Perspectives

CURRY CHANDLERStaff writer Don Imus’ nationally syndicated radio program “Imus in the Morning” was cancelled in April amid controversy surrounding comments he made about the Rutgers University women’s basketball team. Imus’ removal from the airwaves was generally held as a moral decision and a victory among black activists. If this is still the consensus opinion of Imus’ … [Read more...] about O’Reilly deserves Imus’ fate

BRITTANY YEAROUT Perspectives Editor With the attention given to depression in recent years, many people relegate it to being just another problem or statistic, making it as trivial as a weight loss gimmick. Although, recently, there has been more attention given to depression, it is still terribly misunderstood and underestimated. Media attention is not always good. Everyone … [Read more...] about Medication alleviates depression

Taser this ... Colorado State University STAFF EDITORIAL When students at Colorado State University in Fort Collins opened the Sept. 24 issue of the Rocky Mountain Collegian, their student newspaper, an oversized and attention-grabbing headline shouted at them: “Taser this … F*** BUSH.” In the space where a 600-word editorial should be, this ambiguous (and asterisk-less) phrase … [Read more...] about LANDON PHILLIPS/Assistant Art Editor

ALEXIS SEBRINGPerspectives Assistant Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a man who denies the Holocaust and is arguably as evil as Hitler himself, spoke at Columbia University on Monday. His visit was much more than a speech from a controversial world leader, but an insult to everything this country stands for and upholds. Ahmadinejad is a dictator. He has been known to … [Read more...] about Dictator’s speech causes more harm than good

RACHEL JOHNSONASISTANT PERSPECTIVES EDITOR Though many members of the various Greek groups on Pepperdine’s campus are highly involved in extracurricular activities, a negative stereotype surrounding fraternity and sorority members exists. Many non-Greek students view fraternity and sorority members as “partiers” who spend their weekends drinking. While members of Greek groups … [Read more...] about Greeks deserve more respect