Con: Laws prohibiting same-sex relations are within the rights of state sovereignty.By J. Douglas StevensAssistant Opinions Editor Two men were jailed overnight for breaking the Homosexual Conduct Law which bans oral and anal sex between people of the same gender in the state of Texas. The two did not plan to lead a gay rights movement, but their case has sparked a revival of … [Read more...] about Should sodomy laws be overturned?
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Another day at the Caf
by Micah Kafka Another day at the Caf. April 03, 2003 … [Read more...] about Another day at the Caf
Listening vital in time of war
By Jovita McCleodStaff Writer In “The Shadows,” Henry Miller wrote, “We do not talk —we bludgeon one another with the facts and theories gleaned from cursory readings of newspapers, magazines and digests.” This “bludgeoning with facts” is what people are doing to each other lately. As the United States continues war in Iraq, people around campus and the world are all putting … [Read more...] about Listening vital in time of war
Random Thoughts: Pick one—driving or drinking
By James RiswickStaff Writer An idiot is defined as someone with an IQ below 25. I find this strange, because you would think it would take a higher score to get into Pepperdine. Yet somehow, 41 percent of the student body qualifies as complete and certifiable idiots. According to a Harvard study done from 1993 to 2001, that same number of students admitted to drinking and … [Read more...] about Random Thoughts: Pick one—driving or drinking
Staff Editorial: Miles to go before diversity is achieved
It began with a six-by-four inch color photo in the Pepperdine Annual Report. When it came out over the holidays, more than one of us, thumbing through the polished, professional report, stopped on the pages that contained the senior administration mug shots as well as the group shot of the university advancement team. It wasn’t their stunning good looks that made us stop in … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Miles to go before diversity is achieved