Perspectives

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

RACHEL JOHNSONPerspectives Assistant With the 1998 impeachment of former President Bill Clinton, many conservative activists became undying allies against his administration and its perceived forceful liberal platform. Trust had been violated, morals had been disregarded, and many felt Clinton’s actions indicated that all Democrats cheapened the value of the law. Ironically, … [Read more...] about Washington morals lack consistency and ethics

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

KELLY DAVIES Staff Writer The deadly earthquake on Oct. 8 in Kashmir, the border that divides India and Pakistan, has stirred the world into action. The death toll is reported at more than 80,000. A second earthquake on Oct. 23 in Kabul, Pakistan, killed five people. The United Nations arrived to offer aid after the natural disaster, at the same time President Bush said he … [Read more...] about U.S relief aid deserves more credit, not criticism

GLORIA SHELLERStaff Writer I tried to go to the gym yesterday, but when I made the trek from my dorm down to the weight room, excitement turned quickly into disappointment. Rather than seeing ample gym equipment to be used at my leisure, I viewed all seven working cardio machines mounted by sweaty college students and the volleyball team scattered throughout the weight … [Read more...] about Pep gym disappoints students, athletes