Perspectives

Judith TapperGraduate Student After watching one of the events that was filmed at Pepperdine this summer, I am concerned about the image that is being transmitted to both the academic community and the general public. I realize that the use of the campus by television shows and general media production nets the university a great deal of income and publicity, but I  suggest … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor: Pepperdine publicity outweighs Christian mission statement

Rachel JohnsonPerspectives Assistant “Today Show” weatherman Al Roker took a break from predicting the weather to try his hand at investigative journalism last week. Venturing out onto the streets of New York, he proceeded to randomly stop people and ask them various questions regarding politics and pop culture. I found the results to be alarming. The majority of those … [Read more...] about Headline news: media focuses on ratings and popular culture

Chris Segal Perspectives Editor Pornography is a taboo subject that people in polite society do not talk about and certainly never watch. Lawmakers recently changed a federal law that went largely unreported. The law, created 15 years ago to prevent producers of pornographic material from using under-age performers, was inspired because of a famous porn star named Traci … [Read more...] about Pro & Con: Regulating Pornography

They aren’t the X-men or the Fantastic Four. They don’t work for Captain Planet and they’re definitely not Power Rangers. These spandex-suited bad boys (and one girl) are the Wave Men. What sets this band of brothers (and sister) apart from the other super crews? The Wave Men don’t waste their time fighting crime, protecting the environment from deadly toxins or any other … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Wave Men, plus a woman

Shannon KellyAssistant Perspectives Editor This just in: Politicians get treated like they’re special. Wait a minute, that’s old news. Everyone knows that Washington hot shots like Sen. Edward Kennedy (a random example) enjoy special perks, and lucky for them, the government has found yet another way to make their lives easier. Now cream-of-the-crop politicians can bypass … [Read more...] about Politicians get more perks thanks to the TSA