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GreenTeam plants seeds
‘Bridges’ continues Campus Ministry and the Chaplain’s Office will host a prayer event next Tuesday, when LGBT community members will share their stories. By EDGAR HERNANDEZ NEWS EDITOR
COURTESY OF SARAH ATTAR
An organic future: Members of the GreenTeam planted seeds in their new garden Oct. 1.
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Knox declared not guilty, Moore’s defense correct By IAN MCDONALD
Knox spoke to supporters upon ing for Knox’s innocence, writing landing in her hometown of Se- for supportive blogs and making attle, Wash. “Thank you public appearances in the nato everyone who has be- tional media on her behalf. He An Italian aplieved in me, who has appeared on programs such as peals court found defended me, who has NBC’s “Today,” ABC’s “Good American Amanda supported my family.” Morning America” and CBS’s Knox not guilty of Kercher was living “Early Show.” murder on Monday, with Knox at the time of Soon after the verdict was overturning a lower the murder, also study- read, the Knox family thanked court’s original 2009 ing abroad. Her family’s supporters like Moore, who had verdict. The ruling reaction to the verdict publicly advocated for Amanda’s validated the work Knox was grim, but approv- innocence. “We are thankful for former Deputy Diing. “We accept the de- the support we have received rector of Public Safety Steve Moore had contrib- cision and respect the court and from all over the world, people uted to the Knox defense. The the Italian justice system,” said who took the time to research eight-member jury cleared Knox Lyle Kercher, brother of the vic- the case and see that Amanda and and her former boyfriend, Italian tim, adding, “It feels very much Raffaele were innocent,” Deana Raffaele Sollecito of the rape and like back to square one. The Knox, Amanda’s sister, said. A retired FBI special agent, murder of British college student search goes on to find out what Moore used his expertise to call Meredith Kercher. The judge, really happened.” Moore was in Perugia for the attention to the tactics of the Italhowever, upheld Knox’s conviction of slander for falsely impli- ruling. “I am ecstatic at the cor- ian police in forcing a confession cating local bar owner Patrick rect verdict. My involvement in out of Knox over the course of a Lumumba in the crime, a sen- this case has been one of the great 50-hour interrogation, without a tence of three years, stricken for experiences of my life,” Moore lawyer present. He also criticized time served, and 22,000 euros. said. After the trial, he helped the lack of credible witnesses The prosecution intends to appeal coordinate Knox’s passage back and suspect DNA evidence used against her during the the ruling to the Italian Supreme to the U.S., her passtrial, which was later Court, but the chances of Knox port having expired discredited by a group being extradited back to Italy are during her time in prison. of independent forensic slim. Moore had acinvestigators. Knox, a University of WashPart of Moore’s meington student, was originally cepted the original dia tour was also to raise convicted and sentenced to 26 verdict, but changed positive awareness for years in prison. Sollecito, was sen- his position when his her case, which had for tenced to 25 years. Another man, wife, Michelle, after Moore some time been porIvorian Rudy Guede, had already watching a televiFormer Pepperdine been convicted of taking part in sion special on Knox, Deputy Directory of trayed in an exceedingly negative manner, espethe murder, and sentenced to 30 challenged him to Public Safety cially in the British and years, which was later reduced look deeper into the case. After a thorough investigaItalian media. Many British tabto 16 on appeal. Both Knox and Sollecito consistently maintained tion of the evidence presented by loids had characterized Knox as their innocence throughout the the prosecution, he determined sexually promiscuous and drugthat Knox must have been inno- addicted, dubbing her “Foxy appeals process. Knox, 24, who had been cent. “The evidence didn’t just say Knoxy” in an attempt to discredit studying abroad in Perugia, Ita- that she didn’t do it, the evidence her. According to her friends and ly, returned to the United States proved that she couldn’t have family, the accusations were not true and just part of a smear camTuesday, with her family for the done it,” Moore said. He went on to be involved paign. Many of Moore’s public first time in over four years. An »See KNOX, A4 overwhelmed and visibly tearful in the media campaign advocatPERSPECTIVES EDITOR
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Members of the LGBT community at Pepperdine will get a chance to share their stories with an audience at Stauffer Chapel once again, at the Second Annual Building Bridges through Prayer: Stories of the Gay Community event. The event, sponsored by Campus Ministry and the University Chaplain’s office, is a time of prayer and exploration of how LGBT students have reconciled their sexual identity with Pepperdine’s faith-based community. There will be anonymous stories posted throughout Stauffer Chapel during the prayer service, while other stories will be read aloud. Furthermore, the stories posted throughout the chapel will have envelopes hanging from them, allowing for those who read them to reply to the stories by leaving notes in the envelopes. Senior Alexander Cooper, and member of Reach OUT at Pepperdine, is excited about the event. “I think this is a unique opportunity for students who might not know a lot about their gay peers, to get a better feel for what many of us have gone through and what many of us experience,” Cooper said.
Pepp LGBT student shares personal story of faith struggle Editor’s Note: This is one of the personal stories that will be shared. I had grown up going to a Catholic church with my parents, but I never thought homosexuality was wrong, so it wasn’t a personal internal struggle for me. However, I did know that my father thought it was very wrong; but I figured that I wouldn’t tell him until I was much older and in a serious relationship. I didn’t get the chance to come out to him — he found out that my best friend and I were a little bit more than best friends through getting a program that “hooked” our keyboard so he could find out the passwords to my personal Internet accounts and read all my personal thoughts. He sat me down at the beginning of my junior year of high school and told me that he knew, and he said, “It’s disgusting, immoral and not how you were raised.” I felt sick to my stomach for the next few days, and those words played in my head every day for at least two years after. He said that I had to go to a Christian university if I went out of state for college. I re-came out to him spring break of
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SGA gives HRL funds, helps build community By AUBREY HOEPPNER COPY CHIEF
After hearing cries from juniors and seniors about lack of community in Lovernich, SGA has taken up an initiative to provide a common space for students in the apartments. “Even though so many students don’t live on campus, it’s an issue we keep hearing. I ran on [this platform] last year, so it’s really important to me,” SGA President Mimi Rothfus said. The SGA housing committee, composed of Rothfus and five senate members, will seek to improve housing and community at Pepperdine through collaboration with Housing and Residence Life. “No matter how small or large that change may be as long as we have some positive change, that’s our goal,” said committee member and Sophomore Class President Jonathan King. In their first meeting of the year, SGA approved a resolution to give HRL $3,000 toward the improvement of Lovernich. This allocation from the general fund is conditional on HRL’s implementation of plans in Lovernich.
