Perspectives

3.1415By Sarah Pye Living Editor For the past few weeks, I have been giving very serious thought as to which candidate I am going to endorse for the Democratic presidential nomination. And finally, I have made my decision. Now, I know what you’re thinking. “What makes you, Sarah Pye, qualified to single out a politician for the highest political office in this great nation? … [Read more...] about You Can’t Go Wrong with John for Prez

By Jared Hermann Staff Writer With two more close defeats this week, the Pepperdine baseball team continues to search for the fire players say they know they have. Trying to find that spark Tuesday against UCLA, wet conditions may have put a damper on that search for at least a couple more days. In a battle of Los Angeles-area rivals, the Waves lost a tough one 8-6 to the … [Read more...] about Tough losses, bad weather bother Waves

By Dr . Michael Gose Professor of Humanities With all the buzz, hype and controversy surrounding Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ,” I thought it important to sit down and try to establish some perspective.  The “schemata” we bring to any experience, and especially a “moving picture” experience, greatly influence our perceptions.  I feel that the following points are … [Read more...] about Professor shares perspective on ‘Passion’

Random ThoughtsBy James Riswick Editor in Chief With the Graphic on the eve of a two-week break, I figured I would share some thoughts with you that I haven’t been able to share this semester. You see, I have the tendency to be a little long winded in these columns and am usually required to widdle some 791-word masterpiece of mine down to about 600 or so. Take for instance … [Read more...] about Serving Up Some Leftover Thoughts

Big DealBy JJ Bowman Staff Writer In the last four years at Pepperdine a mountain gave way to a graduate campus, trailers by the pool gave way to the fantastic CCB and tuition payments gave way to palm tree after palm tree. In the world of the Student Government Association, the commitment to serve student voices gave way to an absurd quest to make Pepperdine cool. This bad … [Read more...] about SGA’s Own Creation Ruined Everything