JOSE TORRESStaff Writer If you watch Pepperdine’s baseball team long enough, you get the feeling that something special is happening. There is even a sense of confidence in players not seen in previous years. “I want to go to Omaha,” said Centerfielder Adrian Ortiz. “I want to go to the College World Series. I think we have a shot. I think we’re really good. I think if we come … [Read more...] about Destined for greatness
Special Publications
Women’s lacrosse season wrap-up
ERIK HAYDENStaff Writer The Pepperdine women’s lacrosse team completed a successful season that saw the Waves ranked in the top 20th nationally and included some memorable victories. The team finished with a 9-7 record and barely missed the WWLL Division II championship when it lost the title game April 22 to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 10-9. In addition, the Pepperdine B Team … [Read more...] about Women’s lacrosse season wrap-up
Seaver graduation update
LINDSEY DAY HOFFMANStaff Writer More than 700 Seaver College students are just hours away from their long-sought graduation ceremony, and news that First Lady Laura Bush will be the featured speaker has stirred up some extra excitement. It has also led to a few concerns. The 12-ticket limit per graduating student has upset a few Seaver seniors. “I am excited that Laura Bush is … [Read more...] about Seaver graduation update
Book review: “An Alchemist with One Eye on Fire”
ELYSSA GAGEStaff Writer A masterful fusion of a poet’s fantasies, a man’s beliefs and a scholar’s knowledge. That is what Clayton Eshleman brings his readers in “An Alchemist with One Eye on Fire." Raised in Indiana, Eshleman spent the first years of his career excavating who he was. The answer came to him in a most unexpected setting: the Ice Age caves of the French Dordogne. … [Read more...] about Book review: “An Alchemist with One Eye on Fire”
Book review: “Lipshitz Six, or Two Angry Blondes”
MICHAEL GALVISStaff Writer T Cooper's "Lipshitz Six, or Two Angry Blondes" tells the tale of a Jewish family immigrating to the states during the Galveston Movement. The movement operated between 1907 and 1914. It diverted 10,000 Jewish immigrants fleeing Russia and eastern Europe from crowded East Coast cities and passed them through Texas. The story begins in 1907 as Esther … [Read more...] about Book review: “Lipshitz Six, or Two Angry Blondes”