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This money is to be added to the courtyard budget. Ideas for changes to the courtyard area have included fire pits, patio furniture and even a hot tub, though no concrete plans have been laid yet by HRL to utilize the funding. King acknowledged that this amount of money, though small relative to HRL’s overall budget, is a significant gesture of support from SGA. “It’s not the monetary value of it; it’s the word and the thought behind it. We’re giving this to [HRL] as our signature and blessing,” he said. The housing committee sees these small courtyard changes as the preliminary step before a more extensive development of a common area. Rothfus has envisioned the relocation of Special Programs to free up building space for a common area and possibly the construction of a small convenience store. Hundreds of students signed a petition circulated by Rothfus last year indicating that they wanted a common area in Lovernich. “What’s clear now is that students really want a common area,” she said. Through conversations
SGA approved a resolution to give HRL $3,000 toward the improvement of Lovernich. with Associate Dean of HRL Brian Dawson, committee members have explored creative options to improve living outside of Lovernich as well. “Dean Dawson has brought up themed housing [in certain dorms] to us, everything from arts to outdoors,” Rothfus said. King hopes to capitalize on the momentum of the committee and create events to boost community for sophomores in Towers. King recognized the difficulty of settling into the “Malibu program” sophomore community. “A lot of people don’t even know who’s here and who’s not.” He plans to initiate a kickoff party for the new kitchen in Towers, which is due to be completed in November, as well as game nights and movie nights.
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Rain leaves campus drenched
No one loves the SAC? By Edgar HErnandEz News editor
iAn mCDOnALD / PERSPECTIVES EDITOR
Build an ark: The Malibu campus got hit with some unexpected rain yesterday creating large puddles in some areas throughout campus. The day saw a high of 65 degrees Fahrenheit and a low of 55 degrees.
DPS REPORTS Weekly update from the Department of Public Safety 9/26/11 12:40 a.m. Drugs – Possession of Marijuana Location: Hall 15 – Donald V. Miller Summary: A Public Safety officer responded to a report of a student with marijuana in his room. 9/26/11 7:30 p.m. Drugs – Possession of Marijuana Location: Baxter Drive Summary: A Public Safety officer encountered two individuals in a parked vehicle with a container of what appeared to be marijuana. Sheriff’s Department deputies responded, advised the occupants against trespassing on private property and escorted them off campus. 09/28/11 11:37 p.m. Departmental – Investigation Location: Drescher Student Housing Apartments Summary: Report of found property – marijuana paraphernalia. 09/29/11 1:31 p.m. Incident – Fire Alarm Location: Hall 16 – Joseph A. DeBell Summary: A local fire alarm smoke detector was activated but did not require a building evacuation. The cause was determined to be dust from a vacuum cleaner that was being used nearby. 09/29/11 4:15 p.m. Departmental – Investigation Location: Hall Rho – Robert & Betty Shafer Summary: A Public Safety officer observed an inappropriate sign in a dorm window that read “Nude Girls.” The officer removed the sign and the student was notified. 09/30/11 9:07 a.m. Miscellaneous – Information Report Location: Public Safety Office Summary: A staff member was allegedly disrespectful toward another employee that confronted them about smoking in an unauthorized area. 10/01/11 11:08 p.m. Incident – Drunk In Public Location: Hall 3 – Edythe F. Pengilly Summary: Public Safety officers responded to a report of students consuming alcoholic beverages in their room. 10/02/11 11:12 p.m. Incident – Lost/Found Property Location: Greek Dorm Road Summary: Public Safety officers found two skateboards in the bushes minutes after two individuals were observed skateboarding on Dorm Road.
C A L E N D A R
Thursday
W. David Baird Distinguished Lecture Series 7–8:30 p.m. Elkins Auditorium
News of the WORLD Italian credit rating drops
Moody’s lowered the Italian government’s credit rating from Aa2 to A2 on Tuesday. There was not a strong market reaction, and Berlusconi said the drop was “expected.”
New space probe to study sun
The European Space Agency decided on Tuesday to launch the Solar Orbiter, a probe destined to study the behavior of the sun. This will be the closest spacecraft to the star to date. The probe will be six million miles away from the sun, and is expected to launch in 2017. The project will cost around a billion euros.
Syria condemnation vetoed
The U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Syria’s crackdown on protesters was vetoed Tuesday by China and Russia. Their argument was that the resolution did not exclude the possibility of outside military intervention.
Sex slaves freed in Peru
Nearly 300 women were freed from sex slavery by Peruvian police forces during a threeday raid. It has been reported that there were at least 10 minors among the rescued women from around 50 brothels, including a 13-year-old girl.
Helicopter crashes in New York
A helicopter crashed into the East River in New York on Tuesday. Of the four passengers, one woman was killed and two were critically injured. It is not yet clear what caused the crash.
Around the ’BU Hit-and-run causes 101 crash
A 9-year-old girl was killed and her mother critically injured in a car crash on Saturday near Las Virgenes. According to KTLA, witnesses reported that the car was sideswiped by an SUV, causing the driver to lose control. The authorities are still searching for the culprit of the hit-and-run.
California lettuce recalled
California’s True Leaf Farms has recalled 2,498 cartons of romaine lettuce according to CNN. There is concern that the lettuce may be contaminated with the same bacteria as the cantaloupe that has caused 18 deaths across the nation. No illnesses have been reported yet, according to the FDA.
Shootings suspect arrested
Enrique Ayon, suspected of the Monday freeway shootings in San Diego County, was apprehended on Tuesday morning, according to the LA Times. The shooter’s vehicle information was posted on electronic billboards, and a concerned citizen recognized the vehicle and called the police.
Illegal offenders to be deported
Last week the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement started the nationwide crackdown on convicted illegal immigrants. According to the Ventura County Star, 26 people have been arrested in Ventura County, 103 in Los Angeles County, and nine in Santa Barbara County so far. The Obama administration has promised to allocate resources to find and deport serious offenders.
