Students should definitely get out there and volunteer. However, Step Forward Day isn’t the best way to do it. Melissa OverbeckAssistant PerspectivesEditor Step Forward Day can be summed up in four words — great idea, poor implementation. No one wants to be the person to criticize something as well-intentioned as Step Forward Day: after all, how can the school go wrong with … [Read more...] about 2004-09-09 overbeck.htm
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Your future degree takes a beating
James Riswick Associate Editor Nothing seems to get people all riled up more than having their money taken away. And here at Pepperdine, quite a lot of money is taken from us every day, from our high living costs to the Caf’s insanely expensive little boxes of Cinnamon Toast Crunch. By now, most of you have hopefully heard of the extensive budget reallocation process that has … [Read more...] about Your future degree takes a beating
2004-09-09 reinking.htm
'Volunteering is hard and boring,’ you say. Sure, but it can also be an enjoyable and deeply life-changing experience. Elizabeth ReinkingStaff Writer Have you ever been forced to volunteer? Putting the inherent irony of that phrasing aside, I remember when I was required to complete a five-hour service project for every year of high school, of which two hours were used to … [Read more...] about 2004-09-09 reinking.htm
A Modest Proposal
What's your name? I got the answer Daniel JohnsonArt Editor Coming back to school from a summer of vegetation/hibernation I am continually surprised at how much important information has been replaced by obviously useless drivel. My summer memory retention is limited to Sigmund Freud’s mortal fear of ferns and that an oyster changes sex several times throughout its life. I … [Read more...] about A Modest Proposal
Bible-inspired pacifist ad is politically motivated
Robert R. CargillContributing Writer I was surprised to see the full-page, paid advertisement in the Graphic (Aug. 30 issue, B7) that depicted a 1917 letter from A. G. Freed to then President Woodrow Wilson. Such a letter is a welcomed glimpse into the diverse and variegated history of the American Restoration Movement, of which the Churches of Christ are a part. I certainly do … [Read more...] about Bible-inspired pacifist ad is politically motivated