By Kent Eckhardt Contributing Writer “So where are these weapons?” I don’t know. But when these critics say “they never existed,” I expect answers on how all these claims ever existed. So what about that massive four-foot high stack of CIA documents (submitted to Congress last June as validation) detailing all the CIA’s probing of Saddam’s weapons, those British dossiers, … [Read more...] about Clear evidence of weapons reveals war was the answer
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Is dialogue on homosexuality appropriate at Pepperdine?
By Brent Russo Contributing Writer Convocation never does much for me. I have had my fill of hyper-enthusiastic Christian singing troupes, middle-aged men’s advice on relationships, aristocratic ceremonies and the general rehashing of Church of Christ doctrine. I have even had my fill of Holocaust survivors. Occasionally, however, a Convocation offers something progressive – … [Read more...] about Is dialogue on homosexuality appropriate at Pepperdine?
A small ($87 billion) price to pay for freedom
By JJ Bowman Associate Editor Southern California fire watching may have surpassed “The Joe Schmo Show,” “Newlyweds” and “Kobe vs. Shaq 2: Rape of Honor” as the best reality television. The intensity of the fires and the anguish involved for people fleeing their houses-turned kindling has produced incredible drama. The fires even managed to overshadow one of the ugliest attacks … [Read more...] about A small ($87 billion) price to pay for freedom
HIV infection soars, yet AIDS threat ‘isn’t a problem’
By Jordan Morris Perspectives Editor Most of us cannot pretend to remember the chaotic outbreak of AIDS in the early 1980s, when the world was thrown into an international neurosis. Nor can most of us pretend to understand the devastation the disease wreaks on its victims — the marauding of the immune system, closely followed by untimely social and physical deaths. After all, … [Read more...] about HIV infection soars, yet AIDS threat ‘isn’t a problem’
Is Pepperdine’s faculty sex policy fair?
Faculty members risk invasion of privacy and discrimination, among other factors, under this policy.By Rudabeh Shahbazi Assistant Perspectives Editor The Bible condemns sexual relations of any kind outside the confines of marriage. Expecting all members of the university staff to teach based on this principle is reasonable. Invading their privacy by forcing them to live by it … [Read more...] about Is Pepperdine’s faculty sex policy fair?