During my time at Pepperdine, few problems on campus have yet to boggle my mind more than the tragic condition of the Seaver Academic Complex. The SAC is home to the International Studies and Languages Division. Tackling both French minor and Spanish classes, I have a deep history with the SAC. In a way, it’s my mistress, where I spend my time when I’m not in the CCB. Having said that, I know I’m not alone when I feel that comparing the SAC to any other building on campus reveals some serious issues. The first time I had the honor of setting foot in the SAC was spring semester of my freshmen year while I took French in preparation to go abroad. Having taken classes in other buildings, I was accustomed to the dominant architectural style found throughout campus. I was in for a surprise when I walked into the SAC. The moment I walked in to the building, I was certain I was lost. The number of students passing by me reassured that I was, in fact, in the right building. Even after three years of taking classes in the building, my utter confusion has continued and has led me to compile a list of things that are odd about the SAC: •The walls are very thin, and, given the nature of the ramshackle building, it is to be expected. Oftentimes, one can hear the neighboring class watching a movie in Spanish or singing in German. Ultimately, this is very distracting when you are trying to learn anything, especially another language. • With the thinness of the walls comes the shaking that happens every time a door is shut down the hall. Furthermore, class has to stop when a group of people walks by the windows because their entire conversation can be distinctly heard. One can have serious troubles conjugating a verb when overhearing an all-too-juicy story about what happened at that party last weekend. • The technology in the SAC is also troubling. The fact that an overhead projector that uses transparencies even exists on a university campus is kind of scary. It still continues to give me sudden flashbacks to middle school classes, which is less than pleasurable. Oftentimes, classes start late because professors constantly struggle with the outdated and dysfunctional technology. • The building itself is strange to navigate. Narrow halls cryptically wind into a square that is difficult to decipher when it comes to finding a room number. The maze-like structure can make the walk to class an obstacle course race. • The classrooms are awkward in size and shape and cumbersomely furnished. The desks are uncomfortable with small writing spaces with other students usually uncomfortably close to you. • To add to the awkwardness of the building and the high probability that students just hiked the hill to get to class on time, the temperature in the classrooms can’t be controlled. Students usually start off the class wearing several layers of clothes that are taken off as the classroom get progressively warmer. How short the SAC falls is extremely ironic considering that we boast great international programs. The number of students that go through the SAC for classes is exceptionally high, especially with the general education requirement of a foreign language. It’s a surprise that the building has not gotten a much-needed facelift. As the university seeks to become a global university, I hope that it will revamp one of the keystone buildings to make such improvement possible.
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Friday
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Language Connection 10 a.m.–noon Meet at Special Programs
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Monday
Setting Yourself Up ... for a Successful Family 7–8 p.m. Elkins
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Nonprofit Leadership Speaker Series 6–7 p.m. Fireside Room
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October 6, 2011
By Madison Leonard Associate News Editor
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Working Away: Peter Thompson became director of the Volunteer Center spring of 2011.
Thompson speaks about volunteering By Caroline Webster Staff Writer
Peter Thompson’s journey to Pepperdine began this past December, when he stepped off of the plane at LAX after two years in the Peace Corps. He and his wife, Katy, stepped straight into a cab headed for the job interview that eventually made him the director of Pepperdine’s Volunteer Center. Thompson found his passion for working with college students in outreach projects while volunteering as an undergraduate at Texas Christian University. “My most valuable experiences have been volunteering. It gave me so much energy, and I was so passionate about it. I connected with a staff member at TCU’s volunteer center and this light bulb went off. I thought, ‘Wait, helping support people doing volunteer work is your job? I want to do that!’” Thompson credits the success and growth of the PVC to the students who, he says, carry the majority of the workload. He works directly with health and wellness service projects, education and literacy outreach, and hunger and homelessness. Thompson has also made great strides by working with faculty to enhance service learning on campus. His greatest joy is in supporting students’ efforts with outreach. But the real value, Thompson says, is in the exchange. “I can’t be out there every second, but with my work, I can support an extended network of students. What I do behind the scenes is essentially what students are doing with community development. It’s about being able to bring people together, showing people different populations.” For Thompson, this is best reflected in Project Serve, the series of commu-
nity outreach opportunities offered over spring break. “The real focus is on how giving 2 percent of your year can affect the rest of your life. While adding labor for a week can be helpful, we aim to continually support the missions of the organizations by bringing what we learn back to campus. We hope students take what they learned during their week of service, and apply it to what they are doing here on campus and in the community.” This is reflected in his own life, as well as his decision to join the Peace Corps with his wife. They were stationed in Ukraine for two years. “I grew up in a sheltered suburban town in Houston, Texas. Through volunteering, I was able to see things greater than my own life. I kept talking about service learning and how passionate I was about it. I needed to spend my time doing it, which is why the Peace Corps made sense.” Thompson found ways to apply service learning to his students. “Our students in Ukraine liked singing and dancing. I was able to get funding for costumes and art supplies. We brought our students to special needs schools and retirement homes, giving them access to do what they liked, while also giving them the freedom to explore what is different.” The Thompson family welcomed their son Liam into the world on June 9. Thompson feels his outlook on volunteerism was phrased best by aboriginal woman Lila Watson’s response to mission workers in Australia: “If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.” g
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Safety reports released By Edgar Hernandez News Editor
The Department of Public Safety released its annual Campus Security and Fire Safety Report, a compilation of campus crime statistics gathered by DPS, the university and local law enforcement officials. The report is made accessible to current and prospective students in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security and Crime Statistics Act of 1998, which requires colleges and universities to provide the Federal Department of Education, as well as the institution’s current and prospective students and employees. The report should disclose information about the campus’ safety procedures and crime statistics each year. The report highlights several safety aspects of the school. These include the installation of emergency telephones in different parking lots, the residential communities and campus building elevators throughout campus. During the 2010 year, the Malibu campus had two forcible sex offenses
