RACHEL JOHSONPerspectives Assistant Education in the United States is apparently so good that people will do anything to obtain it, even if it means they must enter the country illegally and create false documentation. Such is the case for 27-year-old Josue Oswaldo Ramirez-Mejia. The Guatemalan native was arrested Sept. 27 for posing as an 18-year-old at a Pasco County high … [Read more...] about Illegal immigration strains the education system
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Letters to the Editor
“How to get hitched in just four years” shows materialistic values on Pepperdine’s campus I would just like extend my thanks for teaching not just freshmen girls, but all girls on campus, how to get “hitched” in just four years in the Sept. 29 issue of the Graphic. Someone had to do it. Thank you for blatantly pointing out the materialism that seems to be prevalent on our … [Read more...] about Letters to the Editor
‘Overpopulation’: outdated, untrue
SHANNON KELLYAssistant Perspectives Editor “In a world that is growing by 168 people every minute of every day, there is no greater challenge facing us than stabilizing world population,” said Peter Kostmayer, executive director of Zero Population Growth, at a recent fund-raising event. In a world where catastrophists can influence people with their outlandish assertions, the … [Read more...] about ‘Overpopulation’: outdated, untrue
PRO & CON: Gun Control Debate
Are current gun restrictions tough enough? PRO BENJAMIN YOUNGStaff Writer Last week, two former Malibu High School students brought handguns to campus, and in the process, woke the dragon that is the gun control debate. This particular debate is not one that stays at the forefront of the American conscience like, say, the abortion and immigration debates. It returns to the … [Read more...] about PRO & CON: Gun Control Debate
Humans share responsibility to save animals
KELLY VOYLESContributing Writer Living in the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains and being walking-distance away from the one of the world’s most diverse ecosystems, the Pacific Ocean, it is not uncommon to observe wildlife on Pepperdine’s scenic campus. While there is an abundance of fringed-toed lizards and white-tailed deer at Pepperdine, there are unfortunately a … [Read more...] about Humans share responsibility to save animals