Staff Editorial Convocation. To Pepperdine students, this word conjures up the all too familiar image of sitting in the Fieldhouse on Wednesday mornings with the rest of the student body. Some people think of singing and listening to speakers, others think of reading the newspaper or staring off into space. The unifying factor is that no matter what a student associates with … [Read more...] about More Convos or none at all
Perspectives
Powell’s exit sad but not surprising
Melissa OverbeckAssistant Pespectives Editor For many Democrats, Secretary of State Colin Powell’s resignation Monday extinguished the last glimmer of hope for the next four years. Powell was the main voice of moderation in an administration known for its extreme conservatism. His proposed replacement, National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, will inevitably be more … [Read more...] about Powell’s exit sad but not surprising
With three justices set to retire, Bush has choices to make
Scott WithycombePerspectives Assistant With most of the post-election media coverage focusing on voter ideology and cabinet replacement, one of the most important issues of the Presidential election has received strikingly little discussion: the future of the Supreme Court. Interestingly, the Court, which hangs in the balance between constructionist and activist justices by one … [Read more...] about With three justices set to retire, Bush has choices to make
The Democratic Party is dead. R.I.P.
Scott WithycombePerspectives Assistant Sen. Zell Miller, D-Ga., said it best when in his scathing book he declared that the Democratic Party is “a national party no more.” The truth of that simple phrase became quite apparent Nov. 2 when President George W. Bush comfortably earned a second term — winning 51 percent of the popular vote and capturing 286 electoral votes. Couple … [Read more...] about The Democratic Party is dead. R.I.P.
Textbook disclaimer spark evolution debate
Melissa OverbeckAssistant Perspectives Editor “Warning: This textbook contains material on evolution. Evolution is a theory, not a fact, regarding the origin of living things. This material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully and critically considered." These words, printed on stickers in science textbooks, have caused uproar in a Southern Georgia … [Read more...] about Textbook disclaimer spark evolution debate