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Sports Love Letter: Like a Boy

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Art by Carson VandermadeSome people fall in love at first sight.For others, like me, it comes in stages. In this case, the first stage was confusion. As I sat on my phone, scrolling through TikTok in a mindless hum before class, I noticed a trend. Different angles, different accounts, different captions but all a similar video: a group of women dancing to Ciara’s … [Read more...] about Sports Love Letter: Like a Boy

Sports Love Letter: Run Happy

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Art by Liza Esquibias Dear running, People will never understand you. I was once one of "those people." At first, as a high school freshman, I was bitter that I wasn’t better at anything else, anything more fun. But I liked winning. I thought I could control you and use you to my advantage. I ran as a means to an end — beat everyone else, win a medal, cushion my ego, maybe … [Read more...] about Sports Love Letter: Run Happy

Men’s Basketball Snaps Nine Game Losing Streak With Win Over Pacific

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Redshirt senior Jade' Smith goes up for a layup versus Pacific Feb. 5. Smith went down with an injury after a hard foul late in the second half but managed to make one of his free-throws. Pepperdine Men's Basketball (7-19) snapped a nine-game losing streak with a win against Pacific (7-15) on Feb. 5 with a score of 70-64. The two teams played each other two nights prior and … [Read more...] about Men’s Basketball Snaps Nine Game Losing Streak With Win Over Pacific

No. 7 Women’s Tennis Dominates at Home Against Columbia

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Victoria Flores and Lisa Zaar celebrate a point in the middle of a doubles set Jan. 29. Their game would be unfinished after being up 5-3. Photo by Mary Elisabeth The No. 7 Pepperdine Women's Tennis team defeated Columbia 4-0 to open the ITA Kick-Off Weekend on Jan. 29. Pepperdine went on to defeat Norte Dame on Jan. 30 in the second round.This is the first time the Waves … [Read more...] about No. 7 Women’s Tennis Dominates at Home Against Columbia