By Lindsey Besecker Assistant Sports Editor The No. 5 Pepperdine women’s volleyball team extended its winning streak to 13 matches and improved its record to 15-2 during the past two weeks. The Waves will take their streak into this weekend with West Coast Conference home matches against University of San Diego and Santa Clara University. “Both the teams are very good teams … [Read more...] about Waves take 13th straight
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Pep runners near last leg of race
By Rosy Banks Assistant Living Editor With only three races until its conference meet, Pepperdine’s cross country team continues to show improvement and is set on making this season’s results shine in the record books. At the Cal Poly Invitational in San Luis Obispo last weekend, the Pepperdine women finished 7th out of eight invited teams with Lauren Tyree leading the girls … [Read more...] about Pep runners near last leg of race
Straight outta Compton
By Kyle Jorrey Sports Editor In the late 1980s and early 1990s gangster rappers like Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and DJ Quik put Compton, Calif., on the proverbial map. Telling their violent tales of life in this poverty-stricken area of South Central Los Angeles, these rappers gave the city a notorious reputation for gang wars, drive-by shootings, and an overall grim … [Read more...] about Straight outta Compton
Schroeder lands 300th win
No. 3 Waves destroy Pacific 16-2 before losing a critical, one-goal match to No. 1 Cal Berkeley, 8-7. By Erica Sigman Staff Writer After taking third in the Northern California tournament, completing a three-game winning streak at home, and getting Head Coach Terry Schroeder his 300th career win at Pepperdine, the men’s water polo team fell short to No. 1-ranked Cal Berkeley … [Read more...] about Schroeder lands 300th win
Oh, what people will do for fame
By Kyle Jorrey Sports Editor America is a nation that loves a fool. Whether it’s who we put on our talk shows, who we listen to on the radio, or even who we elect for president, the citizens of this country take great joy in seeing common people do uncommonly stupid things, especially if that stupid thing includes risking one’s own life. So much so, that watching someone … [Read more...] about Oh, what people will do for fame