ASHTON ELLISStaff Writer “Remember when the whole world looked up.” These words appear as the tagline to the new film, “In the Shadow of the Moon.” Set for release this month, the documentary features interviews with every living member of the Apollo Moon missions. They recall the crowning technological achievement of the twentieth century: landing a man on the moon and … [Read more...] about Reignite the engine of exploration
Perspectives
Price hike doesn’t satiate appetites
LANDON PHILLIPS/Assistant Art Director STAFF EDITORIAL It will be no surprise to returning Pepperdine students that food prices in the Waves Cafe and across campus increased significantly this semester. The price for a fruit cup more than doubled from $2.05 in March to $4.29 in August, before Dining Services dropped the price to $3.59 this week. It channeled the pricing … [Read more...] about Price hike doesn’t satiate appetites
Suicide rate skyrockets, rises 76 percent for American girls
CURRY CHANDLERStaff Writer One of the basic tenets of journalism is that the profession is concerned with the five Ws: who, what, where, when and why. Concerning teenage suicide, the answers to the who, what, where and when are known, but the why remains unanswered. Suicide among young Americans has skyrocketed, definitively capping a lengthy period of abatement in suicide … [Read more...] about Suicide rate skyrockets, rises 76 percent for American girls
Convo change only alters perceptions
LANDON PHILLIPS/Assistant Art Editor STAFF EDITORIAL What’s in a name? Despite its simplicity, the Student Activities staff’s decision to change the Wednesday morning program from Convocation to Chapel sends a different meaning to the Pepperdine community and potential students. The name “Chapel” clearly holds a more religious connotation than the word convocation. Is this … [Read more...] about Convo change only alters perceptions
LANDON PHILLIPS/Assistant Art Editor
“Kid Nation” goes wrong, exposes pitfalls of reality TV CURRY CHANDLERStaff Writer Ready to see what life is like in “Kid Nation?” It’s not a new country, but one of the latest reality show offerings that will be gracing the screens of conscientious, Patriotic media-consumers across the country courtesy of CBS on Sept. 19. And in keeping with the trend of the ceaseless barrage … [Read more...] about LANDON PHILLIPS/Assistant Art Editor