LAURA JOHNSONA&E Assistant Editor For anyone who has experienced Sonja Sorrell’s Humanities 111 class of greatness, it is known that bread and beer were the first substances concocted by the Neolithic humans when they began to cultivate their own food. This meaning, even since the beginning of time, alcohol has been helping people dance. However, for every kid on the … [Read more...] about Lowering drinking age failed before, not solution now
Perspectives
Government: keep hands off language
BRITTANY YEAROUTPerspectives Editor Quien puede leer este? Here in California, and in many states, most people can answer that question. (Who can read this?) More than 32 million people in the United States are fluent in Spanish, according to the 2005 Census. With the exception of English (English, too, was brought to this country by foreigners), no other language has grown to … [Read more...] about Government: keep hands off language
College supported internships pay off
RACHEL JOHNSONAssistant Perspectives Editor This summer, I landed the dream internship for a journalism student: I wrote entertainment news briefs, interviewed celebrities, attended a press junket and a movie premiere, all while living at the amazing Pepperdine’s house in London. The part that wasn’t so dreamy was that the internship was unpaid. Not only did I not have a … [Read more...] about College supported internships pay off
Malibu too expensive for some residents
MARC CHOQUETTEOnline Content Manager The subject of a survey by a firm hired by the City of Malibu was to gauge residents’ opinions on local businesses and ask which kinds of services are needed in the town. Applied Development Economics Inc. designed the survey with the help of a committee of local residents, which was mailed out earlier this summer to 8,900 Malibu households. … [Read more...] about Malibu too expensive for some residents
Politicians’ private lives reflect public integrity
MATTHEW C. PICCOLOStaff Writer This summer, while Pepperdine students were enjoying work, recreation and travel, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was involved in some extra-curricular activities of his own. Although married, he admitted to an affair with Telemundo52 news anchor Mirthala Salinsas. If the mayor’s shameless cheating and lack of commitment does not trouble … [Read more...] about Politicians’ private lives reflect public integrity