reported, an increase from the two previous years’ zero. Other findings include one reported case of aggravated assault and one vehicle theft. The crime with the most occurrences was burglary, with 30 being reported, an increase from the previous year’s 20. The year 2010 also saw 21 liquor and 11 drug law violations that were referred for disciplinary action. The international campuses reported close to no disturbances, the only two being liquor law violations in Florence that were referred for disciplinary action. As for the fire portion of the report, no fires were reported at the international programs or the Malibu campus in the 2010 report. The information was distributed Sept. 29 via email. A copy can be obtained online at the university website: www.pepperdine.edu/publicsafety/ department/safety. A hard copy of the report is available upon request, by contacting DPS at ext. 4700. g
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Malibu citizens are letting their voices be heard through the Malibu City Council to recommend changes in the current arrestee release policies throughout Los Angeles County. Much of the support follows the two-year anniversary of the Mitrice Richardson case, in which the 24-yearold woman was released shortly after midnight from the Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station without her belongings, and was found dead seven miles away in Malibu backcountry 11 months later. After several individual presentations at last week’s Malibu City Council meeting, the group unanimously voted to endorse the policy change to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The official request from the municipal Public Safety Commission asked the sheriff’s department to “consider a change in policy to have local stations allow detainees to be released only between sunrise to sunset unless proper transportation has been secured.” Several Malibu citizens offered up specific perspectives on the varying legal and social implications that this policy change contains. Ronda Hampton, an LA County citizen and friend of Richardson, expressed that the issue of safe release is not just a Malibu problem, but also one that is being confronted worldwide. She also noted that one of the pro-
claimed core values of the LACSD is for “deputies to use common sense in the line of duty,” which she believes should be applied to these new release policies to prohibit the release of individuals “without the means to care for themselves.” The policy change, initially inspired by the Richardson tragedy, is being reinforced with multiple other recent sightings of women being released from the side door of the sheriff’s station. According to Hampton, these other detainees are being released without necessities like phones and purses, having been told to keep those items in their towed vehicles. In response, the PSC members are also advocating that LACSD detainees “be permitted to retain possession” of their personal items in order to allow for a safe and timely release. Another speaker at the Malibu City Council meeting, Lisa Santamaria, a member of a volunteer group organized to help protect released detainees in the LA County area, shared the stories of several individuals who have been released under such circumstances. “In February of 2011, a female was observed released, again, from the side door of the Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station in a dazed and incoherent state of mind and … did not have her belongings with her, and certainly did not have the capacity to get to public transportation, or to get to her car that had been towed,” Santamaria said. She encouraged members of the
council to witness the allegedly common scene themselves. “As you live in this community, I encourage you to go down to this station, particularly as it gets closer to dusk,” Santamaria said. “There are no open businesses, there are no public pay phones, there is no public transportation.” Following the speakers, the five council members voted unanimously to approve a letter to be sent to Sheriff Lee Baca, followed up with a personal meeting, in order to encourage policy change that would be applied throughout all of the LA County stations. Mayor of Malibu John Sibert pointed out that as a council, an advisory letter would be the highest form of action that they could take in dealing with the LACSD. “We do not have the authority to tell them how to do their business,” Sibert said. But some individuals like Linda Vallejo, a firm advocate for change regarding the Richardson case, said that voicing concerns together as a city will help motivate the LACSD countywide policy change. “We are here not to demand change in the policy; we are here to ask the City Council to join us as the squeaky wheel in applying pressure to effect this change in their policy,” Vallejo said.
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LGBT: ‘Campus Ministry has been very open to dialogue’ From A1
“I would only ask that students attending keep an open mind, and that they would take advantage of this event to understand the backgrounds and perspectives of the diverse population of gay students here at Pepperdine,” Cooper said. “It’s about reconciliation and learning how we can develop common ground and relate with each other, and I hope the event will be conducive to that end.” Cooper mentioned that it is important to note that the event is hosted by Campus Ministry, not by the unofficial student group Reach OUT at Pepperdine. “Campus Ministry has been very open to dialogue with the LGBT students here at Pepperdine. Not only has it allowed us to have two prayer events, but the ministers themselves have been more than open to hearing us out,” Cooper said.
The first Building Bridges Through Prayer event was held last year when alumnus Daniel Dugger, a Campus Ministry intern at the time, came up with the idea. “I was also involved with the leadership at Reach OUT, and we discussed that one of the most powerful tools for change, especially with gay rights, is sharing stories, because people hear the truth from people they trust, rather than political nonsense,” Dugger said. At the same time, one of Campus Ministry’s main themes for the year was sharing stories as a form of ministering, so as to build community through intimacy and trust. For Dugger, as a prayer intern, all of those things came together. “With the help of other Campus Ministry leaders and Reach OUT leaders, we got it planned,” Dugger said. Dugger explained that Campus Ministry was very important to the creation of the event. “Campus Ministry was essential be-
cause they know what a firestorm this issue can bring about on a Christian campus, and were extremely careful in planning and wording the event in a way that didn’t cause one,” Dugger said. Dugger suspects that without the help of Campus Ministry, an event like that would not have been as successful. In its second year, Dugger is excited about what the event represents. “The reason I love this event is because there are so many, even myself at one point, that were told that God’s love has limits, and that you had to be a certain way to get that love,” Dugger said. “I pray through this event people grasp how wide and long and high and deep the love of Christ is, and [that they will come] to know this love that surpasses all knowledge. The fact that I get to be part of an event that leaves that legacy makes me so happy.” The prayer service will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Stauffer Chapel.
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Building Bridges: Seniors Lindsay Jakows and Alexander Cooper are at the forefront of the unofficial LGBT group Reach OUT. On Tuesday a prayer event will be held.
