Listen via Soundcloud | Spotify | Apple Podcasts In this special episode of SportsWaves, host Karl Winter breaks down the nationwide debate about fairness and inclusion in sports, which hinges on whether transgender athletes have an unfair advantage. Karl begins and ends with Lia Thomas’ controversial and historic victory at the 2022 NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving … [Read more...] about S2 Finale: Gender Identity and Transgenderism in College Sports
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Opinion: PGM Picks March Madness Final Fours
Art by Samantha TorreIt’s March and I’m mad.Schoolwork is piling up. The weather is either too hot or too cold. To top it all off, my March Madness bracket is hopelessly, irredeemably busted.The 2022 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women's Basketball tournaments kicked off March 15 and 16, respectively. These two annual tournaments put the best 68 teams in college … [Read more...] about Opinion: PGM Picks March Madness Final Fours
Photo Gallery: Women’s Volleyball Falls to UCF in NCAA First-Round Match
The Women's Volleyball team celebrates victory in set 3 over UCF on Dec. 3 at Pauley Pavilion. The Waves dropped the first-round match 1-3. No. 25 Pepperdine Women's Volleyball said goodbye to five seniors after the University of Central Florida defeated the Waves 3-1 in the first round of the NCAA Division-I Tournament on Dec. 3 at the No. 14 UCLA's Pauley Pavilion. The … [Read more...] about Photo Gallery: Women’s Volleyball Falls to UCF in NCAA First-Round Match
Pepperdine Student-Athletes Can Now Market Their Name, Image and Likeness
Art by Samantha MillerThe glass ceiling of NCAA amateurism rules is broken.Collegiate student-athletes are now free to profit off their own names, images and likenesses (NIL) and market their own brands, after the NCAA bent under legal pressure from eight states June 30.Name, image and likeness are three elements that make up a legal concept known as the “right of … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Student-Athletes Can Now Market Their Name, Image and Likeness
On Track to Make History: Karl Winter Runs at the NCAA West Regional Preliminary
Junior Karl Winter, digital editor for the Graphic, is the first Pepperdine track athlete to run in the NCAA West Regional Preliminary on May 26. Winter ran the men's 1500m, with a time of 3:48.71. Photo Courtesy of Kyle Cajero For the first time in Pepperdine history, a Pepperdine athlete has run at the NCAA track West Regional Preliminary. Junior Karl Winter, digital … [Read more...] about On Track to Make History: Karl Winter Runs at the NCAA West Regional Preliminary