The Student Government roller coaster has encountered an unusually bumpy track during the past year, with an overhaul in the election process, political infighting and, most notably, the extended soap opera of Pepperdine concert production. SGA has a history of botching concerts and then recovering with successful shows. But with the dismissal of Programming Board Chair Jimmy … [Read more...] about Ups and downs of SGA
Perspectives
Star power abounds among Pep faculty ranks
By Dr. Lee Kats Professor of Biology While institutions such as Stanford and UCLA struggle to find creative ways to get their best and brightest professors re-engaged in teaching, Pepperdine suffers from no similar malady – nor do I predict we ever will. Pepperdine has always been an institution that values high quality, creative teaching on the part of its faculty, and the … [Read more...] about Star power abounds among Pep faculty ranks
Terri’s Law: Making life-or-death choices
By Alan Senh Contributing Writer In a bold move, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush recently convinced the Florida state legislature to grant him emergency powers, which would allow the reinsertion of a feeding tube that had been sustaining the life of Terry Schiavo. After suffering cardiac arrest resulting from a potassium imbalance in her body, Schiavo has remained in a vegetative state … [Read more...] about Terri’s Law: Making life-or-death choices
Will the terrorism predictions come true?
By JJ Bowman Associate Editor Few fail as profoundly as I do when predicting the future. For instance, I thought “Skin” would last nearly 10 episodes, but the show was canned after three. I have also been predicting the Boston Red Sox would win the World Series in each of the last 12 years. I make more serious predictions as well, but as I revisit my forecasts I find more … [Read more...] about Will the terrorism predictions come true?
Time to help fire victims
More than 800,000 acres, 3,500 buildings and 22 lives later, the California fires have at long last quelled to a contained simmer. As the world continues to look on, firefighters work around the clock in select locations around Los Angeles and San Diego, salvaging any remaining property untouched by the fires’ wrath. With the recent rainfall and lower temperatures, the … [Read more...] about Time to help fire victims