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
Perspectives
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
U.S. ducks the bird flu
GLORIA SHELLERStaff Writer The Black Plague, mad cow disease and now the bird flu. What do all these have in common? Animals. Proof that humans prevail. No, but it is true that all the epidemics have been spread through seemingly unfavorable animals. Who really likes birds anyways? I’ve been hearing a little more than I’d like to about the Avian Influenza Type A than I’d like. … [Read more...] about U.S. ducks the bird flu
Letter to the Editor:Bennett comments were taken out of context
The attack on William Bennet in the Oct. 27th issue of the Graphic is not only an affront to me as a Pepperdine alum, but totally misrepresents what I know, first hand, to be true, since I worked as Dr. Bennett’s assistant for five years. Ms. Brittany dean parrots Rep. John Conyers’ (D-MI) now discredited, partisan charge by repeating his misquote, using the first part of a … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor:Bennett comments were taken out of context
Simply Kill Ignorance
BRITTANY DEANContributing Writer About a month ago, Bill Bennett, secretary of education during the Reagan administration, made blatant racist comments about the black community. Last week, he said “I do know that it’s true that if you wanted to reduce crime, you could — if that were your sole purpose, you could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would … [Read more...] about Simply Kill Ignorance