DEREK SEDAMStaff Writer The shot clock was spent and so were the Pepperdine fans, but the Waves controlled the clock and came out on top. The Waves used every second of their possesions to slow the game down to disrupt the Portland Pilots in an exciting, yet challenging 50-48 overtime victory in the first round of the West Coast Conference tournament at the University of San … [Read more...] about Waves Top Portland Pilots in Overtime
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Waves drop close one to USD
DEREK SEDAMStaff Writer The men's basketball team once again lost a close contest to the USD Toreros on Saturday night, 77-73. The Waves gave an excellent first-half performance, executing interim coach Eric Bridgeland's offense perfectly. They led at 38-37 at half, but the Toreros shot 65.4 percent in the second-half and Brandon and Trumaine Johnson (no relation) scored 22 and … [Read more...] about Waves drop close one to USD
Champs return home
GREG BARNETTSports Editor Two things are the same since the 1978 Pepperdine men’s volleyball team captured the university’s first national championship — Head Coach Marv Dunphy is still leading the Waves in his 24th season as coach and Firestone Fieldhouse is still hosting home games. During homecoming weekend, the championship team was invited back to commemorate the 30-year … [Read more...] about Champs return home
Congress strikes out while citizens pay
ROXANA ASTEMBORSKI/Art & Design Editor SHANNON KELLYContributor Baseball is the great American pastime and now it’s the great Congressional pursuit – that’s just great. Last week a room full of indifferent, unproductive politicians squandered tax dollars and time in a wasteful hearing over steroid use in Major League Baseball (MLB). In the meantime, war wages on, social … [Read more...] about Congress strikes out while citizens pay
Feminists lose sense of objectivity
RYAN SAWTELLEContributor The feminist movement began as noble progression toward justice for women who were victims of unjust government practices and domestic violence. If that mission were all that it encompassed today, there would be little objection to the cause. Unfortunately, like many other social movements, the feminist movement has evolved to represent something much … [Read more...] about Feminists lose sense of objectivity
