The Waves begin conference play next week after registering wins over No. 13 UCSB and No. 24 Pacific By Lindsey Besecker Assistant Sports Editor After two wins over top-ranked teams last week, the No. 7 Pepperdine women’s volleyball team will take on Harvard Friday at the Firestone Fieldhouse in its last match before West Coast Conference play begins. Pepperdine first faced … [Read more...] about Win streak at seven
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Schools must balance scholarship and sport
By Josh Fleer Sports Assistant Carson Palmer’s and Carmello Anthony’s headlines filled the papers and their highlights made the reels last season. We have come to expect such fame in college athletics. How about this name: Ann Marie Brooks. Don’t feel inadequate for not knowing she was the 2003 NCAA Today’s Top VIII Award recipient. Ignorance of the award given to the … [Read more...] about Schools must balance scholarship and sport
Fear and golfing in Colombia
By Hailey Amato Staff Writer Medellin, Colombia, has some of the worlds’ highest rates of murders, cocaine distribution and kidnappings. A city of only 2 million, small by American standards, it leads the world with a record 4,637 homicides per year. Although most see Colombia as home to ongoing guerrilla warfare and the world’s most famous drug trafficker, Pablo Escobar, … [Read more...] about Fear and golfing in Colombia
It’s hats off for Brewer
By Josh Fleer Sports Assistant A bruising victory over then-No. 2 Stanford ended Pepperdine’s short stint out of the top 10 and warmed the Waves up for the physical play they’ll face this weekend against Southern teams with the reputation of rough competition. “These are two big interregional games,” said Head Coach Tim Ward, whose team earned a No. 7 ranking this week from … [Read more...] about It’s hats off for Brewer
Grad rates last in WCC
Athletic director admits a need for improvement, but says the reported 42-percent graduation rate doesn’t tell the whole story. By Kyle Jorrey Sports Editor When the Los Angeles Times printed the 2003 NCAA graduation rates for local universities, many were surprised to find Pepperdine, with its strong academic reputation, sitting near the bottom of the pack. The NCAA’s … [Read more...] about Grad rates last in WCC