Internship pressures need not scare students By KOOPER MACLEAY
utilizing the professors. “Talk to your professors,” she advised. “Pepperdine professors are very The prevalent 595 internship class knowledgeable and can really help out. seems to loom over many students’ Many work with companies outside of heads in the giant form of a ques- Pepperdine or have information on tion mark. Diving into the internship companies looking for interns.” world can be intimidating, especially Senior Chris Bishop has great infor students who don’t have some sort sight in the internship area after parof already established connection with ticipating in the London Internship a company. Program in June 2011. Bishop, an Never fear, there are simple tactics Integrated Marketing and Communito adopt to land the perfect internship, cation major, interned at a company and to know what to do after achiev- called The Wriglesworth Consultancy. ing this feat. Bishop was later asSenior Annelise signed to write press Fasnacht, a Busi- “Pepperdine profesreleases that would be ness Administra- sors are very knowlused in official company tion major, landed releases. edgeable and can a dream internship “This internship was this past summer. really help out.” extremely writing inFasnacht had taken tensive,” he noted. “I —Annelise Fasnacht professor and busiSenior worked for the Graphic ness guru Zarik during my junior year, Boghossian’s Venwhich is why Pepperdine ture Initiation class, where she gained thought I would fit this internship.” recognition for developing a mock Senior Broadcast Journalism major business plan. Boghossian referred her Courtney Bryant attained one of the to a startup company that he works most enviable internships during the with called Rock Square. The compa- summer of 2011. She worked with ny focuses on the exchanging of music the Israel Broadcasting Authority, an memorabilia. Israeli media conglomerate with both Fasnacht credits the acquisition television and radio divisions. Her of her internship to the fact that she position was in the English news deworked hard to prove herself to Bog- partment at the company’s Jerusalem hossian. studios. “Your skills get your foot in the Bryant was admitted through the door. For me, it was proving myself to internship program of the Glazer Inmy professor,” she explained. “I didn’t stitute for Jewish Studies at Pepperget my internship because I had taken dine. his class, but because I proved myself Bryant, who quickly gained respect in his class.” and influence within the company, She also stressed the importance of gained some headway after reporting STAFF WRITER
ZACH ALFRED / MANAGING EDITOR
Seeking Peace: Director of the Washington D.C. Internship Program Khalil Jahshan addresses students at Wednesday’s MEPA event.
Jahshan shares views on Middle East peace talks By ZACH ALFRED
Middle East, but strongly criticized the Palestinian U.N. bid. This contrasts strongly with a speech the presiKhalil Jahshan, Middle East ana- dent made one year ago at the U.N., lyst and director of the Seaver Col- in which he himself expressed hope lege Washington, D.C., Internship of Palestinian statehood. In this year’s Program, spoke at an event hosted by speech, he said, “One year ago, I stood the Middle East Peace and Awareness at this podium and I called for an in(MEPA) club Wednesday evening, dependent Palestine. I believed then, sharing his views on the United Na- and I believe now, that the Palestinian tions vote on recognition of Palestinian people deserve a state of their own. But statehood and the Arab-Israeli conflict. what I also said is that a genuine peace Countering Israeli Prime Minister can only be realized between the IsraeBinyamin Netanyahu, who called the lis and the Palestinians themselves.” U.N. vote “meaningless,” and other In an interview with the Graphic, analysts who have criticized the diplo- Jahshan expounded upon the commatic move, arguing that it hurts the ments made at the MEPA event. “It’s peace process, Jahshan said, “There amazing to me that you go to the U.N. is no peace process to damage at this General Assembly 12 months ago and time. The process exhausted its useful- say, ‘I want to join you next year with ness long ago and needs to be rebuilt a Palestinian state sitting among you as from scratch.” a new member,’ then you go back in The peace process has been stalled 2011 and say, ‘The Palestinians need since September 2010, when direct to sit in the back of the bus, there’s no talks between Palestinian Authority room for them in the inn.’” President Mahmoud Abbas, NetanContinuing, Jahshan explained that yahu and President Obama failed. The he believes Obama is “a very intelligent Palestinian leaders have asked that the person who doesn’t believe that.” construction of Israeli settlements in In his MEPA presentation, JahEast Jerusalem shan referred to and the West the U.N. bid as Bank be halted “shock treatment” “There is no peace in exchange for for the stalled process to damage. a renewal of peace talks, saying, The process exhausted peace talks, but “Palestinian-Israeli its usefulness long N e t a n y a h u’s talks have been off government has ago.” of their trajectory —Khalil Jahshan continued to for a long time and D.C. Program Director approve the exbadly needed this pansion of such course correction.” settlements. In closing, JahJahshan criticized Obama’s treat- shan asserted his belief that the United ment of the statehood bid, calling his States must “step up to the plate and Sept. 21 speech at the U.N. General lead the international community into Assembly “shameful” and characteriz- a new, fair and pragmatic peace efing it as a “defenseless retreat from ear- fort or continue to play politics with lier pronouncements on the conflict.” the lives of Palestinians and Israelis by In that speech, Obama praised the mimicking self-destructive Israeli ideopro-democracy movements that have logical positions.” occurred in the past 10 months in the zachary.alfred@pepperdine.edu MANAGING EDITOR
on a story about an LGBT festival held in Jerusalem. Her boss liked it and immediately began assigning news stories for her to cover nearly every day she worked. Clearly, Bryant has earned the right to boast of her achievements at this demanding internship. “I was blessed with the opportunity to report on the Turkish elections, Syrian uprising and the Gaza Flotilla — a story I followed through its completion, to earn the title around the office as ‘flotilla reporter in-residence,’” she said. Bryant attributes much of her success to her steadfastness and willingness to give her all to every job she undertakes. “I like to pretend that I was hired for what would be my dream job within the organization for which I am interning,” she said. “It puts me in the right mindset to complete every task with excellence.” It’s never too early to start looking to secure an internship for next semester. Although finding an internship can be overwhelming, the importance of acquiring an internship is immeasurable. Employers look for graduates who have already had a few professional experiences, and students who have had internships have an extra edge over those who have not. Many students are required to have internship credit in order to graduate. In order to gain valuable information on developing a resume and obtaining an internship, visit the Internship Office in the Tyler Campus Center.
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Personal: Knox: Moore’s student work validated opens up
officials asked him to stop making appearances. According to appearances sought to combat the Moore, when he refused to stop unfair character assassination used Pepperdine offered him a chance against her in the lead up to the to resign with a severance packtrial. “The only thing that is going age, so long as he didn’t mention to free Amanda is good people do- Pepperdine. He refused that deal, and was fired ing something,” soon after withsaid Moore on the out explanation “Today” show. “The evidence due to the univerUnfortunately sity policy against didn’t just say for Moore, his commenting on that she didn’t involvement in personnel issues. the case was the do it, the eviMoore went on first in a series of dence proved to file a wrongful events that led to that she couldn’t termination suit, his dismissal from which Pepperhave done it.” the University. dine settled out of After his initial —Steve Moore court. Th e details television appearFormer Pepperdine of the settlement Deputy Directory of ances in support are unavailable Public Safety of Knox, Pepperdue to confidendine grew worried tiality stipulations that his magnified between Moore public image would draw attenand the University. tion to the University. Although From A1
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my freshman year, telling him that going to a Christian school didn’t change anything. He didn’t say much, and then pretended like nothing happened for a while. Then this summer, after a debate about Catholicism in general, it came up again, and he had some more extremely strong words. I ended up saying that I wouldn’t act on it, because I knew that it would be a constant battle otherwise. Although it took me awhile to open up to people at Pepperdine, I’m happy to now have gay and straight friends who accept me here. The struggle with my father hasn’t gone away, though. It kills me that if I’m lucky enough to find a woman I want to spend the rest of my life with, the happiest day of my life will be the saddest day of his. I don’t even know if I would want him at my wedding for fear that he would ruin it. I feel like I’m inevitably going to lose him, and it still affects my relationship with him every day.
