If I stitched my last name and my lucky number to the back of a mesh shirt and tried to sell it, I’d probably rake in a nickel — if I’m lucky, and if the buyer is shirtless. Meanwhile, I try to find a Chicago Bulls Derrick Rose jersey on short notice, and I end up disbursing $119.89 at a store nearly an hour away from campus. At the Bling Circus on Hillhurst Avenue, to be … [Read more...] about Justifying sports fan foolishness
Swim splashes across leaderboards
Nothing like 21 top-10 finishes to break in the new pool. Pepperdine swimmers made a splash at the Malibu Invitational Friday and Saturday with impressive finishes across the board. “I think we were all ready to get out there and fight to prove just how good we’re going to be this year,” freshman Kathrine Kuhlmann said. Kuhlmann’s teammate, sophomore Allison Naasz, … [Read more...] about Swim splashes across leaderboards
‘Our Athletic Libido’
The School of Law and the Straus Institute tackled the issue of doping and athletes in an Oct. 22 symposium, “Doping and the Culture of the Sport: Law, Science, Money, and Ethics.” For one man tackling this issue is nothing new. He’s dedicated more than 40 years of his life waging a war on the usage of substances he believes to be a public health issue. Professor Arne … [Read more...] about ‘Our Athletic Libido’
Volleyball digs pink, edges out Gonzaga in five sets
October was designated National Breast Cancer Month in 1984 in the order to spread awareness and educate people about the disease that kills one in every 36 women. This awareness campaign encourages women to get mammograms and be proactive about their health in order to prevent breast cancer deaths. On Oct. 24, women’s volleyball sponsored a “Pink Out” game to raise … [Read more...] about Volleyball digs pink, edges out Gonzaga in five sets
