Do the privacy rights of an individual signing a petition to support the reversal of a law supersede the public's right to know their names? This question in regards to the rights of petitioners against a Washington state law expanding the rights of same-sex couples has recently been plaguing the courts.Washington law permits voters to contest a legislative measure by compiling … [Read more...] about Petition raises legal issues
Perspectives
Profiling: A yogurt girl's guide
Everything I know about profiling I learned in a yogurt shop. In this plasticine little town most locals can flaunt their frisky cars. In Malibu Yo the practiced eye of a yogurt girl can typically see through the smoke screen of an ice cream or yogurt order.Forget what you think you know about yourself. These yogurt orders tell me everything you aren't saying.The Carbolite: … [Read more...] about Profiling: A yogurt girl's guide
Discover faith's common ground
It had finally found me. Tucked away in a dusty forgotten corner of Payson Library was a first edition copy of Aldous Huxley's 1945 masterpiece "The Perennial Philosophy." Huxley a British intellectual and author renowned for his pacifism and spiritual humanism had long fascinated me as a mysterious figure that fused academia with an open appreciation for mystic … [Read more...] about Discover faith's common ground
Staff Editorial: Caf students need to change
Despite Pepperdine's recent renewal of its contract with Sodexo the Graphic has noticed three major complaints about the food service company: excessive prices food quality that doesn't meet reasonable expectations and a method of charging that many find unfair. Essentially students think they are paying more money for smaller portions and lower quality.Students always whine … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Caf students need to change
Letter to the Editor 10/8
In previous decades Pepperdine maintained both a high academic standing and a religious identity because the country was chock-full of white middle-class Christian conservatives. Today however that formula is no longer enough. The demographics of America are changing in a way that is deadly for the university as it exists today. A Pepperdine ice-age is on the way.John Meacham … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor 10/8