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Ten-day effort supplies Rwanda Jumbo squid swarm local seas By EDGAR HERNANDEZ NEWS EDITOR
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While college students spend their days typing their essays away at Starbucks, sipping lattes and pounding Red Bull before finals, the team behind The Wells Project is taking a proactive look at what good can be done if they channeled some of those funds toward those who don’t even have clean water. The Wells Project organized a free concert on Thursday, Sept. 29, to promote the 10 Days Campaign that will begin on Monday, Oct. 10, and continue until Wednesday, Oct. 19. The campaign suggests that all college students willing to participate drink water as their only beverage for the allotted 10 days, donating the money saved from not buying coffee, soda or other drinks to help provide clean water in Rwanda. Christian singer-songwriter Phil Wickham was the main performer of the night at Alumni Park.
“He’s been awesome,” said Wells Project founder Henry Proegler. “His heart really matches up with ours, and he’s just a really gracious, giving person. We’re thrilled he was able to make it out.” The 10-day campaign is designed to raise both awareness and funds on college campuses nationwide for the water crisis in Africa. All benefits will be used to provide 10 Rwandan communities with clean water. The 10 Days was organized by Proegler and his fellow Texas A&M students in 2007. Proegler said his inspiration came from a concert held during his sophomore year at A&M, where musician Derek Webb discussed the water crisis from stage. “There was just this drive of ‘something has to happen,’” Proegler said. “And then I think what’s encouraged us to press on and try to grow this thing is that we’ve had success at a lot of schools. The initial spark was that concert, and I think since then it’s just been seeing Jesus show up when we try to put something on.” After the first campaign, the stu-
dents created the student-led organization now known as “The Wells Project,” currently present on almost 20 campuses. “This thing is so much more than funds raised,” Proegler said. “It’s about the whole idea of what we’re spending our money on and challenging this idea that we’re poor as college students. We have a lot of opportunity to change the world.” Last week’s event was the first kickoff event for the national campaign. The next stop was Oklahoma State University on Oct. 4 where Charlie Hall and Kristian Stanfill performed. Wickham performed again at the University of Oklahoma on Oct. 5 and will continue to perform throughout Texas. Proegler said he hopes they can hold another concert at Pepperdine next year. But for this year, they will be tabling in the Caf and collecting money on campus starting Oct. 19 and continuing for several days afterward. To donate, go to www.10days.cc.
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Christian rock: Singer-songwriter Phil Wickham played at Pepperdine last week to kick off The Wells Project’s 10-Day Campaign.
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22 according to the Orange County Register. There have also been reports of squid dying off in Corona del Mar and The “jumbo squid” have once again La Jolla. Experts say there is no cause for returned to Southern California. As of alarm. The average lifespan of a Humboldt the end of September, they have been spotted in droves along the coast from squid is one year, and according to the San Diego to Santa Barbara and have Smithsonian National Zoo, they only reproduce once in a lifetime. They are even been washing up on the shores. These creatures are known as Hum- believed to die en masse after spawning, boldt squid, and they can grow up to which is considered to be the main cause 6 feet in length and weigh up to 100 for the appearance of the dead squid. It is also possible that while feeding pounds, according to the Smithsonian in shallower waters, some of the squid National Zoo. The squid traditionally live in deep got caught in the surf during high tide, South American waters, from 660 to according to the Corona del Mar Today. In either case, the squid die-off has 2,300 feet, which makes it difficult for been deemed a natural scientists to observe phenomenon and is no them. cause for concern. At night, however, The Humboldt Squid On the other hand, they come closer to the the presence of the surface to feed on other • Traditionally swarms of squid has cephalopods such as live in South been very well received shrimp, mollusks and America by fishing enthusiasts. lanternfish, according • Grow up to 6 Large groups of to the Smithsonian Nafeet in length squid have been retional Zoo. • Weigh up to ported from San Diego The squid undertake 100 pounds to Ventura County, and mass migrations in orscuba divers have also der to feed and spawn, —Smithsonian National Zoo had a chance to observe which explains their these rare creatures. presence in the shalHowever, it is imlower, coastal waters. This isn’t the first time Humboldt portant to remain cautious when hansquid have migrated to Southern Cali- dling Humboldt squid. According to the Smithsonian National Zoo, they fornia. In 2007, the Ventura Country are very aggressive, and though it is rare Star reported that these hordes of for them to attack humans, it is not unsquid ranged from 20 to more than 40 heard of. This is why they have earned pounds. This year they are significantly the nickname “Diablos Rojos” from smaller, ranging from around 5 to 10 Mexican shrimpers: “Red Devils.” The Humboldt squid could migrate pounds. further north or return to the depths as A smaller size, however, does not quickly as they arrived, so it is imporreduce the shock of discovering tons of tant to take advantage of their rare apsquid washed up on the beach. Between 100 and 200 squid were pearance while it’s still possible. caneel.anthony@pepperdine.edu found on San Clemente beaches Sept. NEWS ASSISTANT
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PERSPECTIVES October 6, 2011
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Truth and Justice, “veritas et aequitas” as our Roman predecessors would have said, are the twin pillars upon which a system of law is built. The year 2011 has had its fair share of opportunities to get a better look at the legal system’s not so exemplary moments. The Amanda Knox case is only the most recent in the cadre of high-profile trials that have come to our attention recently. These trials demonstrate that what we tend to think of as a simple procedure actually displays a level of complexity that stretches beyond our usual comfort zones. The quest for Truth and Justice is not always an easy one, but it is in our shortcomings that we learn more about what these abstract nouns look like in real terms and learn how to fix problems. Truth and Justice display in our past and future respectively. Truth is the knowledge of what has happened, and Justice is what should be done moving forward. The trial is to determine the truth based on evidence. The sentence determines what is just based on the conviction. On July 5, Casey Anthony was found not guilty of a crime many people believed she had committed. On Sept. 21, Troy Davis was executed for a crime many people believed he did not commit. For Anthony, a wealth of evidence was not