Perspectives

GLORIA SHELLERAssistant Perspectives Editor The time has come for the much-anticipated 2006 Winter Olympics. In the wake of so much global unrest, the games couldn’t have come at a better time. The TV channels are polluted with news about war and federal deficits, and prime-time sitcoms are increasingly hard to swallow. Finally, the world can come together for a good old … [Read more...] about Olympics inspire positive world focus

Benjamin YoungStaff Writer The world shook with rage and violence because a Danish newspaper published some satirical cartoons. Three weeks ago, that might have served as a punch line for a joke. Now, this potential punch line is headline news. What initially started as an exercise in satire and social experimentation on the freedoms of speech and press turned into an ugly … [Read more...] about Danish cartoons receive violent Islamic response

BRIAN CHATWINStaff  Writer Working in a Las Vegas casino for a number of years. I have seen everything. The most common scene is the hard-luck bettor laying down his last $20 on a long — shot bet, hoping to recover the weekend’s losses in one stroke of good luck. He either places his money on the roulette wheel or on a 30-to-1 horse in the upcoming race. If a miracle happens … [Read more...] about Politics take over King funeral

JIM COHENStaff Writer Recently, political commentator and right-wing ideologue Ann Coulter joked that Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens should be poisoned. Admittedly a joke, the statement by Coulter proved once again that her rhetoric fails to meet even relative standards of decency, honesty or intellectual accountability. For years Coulter has argued that the … [Read more...] about Coulter worse than ‘liberal media’ for devaluing Americans

Staff editorial Pepperdine students will be asked by the Student Government Association to vote on a resolution to increase student fees Wednesday. If the resolution is passed by a majority, students will pay an additional $15 each semester increasing SGA’s budget by $45,000. Student fees should not be raised from $45 a semester to $60 because SGA is not spending all the money … [Read more...] about SGA fee raise is unwarranted