Perspectives

GLORIA SHELLERContributing Writer With the addition of Pepperdine to JuicyCampus.com, students have hit an all-time low. The gossip Web site, founded in October 2007, has only a small list of other pathetic gossip-loving schools including Duke, Loyola Marymount, UCLA and USC. It’s absurd to think that Pepperdine students, who supposedly lead lives of purpose, service and … [Read more...] about Talk gets ‘juicy’ on new online forum

MARC CHOQUETTEPerspectives Editor “Well, at least most of the fans stayed for the whole game.” That was the most positive reaction I could get from any of my friends as we arrived home early enough to witness the last few painful minutes of Monday’s highly anticipated men’s basketball match-up between the hated Gonzaga Bulldogs and the host Waves on ESPN. The title of the game … [Read more...] about Students wake up at Zags game

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

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