By Ian McNabStaff Writer Sitting in an overcrowded lecture hall, unable to pry me eyes away from the endless entertainment of other people’s laptop screens and fighting to stay warm thanks to the excessive misuse of the air conditioning system, I’ve seemingly found myself in another depressing display at attempted education. Only this time, the laptop … [Read more...] about The Free Speech Symposium They Kept Quiet
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Generation Y: Wake-up call badly needed
MARC CHOQUETTEPerspectives Editor As the final days of the semester approach, there comes a time to start making some serious life decisions, a time when we step outside of ourselves for once and think about our collective futures as a new generation of Americans comes of age. Still, much of what we talk about on a daily basis is whether or not to take that entry-level job. For … [Read more...] about Generation Y: Wake-up call badly needed
Partial boycott best option for U.S.
STEPHANIE TANIZARAssistant Perspectives Editor Human rights activists scaled the Golden Gate Bridge on Monday, reportedly part of the route that the Olympic torch would take on its one stop in North America. The three unfurled the Tibet flag and banners reading, “One World, One Dream: Free Tibet.” The torch arrived Tuesday, with hundreds of police officers on hand to prevent … [Read more...] about Partial boycott best option for U.S.
Paying the price for capitalism run amok
MARC CHOQUETTEPerspectives Editor As a recession looms, gas reaches over $4 per gallon in parts of California and blocks of houses sit foreclosed and empty in the Inland Empire, we have to wonder what happened to the booming economy that the textbook free market policies of the Bush administration were supposed to bring about. George W. Bush’s inauguration in 2001 ushered in … [Read more...] about Paying the price for capitalism run amok
Pepperdine reputation at a crossroads
GRANT LEA & MARC CHOQUETTE>Contributor & Perspectives Editor With yet another year drawing to a close, it seems appropriate and entirely necessary to assess Pepperdine’s standing among the most important people on campus — its students. Students stand to benefit the most or suffer the worst from the school’s reputation and, unfortunately, the campus has been markedly … [Read more...] about Pepperdine reputation at a crossroads