Dr. DAN CALDWELLDistinguished Professor of Political Science I have worked for a Democratic presidential candidate in every election since 1976. I have worked from the grassroots level as a precinct worker to serving on the Clinton-Gore transition team. I worked for the election of Bill Clinton in 1992 and again in 1996. But I do not support Sen. Hillary Clinton in 2007, and … [Read more...] about Obama: best choice to unite America
Perspectives
Basketball not Pep’s only sport
Staff editorial Exactly one year, nine months and 6 days ago, Pepperdine hired Vance Walberg to restore the men’s basketball team from the hopeless state that his predecessor, Paul Westphal, had let it reach.Four months and 23 days later, in September of 2006, the Graphic printed in this very spot of the paper that the hiring of Walberg “has the potential to become one of the … [Read more...] about Basketball not Pep’s only sport
CNN’s debate format causes fireworks
MARC CHOQUETTEPerspectives Editor With all the boxing analogies thrown around in every “gloves off,” “fight to the death,” “rough and tumble,” “duke it out” presidential debate, it was Monday night’s Democratic “throwdown” that was closest to seeing some actual fisticuffs on stage. Most of this was thanks to CNN’s free-for-all debate format hosted by the too-timid-to-moderate … [Read more...] about CNN’s debate format causes fireworks
New data outlines healthcare woes
ELI SAYEGHStaff Writer According to rankings released in the journal Health Affairs last week, the United States rated worst in preventable deaths due to treatable conditions in 19 first world countries. Researchers Ellen Nolte and Martin McKee of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine compiled data for each nation in the study, analyzing different causes of death … [Read more...] about New data outlines healthcare woes
Evolution of political parties has become a confusing endeavor
STEPHEN EDSONContributor Modern political contradiction is often difficult to notice on account of the blind spot created by our personal convictions, which are often a matter of feelings rather than thoughts. The middle class has undergone a decade of being duped into consumerism, which has exhausted its coffers and created a dollar-centric youth. This soft consumerism … [Read more...] about Evolution of political parties has become a confusing endeavor