Perspectives

Reform in its purest sense recognizes that health care in this country can be better— not only from the commonly discussed standpoints of access and cost but also those of quality and reliability. The challenges are numerous and daunting and some of the most promising solutions are actually outside the public eye. The first of these dubbed "evidence-based medicine … [Read more...] about Deeper health care issues demand attention

While Pepperdine may not have a football team or tens of thousands of painted-faced rowdy fans at sporting events the school's athletics program is extraordinary particularily for its size. The majority of the Waves' teams are nationally ranked year after year and Pepperdine fights for national and conference titles in a variety of NCAA sports. Pepperdine is one of only 14 … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Waves fans rally in support of athletics

You know "those" people— the ones who surround themselves with people in the Caf show up at each campus event and are enlisted in every extracurricular activity known to man. Since they're aligned with so many causes and engage in so many service projects these people seem to be model college students and humanitarians— brochure material. They certainly seem nice … [Read more...] about Self-reliance enables unselfish giving

With the first wave of feminism in the 1920s women's suffrage was achieved— the first big step toward equality of the sexes. During the second wave of feminism following World War II women advocated for keeping the jobs into which they had stepped while men were fighting abroad. Both movements focused on gaining equality for women and propelled us into today an age in … [Read more...] about True feminism gives freedom of choice

Nearly every major college and university has a functioning and relatively well-known radio station on campus. However since I started working at the Pepperdine radio station my freshman year in 2006 it has practically slipped into obscurity. Where we used to have 14 working microphones in the broadcast studio and interview room there are now only seven frayed and half-working … [Read more...] about Campus radio station struggles to survive