Perspectives

We have all been there: the seemingly endless line at the mailroom. Maybe you were waiting to acquire the much-anticipated package from back home or collect the clothes you recently ordered off the Internet.  Maybe you experienced the freshman frustration of having to stand in line to see if you have any mail at all only because you can't get the mailbox open and sometimes … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Mail services frustrates students needs support

In 1961, during his final address to the nation as president, Dwight D. Eisenhower coined the term military industrial complex warning the citizens of the United States of the possible consequences of the rapidly expanding military defense program. He cautioned against the development of a system in which the military, government and defense-contracting companies each have … [Read more...] about Miltary industrial complex influences university world

I had a first this week. I cried at work for the first time in my life. No I didn't get fired. I didn't have my head bitten off by some entitled local who wanted "Cookies! As in Oreos you idiot not cookie dough!" I didn't have a freak accident with a yogurt machine. No the earth-shattering event that whittled my composure — from Pollyanna to pathetic — was a pair of … [Read more...] about Puppy pal sparks memory

 From Pepperdine's campus head out on Pacific Coast Highway until you reach Topanga Canyon. Make a left and cruise down the winding road until you reach Old Topanga a quirky little town nestled squarely in the middle of the canyon. After you pass the Bhutan shop you'll see on your right an old house with secondhand clothing racks out front and the words "Hidden Treasures" … [Read more...] about Joyology: A study of life

This is the GreenTeam's first year of operation as an official Pepperdine Club and if you haven't encountered any members already the enthusiastic (perhaps a little zany?) group is set for a productive year ahead. For the sake of form and public interest a bit of history to start:The GreenTeam's background begins in fall 2008 with the arrival of a spritely yet ferociously … [Read more...] about GreenTeam flourishes on campus