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

CURRY CHANDLERStaff Writer The Recording Industry Association of America has included some Pepperdine students as part of a new wave of threatening “early settlement” letters to campuses nationwide accusing them of illegally downloading music. It represents only the latest efforts in the organization’s continuing campaign of addressing the unauthorized distribution of music … [Read more...] about Colleges doing the dirty work

SARAH SCHERFF & SEAN ROBERTSPhoto Editor & Contributing Writer A couple pulls into the parking lot of a nice restaurant popular with young couples. The guy, who is white, gets out and opens the door for his date, a young black woman, fashionably dressed yet modest. The two hold hands and walk inside. As they are being seated, a couple of people waiting for takeout give … [Read more...] about Interracial dating still not accepted

ALEXIS SEBRINGPerspectives Assistant It is not uncommon to see engaged or married couples at Seaver. But are these couples going to last a lifetime? Many factors make it difficult to uphold this standard. Since one component that is highly important is age, couples should postpone marrying until after graduating college or after reaching their career goal. Some experts contend … [Read more...] about School first, people marry too young