Perspectives

RACHEL JOHNSON Staff Writer Normally January signifies the beginning of awards season. It is a time for actors and musicians to pick out the most fantastic outfits, attend the most extravagant parties and hopefully win a few prestigious accolades in the meantime. Not this year — thanks to a strike by the Writer’s Guild of America, a collaboration or labor union that represents … [Read more...] about Award show flop exposes strike woes

Class rules need more consistency STAFF EDITORIAL Spring has sprung and it is time for us to gather our things, reminisce about winter break and return to class. Break is always too short and three short weeks quickly sneak away. But with our new year comes the new semester, new teachers and syllabi. Each class syllabus serves as the rulebook for the upcoming semester. But each … [Read more...] about LANDON PHILLIPS/Cartoonist

BRITTANY YEAROUTPerspectives Editor No. 941 — Multiracial, 5’8’’, weighs 155 lbs, with brown/straight hair, brown eyes, O+ blood type, education in law, and an attorney who is interested in reading and traveling. Along with a picture of the women as a baby, this type of description, and much more, is listed under donor information from the Genetics & IVF Institute, which … [Read more...] about Students sell their eggs to clear debt   

MARC CHOQUETTEonline content manager College radio has long held to its independent beginnings, even when a majority of other stations over the years have ditched that model to go corporate. Pepperdine’s radio station, 101.5 KWVS-LP is no different. But what good is a college radio station if few can even listen to it? On any random hour of the day, you might spot student DJ’s … [Read more...] about Radio station needs better reception

MATTHEW PICCOLOStaff Writer Only a nut would aspire to the United States presidency. Americans constantly ridicule and criticize their commanders-in-chief while simultaneously expecting them to eradicate poverty and crime, secure peace in the Middle East and make Republicans and Democrats play nice.  Most presidential hopefuls must be either power hungry or masochistic and thus … [Read more...] about Best candidates don’t want the job