Perspectives

Ballin’   By Kyle Jorrey  Sports Editor I can still remember the first time I ever read aloud the name Pepperdine. It wasn’t in the Princeton Review’s list of top colleges, or in U.S. News World and Report’s rankings of the best universities. It wasn’t in a Christian monthly and it wasn’t in my high school guidance counselor’s office.   No, I first discovered my soon to be … [Read more...] about Na, na, na, na, hey, hey, hey, goodbye

3.1415  By Sarah Pye Living Editor Our society has hit a new low. Gary Coleman is doing commercials for CashCall. In general, I find celebrity endorsements unappealing. I have long been annoyed by the whole Patricia-Heaton-endorses-Albertsons thing, in the sense that, rather than making me want to shop at Albertsons, these commercials make me want to trap squirrels for food … [Read more...] about Need a loan? Give Gary a call

Baseball Despite a tough loss to CSUN, the Waves sweep WCC rival Portland with an explosion of offense. By Scott Long Staff Writer In a 16-10 slugfest, California State University, Northridge defeated the Pepperdine baseball team during a non-conference contest Tuesday afternoon.  This halted a three-game winning streak by the Waves, the longest of the season thus far.  Over … [Read more...] about Busting Out

Random Thoughts My last act as editor in chief is thwarted by some folks who just don’t appreciate April Fools’ jokes, but I get the last laugh. By James Riswick Editor in Chief I constructed an entirely fake Graphic for you today… Unfortunately, I was informed late last night that something called “journalistic integrity” prevented me from doing such a thing. Today is April … [Read more...] about Blast that journalistic integrity

Big Deal By JJ Bowman Staff Writer Most of us know the Internet ranks just above prison and the “Jerry Springer Show” as the worst place to find romantic partners. Chat rooms and other such online dating scenes offer far less verifiable information than even a brief bar room encounter. If you see a woman in her mid-20s order a drink, you can at least be certain she is not a … [Read more...] about Goodbye Pepperdine, hello online dating