GLORIA SHELLERStaff Writer It is no news to Americans that our country is fat compared to the rest of the world. Sadly, despite what we know about the dangers of being overweight, the number of obese Americans continues to increase. Thirty-one percent of Americans are 30 or more pounds overweight making them clinically obese. By 2008 that 31 percent will jump to 39 percent, … [Read more...] about Caf food beats fast food at Pep
Perspectives
More highs to come in Mile High City
JIM COHENStaff Writer Pot smokers of Denver lit up joints in celebration on Nov. 2 as the city’s residents voted in favor of a referendum to legalize the possession of marijuana. Winning by a 54 to 46-percent margin, the measure allows adults age 21 years and older to possess up to an ounce of the drug with only a possible fine. Following in line with cities such as Seattle and … [Read more...] about More highs to come in Mile High City
The teams are here, muster up spirit
LAUREN CARFIOLIContributing Writer I recently witnessed the Pepperdine student body gasp in disgust over our newly formed mascot, our very own spandex display of super troopers, the Wave Men. These Wave Men have been charged with bringing down the school morale and uncrowning our former combatant, King Neptune. But can we really blame our lack of school spirit on this bunch? … [Read more...] about The teams are here, muster up spirit
Lessons from a Calvary Christian education
ANDREW RICHDALEStaff Writer It was another day at Calvary Christian Academy. I was the 12-year-old middle school student wearing a white, CCA-monogrammed polo, who sat through the monotony of chapel on an overcast Thursday morning. The predictable three-point sermon was given, the one where we realized just how bad we were. The fires of hell were scared into us, just enough so … [Read more...] about Lessons from a Calvary Christian education
Alternatives available to Pregnant USC student
KELLY DAVIESStaff Writer It’s been more than two weeks since 21-year-old University of Southern California student Holly Ashcraft allegedly abandoned her newborn baby behind a restaurant near campus. But the story still haunts me. I constantly check the Internet, the local television news, anything to tell me a little more about this tragedy that seems at once so distant and … [Read more...] about Alternatives available to Pregnant USC student