enough to convict her of killing her daughter, and therefore she went free. For Davis, minimal evidence was enough to receive a conviction and a death sentence. Both cases raise doubts about the legal system, but only one of these cases was a true travesty. Truth and Justice are manifested in our desires for the pragmatic and the ideal. We want to use notions of common sense to tell ourselves that life isn’t fair, but we also possess a deep yearning for what is right. Practically, the truth is not entirely knowable. In the courtroom or in life, all we have are memories and stories, both equally subject to varieties of perspective and bias. According to H. L. Mencken, “There is actually no truth to be discovered; there is only error to be exposed.” This is why verdicts are given based on “reasonable doubt” and not on certainty, which is what allowed Amanda Knox’s appeal to go through. This is where our pragmatic view of the past moves into our idealistic view of the future. Because we can’t know what has occurred for sure, we have to be careful about how we shape the future. The familiar phrase “innocent until proven guilty” then comes into focus. We use this maxim because, ethically, it is better to let a guilty person go free than to make an innocent person to suffer. The guilty that are let off are capable of redemption, but the unjust punishment of the innocent can never be reversed. Anthony may or may not have killed her daughter, but the jury determined that there was enough of a chance that she was innocent to let her go. This is the product of a healthy legal system. Davis, however, was executed despite the copious doubts that had been raised regarding his guilt. We may never know whether Anthony was really innocent or whether Davis was actually guilty. The difference is that Anthony gets a second chance. The death penalty is an unflinchingly final judgment on a frustratingly unintelligible past. The proper administration of justice depends on the proper understanding of truth. Unchanging justice is not compatible with changing truth, especially when lives hang in the balance. The death of Troy Davis is a definite low point in our legal history, but it is only when we see what is broken that we realize what needs to be fixed. Hopefully the specter of past misdeeds like this will improve future responses, and the next Troy Davis will get an Amanda Knox chance to find truth and seek justice. g
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STAFF EDITORIAL
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Lack of student protests creates free-speech void It seems that college students sitting in front of bulldozers, walking out on things, sitting in on things and generally challenging authority is nothing new in the United States. For a time, during the ‘60s and ‘70s, staging a protest was almost synonymous with college, while today it is synonymous with maybe only a few specific colleges, like Berkeley. As a generation, have we become more docile? Do we not have causes we believe in anymore? Do we just hate fighting “the Man” these days, or, perhaps, have some of us become more complacent? But the truth of the matter is that college students are out there protesting, even if our campus seems to be, well, rather quiet. Speaking of Berkeley, our friends in Northern California were wrapped up in a startling protest that got the nation’s attention on Sept. 27. Get this: There was a bake sale, which is always good news. But it was designed to be a “satirical” bake sale. Satirical cookies? Yeah, now you see how this could go awry. The College Republicans at Berkeley designed the demonstration to spark discussion on pending affirmative action legislation within the UC system. To do so, they sold baked goods at differing prices based on race, gender and ethnicity. Pricing was as follows: $2 for whites, $1.50 for Asians, $1.00 for Latinos, 75 cents for Blacks, 25 cents for Native Americans and an additional 25 cents off for females. Soon, the tally of how many muffins they sold took backseat to the sight of hundreds of students wearing all black and literally lying around the radical bake sale
— just another Tuesday at Berkeley. We know this would never happen at Pepperdine. And, yes, those cookies were racist. But, if something like that bake sale were to happen on our sleepy campus, would anyone do anything? We’d like to think so, but we’re also not holding our breath. Experience hints that we wouldn’t. The most recent event that came close to protest on Pepperdine’s campus, that current Graphic staffers could recall, was the response to last year’s Free Speech Wall, which began as a celebration of our rights to free speech under the Constitution during its anniversary week. The only protest was a protest of one — the student who tore it down. He took the vigilante route because many students, possibly stuck in their junior high years, took advantage of the anonymity of the wall by leaving obscene, discriminatory messages and sometimes crude images. The idea of the wall was a great thing, but when the message got muddled in a murky sea of immaturity, why was there only one student who was willing to take a stand? Chances are decent that he wasn’t the only one who was offended by the lack of respect for our constitutional right. Whether you agree with his decision to tear it down, you’ve got to respect his guts to do so. Now, the Graphic staff isn’t suggesting people all over campus start to protest more. We’re just wondering, why don’t we see grassroots demonstrations on our campus? Are we that scared of being different? We all know many Pepperdine students step outside of themselves to initiate do-
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mestic and international projects, so why won’t we stand up for something on campus? Maybe we can’t bear risking our comfort and personal image to take a stand (or sit or lay down) in front of our peers? Berkeley, though a much larger school, even has a section dedicated to campus protests on its Academic Senate website. Maybe Pepperdine’s students just aren’t that type? Maybe we approach these kinds of issues more academically than actively, with research and organized outreaches rather than impulsive measures to “stick it to the Man.” And who’s to say which is better? We do our fair share of caring for social causes through the Volunteer Center, IJM, student-led projects and more, but there’s something missing. The same could be said for protests — the Berkeley bake sale and student protests did elicit the discussion they sought to begin, but something seems to be missing there, too. Perhaps the best solution is an amalgamation. People like Martin Luther King Jr. skillfully blended an academic approach with one of passionate action. You can’t say that MLK was just a great speaker or just led some great boycotts — he did both and successfully fueled the civil rights movement. You don’t have to be MLK, and you certainly don’t have to start planning another March on Washington, but perhaps Pepperdine students should look at how they approach or don’t approach issues on campus. Maybe a good ol’ fashion protest is what’s missing. Perhaps we need to “stick it to the Man” every now and then to make our voices heard.
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“What should Pepperdine students be protesting?”
