Melissa GiaimoAssistant Perspectives Editor Although Malibu public schools earned high marks in California’s annual school assessment, the California education system and API evaluation method is in disarray. Last Tuesday, March 27, California’s Department of Education released the revised 2006 Academic Performance Index (API) and state rankings. API measures academic … [Read more...] about Top scores for Malibu schools, but not for state
Perspectives
Americans in need of a long term perspective
MATTHEW PICCOLOStaff Writer Americans possess abundant strengths that make their country a world superpower, but their most debilitating characteristic is lack of individual and collective foresight. This absence of vision has engendered a nation ripe with impatient foreign policy practices and an exorbitant debt burden. Americans consistently elevate seemingly immediate needs … [Read more...] about Americans in need of a long term perspective
Free speech accusations unfounded
Marc ChoquettePerspectives Editor A recent letter caught my attention from a Pepperdine alumnus to the editor of a L.A.-focused blog, the LAist, expressing concern that Pepperdine was actively suppressing a student’s right to free speech on campus. Nicholas Berg (‘01) charges the administration with “blatant censorship and viewpoint discrimination,” and worries about the … [Read more...] about Free speech accusations unfounded
Gen Y poised to take over workforce
CHRIS SEGALAssociate Editor Everyone can learn some lessons from a marketing class: Make yourself valuable to your employer. When younger and cheaper workers can do the same job, there is little reason to conduct bad business practices and retain old employees. Three terminated employees from Circuit City have followed the new version of the American Dream and sued for age … [Read more...] about Gen Y poised to take over workforce
Pelosi’s outing to Syria helps U.S. reputation in Middle Eastern press
Airan ScrubyEditor in Chief Since her instatement as speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi has been called many things, not all complimentary.Her awkward political maneuvers have earned raised eyebrows from political commentators. Especially notable has been her recent decision to visit Syria, a country with which the President and loyal “Bushies” claim to have … [Read more...] about Pelosi’s outing to Syria helps U.S. reputation in Middle Eastern press