Perspectives

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

RACHEL JOHNSONStaff Writer Before the start of my semester in London, I don’t think I ever really understood the racial profiling that went on in the world. Now, studying overseas has become an enlightening experience and a good opportunity to witness worldly perspectives as well as relate them to events that affect the United States.  I’m taking a course called “The History … [Read more...] about Islamic studies class enlightens students abroad

SHANNON KELLY Perspectives Editor Sometimes I have trouble understanding my taste for politics. The whole political bubble is obscure, a little chaotic and at many times disheartening. The liberal-conservative-at-each-others-throats, red says, blue says, jumble is becoming unbearable. The constant “Bush is an idiot” jabs at the president are tiring and worn out. On top of … [Read more...] about Subjective journalism blurs truth

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