Perspectives

By Kyle Jorrey Sports Editor With the Los Angeles Lakers in the midst of a nine-game win streak and a run on the Western Conference leading Sacramento Kings, hoops superstar Kobe Bryant is again in the national spotlight. While many Southern California residents have taken great pleasure in Bryant’s re-emergence as one of the game’s top performers, others, including those at … [Read more...] about Love him or leave him? Weighing in on Kobe

Editorial One might argue that in the United States political mudslinging can be traced all the way back to two of America’s first great political minds — Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton, the economic and investment expert, and Jefferson, the son of a Virginia plantation owner, argued from different political ideologies. One stressed the power of the federal … [Read more...] about Finding the politician in the middle

By J. Douglas Stevens Staff Writer A 33-year-old independent filmmaker has given new meaning to the tired cliché, “you are what you eat.” West Virginia native Morgan Spurlock spent last February eating nothing but McDonalds food for 30 days straight. As a sort of educational science experiment, he lived every 8-year-old’s dream: an Egg McMuffin for breakfast, a Big Mac for … [Read more...] about Film confirms Americans die for McDonalds

By Tracy Domingo News Assistant When the names of the six finalists for the Law School deanship were released in mid-February, a few were surprised to see the legendary Ken Starr’s name on the list. Again. Unbeknownst to many who are less familiar with Pepperdine’s history, this is not the first time Starr has appeared on the School of Law’s want list. In fact, six years ago … [Read more...] about Ken Starr evokes mixed feedback

Recent incidents involving Pepperdine students and the local group Malibu Locals Only, or MLO, provokes a look into their identity. By Kyle Jorrey Sports Editor Not more than a month into the school year, Pepperdine students commuting from the other side of the canyon took notice of a spray-painted message that appeared overnight above the Malibu Canyon and Kanan tunnels that … [Read more...] about Not a gang, but a state of mind