2010-2011 edition two of which have potentially devastating implications for students' freedom on campus.The first is a minor yet … [Read more...] about Handbook changes limit civil liberties

A threatening paradox has imposed itself on the United States during the past half-century. We've become more technologically advanced scientifically informed and adept in the clinical realm of health care— yet the incidence of diseases like breast cancer prostate cancer childhood leukemia asthma and autism has shot up. And we can't explain why. Also paradoxical is that … [Read more...] about Toxic chemicals merit swift intervention

As the human population optimistically rises while natural resources diminish at frightening rates one must wonder: "What will the future urban centers of the world look like in the coming century?"Good old-fashioned materials such as lumber and steel are unrealistic options as the need for shelter and city-centric infrastructure spikes alongside the rapid urbanization of … [Read more...] about Novel material offers hope for green building