By Kyle JorreySports Editor It’s hard to describe the feeling you get when you first realize that you’ve been the victim of a crime — a real crime — not one of those wussy crimes like getting your car keyed or your CD collection stolen from a party. It’s a combination of shock, surprise, frustration and anger — almost like getting the wind knocked out of you during a game of … [Read more...] about Police investigations are not like on TV
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Random Thoughts: We really listen to Sum 41
By James RiswickStaff Writer OK, so I’m currently taking bets on how long it will take Pepperdine to cancel the March 29 Third Eye Blind concert. It only seems like a matter of time before the powers-that-be listen to “10 Days Late” or perhaps some random concert in Milwaukee when lead singer Stephen Jenkins might have said a particular “f” word. But this is not about what … [Read more...] about Random Thoughts: We really listen to Sum 41
Staff Editorial: Fellowship should go beyond class
Every year around this time Smothers Theatre is filled with students. These students are not sitting in the audience, but are up on stage singing and dancing in front of sold-out crowds. Where are the faculty and staff? Usually they are the ones sitting in the audience. But this year a positive change has been made: approximately 30 staff members, alumni and one lone … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Fellowship should go beyond class
Sum 41 show doomed from start
By Audrey ReedOpinions Editor “When Hell is full, Sum 41 will rock the earth” is the slogan plastered on the Sum 41 Web site. The band’s newest album is titled “Does This Look Infected?” Its lyrics consist of “you don’t make any sense with all the gas you’ve been huffin’.” These guys are not a Christian band. Any MTV-watcher could have told Pepperdine administration that. … [Read more...] about Sum 41 show doomed from start
Does creationism belong in schools?
Con: Creationism is a theological theory that belongs outside of the classroom.By Elice GiorgioneStaff Writer The fundamental tenet of creationism holds that mankind was manifest in the image of God in accordance with a strictly literal interpretation of Genesis. In this respect, it would be only natural to assume that any attempt to integrate this doctrine into our nation’s … [Read more...] about Does creationism belong in schools?