BRITTANY YEAROUTPerspectives Editor He calls himself the banker to the poor, he is a Nobel Laureate, he is the founder of the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh and he is coming to Malibu. On Oct. 20, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Caruso Auditorium of Pepperdine University School of Law, Dr. Muhammad Yunus will lecture on “Social Enterprise: Doing Well by Doing Good.” In his only … [Read more...] about Nobel Laureate to lecture at Pep
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TOP 5 STORIES (October 11, 2007)
World — Turkey concerned about Congress’ stance on Armenian genocide ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey ordered its ambassador in Washington to return to Turkey for consultations over a U.S. House panel's approval of a bill describing the World War I-era mass killings of Armenians as genocide, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday. … [Read more...] about TOP 5 STORIES (October 11, 2007)
Lady Waves suffer first Conference loss of the season
SARAH SCHREFF/Photo Editor DAVID NAKAGAMIAssistant Sports Editor Thursday night’s match in Firestone Fieldhouse paired the Waves with arguably their toughest opponent to date. Pepperdine welcomed the 17th-ranked Toreros of San Diego for their fourth West Coast Conference game of the season. Entering the matchup, the Waves were riding a six-game winning streak, including … [Read more...] about Lady Waves suffer first Conference loss of the season
TOP 5 STORIES (October 8, 2007)
U.S. — One dead after crash at New Mexico balloon festival ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The basket of a hot air balloon flying in the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta tipped after hitting power lines Monday, killing a woman who was thrown out of the basket, police said. http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=3702341 U.S. — Off-duty officer kills six teens in small Wisconsin … [Read more...] about TOP 5 STORIES (October 8, 2007)
TOP 5 STORIES (October 2, 2007)
U.S. — Blackwater USA under the gun from House panel WASHINGTON, D.C. —The head of Blackwater USA said today that his company was the victim of “a rush to judgment” by a Congressional committee looking into claims that the company’s contract security guards in Iraq have repeatedly been involved in reckless shootings of … [Read more...] about TOP 5 STORIES (October 2, 2007)