“We have a lot of GEs, and it can be difficult to balance them with your major classes.”
“Trayless Tuesdays.”
“No air conditioning in the dorms.”
“The serious lack of parking.”
CHRISTINE KIM Freshman
BRYAN CARTER Sophomore
JOSH TACKETT Junior
ALLISON DIAZ Senior
Executive Editor Scott Lawrence Managing Editor Zach Alfred Associate Editor Sonya Singh Online Managing Editor Jessica Abu-Ghattas News Editor Edgar Hernandez Assistant News Editor Madison Leonard News Assistant Caneel Anthony Sports Editor Albert Owusu Assistant Sports Editor Nariné Adamova Perspectives Editor Ian McDonald Assistant Perspectives Editor Taylor Harris Life & Arts Editor Nikki Torriente Assistant Life & Arts Editor Nathan Stringer Life & Arts Assistant Britt Kidd Design Editor Alexa Stoczko Section Designers Emily Branch Amy Cummins Kealy Jaynes Andrei Zamfir Photo Editor Genevieve Smith Assistant Photo Editor Ashton Bowles Staff Photographer Yixin Zhang Art Editor Luke Ruegger Assistant Art Editor Aaron Schott Copy Chief Aubrey Hoeppner Copy Editors Lindsay Jakows Rachel Miller Paulina Taylor Multimedia Producer Al Lai Sports Producer Richie Estrella Website Architect Jason Parham Advertising Operations Manager Greg Stevens Director of Student Journalism Elizabeth Smith Assistant Director of Journalism Courtenay Stallings
Mission Statement: The Graphic is an editorially independent weekly student newspaper for the greater Pepperdine community. It serves the community with news, opinion, contemporary information and a public forum for discussion. The Graphic strengthens students for purpose, service and leadership by developing their skills in writing, editing and publication production, by providing a vehicle to integrate and implement their liberal arts education, and by developing students’ critical thinking through independent editorial judgment. The Graphic participates in Pepperdine’s Christian mission and affirmations, especially the pursuit of truth, excellence and freedom in a context of public service. Although the Graphic reports about Pepperdine University and coordinates with curricula in journalism and other disciplines, it is a student and not a University publication. Views expressed are diverse and, of course, do not correspond to all views of any University board, administration, faculty, staff, student or other constituency.
October 6, 2011
France aims for Muslims By Alexander Cooper
The French government has increasingly targeted French Muslims in the face of the growing influence of the far-right. Marine Le Pen, the head of the National Front (FN), France’s far-right political party, has repeatedly called for laws to be made that target Muslims. “The progressive Islamization of our country and the increase in political-religious demands are calling into question the survival of our civilization.” She went on to assert that Muslims are demanding that Sharia Law be imposed on all French people. Groups like Le Pen’s have become very popular in France. In fact, the former leader of the party actually beat the Socialist candidate during the French presidential primaries, putting him in a run-off against incumbent Jacques Chirac during the general election. More recently, during the 2011 cantonal elections, FN won 15 percent of the popular vote. The popularity of far-right groups has forced the moderate conservative party in France, the Union for a Popular Movement (Union pour un Mouvement Populaire, UMP), to step up its anti-immigrant rhetoric in order to keep its seats in the National Assembly. This has been evidenced by France’s recent assault against Islamic religious expression. In 2010, France banned citizens from publicly donning any veil that covers the entire face, effectively targeting the wearing of burqas and niqabs, the full-body and full-face coverings some Muslim women wear. Anyone who breaks the law will be fined 150 euros. The burqa is seen by most as something that degrades women, even when they voluntarily wear it. French President Nicolas Sarkozy, in his 2009 inaugural speech, said, “The problem of the burqa is not a religious problem, it’s a problem of liberty and women’s dignity. It’s not a religious symbol, but a sign of subservience and debasement. I want to say solemnly, the burqa is not welcome in France.” The French supported the ban by 4 to 1 according to the Pew Global Attitudes Project. France didn’t stop with the burqa ban, though. Later in 2010, Le Pen compared Muslims who pray in the streets to Nazi occupiers: “For those who want to talk a lot about World War II, if it’s about occupation, then we could also talk about it [that Muslims pray publicly], because that is occupation of territory.” When mosques fill up, Muslims must often pray in the streets instead, similar to how Christians sometimes flow outside of churches during Easter services when there isn’t enough space inside. At the time, Le Pen’s comment drew fire from both the UMP and the Socialists. But, just six months later, and almost exactly a year after the veil ban, France banned Muslims from praying in the streets. According to Interior Minister Claude Gueant, “Street prayers must stop because they hurt the feelings of many of our compatriots who are shocked by the occupation of the public space for a religious practice.” Interestingly, Gueant argued that the rule should not apply to Catholics. All of this takes place as France struggles to hold onto its secular identity in the face of a growing French-Muslim population. The maintenance of a “national identity,” however, does not justify restrictions on freedom of expression and unequal treatment under law. Moreover, the attempt at achieving integration by banning minority practices is self-defeating. Alienating French Muslims guarantees that they will further isolate themselves from the rest of French society, living and interacting exclusively within Muslim communities. Eventually, France will surely encounter more hostility from the Muslim population. France, then, needs not only to change its laws but also its attitude toward French Muslims. Only then will the French mainstream and the Islamic minority be able to live peacefully together.
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Progressives, libertarians find cause By Taylor Harris Recently, a professor and I had a brief conversation about politics, a tradition we’ve had in my time here. This professor has liberal political tendencies, while mine swing libertarian. We discussed an article about a possible alliance between left and libertarian politics, particularly focusing on statements made by Ralph Nader and Ron Paul at the Occupy Wall Street protests. I thought, “How is it possible that Ron Paul has anything in common with Ralph Nader?” As it turns out, they do agree on some key issues, in part because of mainstream Republican abandonment of their most important tenet: freedom. Lefties and libertarians hold similar views regarding foreign policy, though many Green Party types tend to have a Marxist tinge, which makes them a bit different from marketloving libertarians. However, when it comes to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the left and libertarians understand that nation-building in the Middle East is coercive, expensive and dangerous.
During the 2000 elections, George W. Bush ran on the platform of decreasing American military intervention. True story. He followed up this promise with two extremely expensive and unconstitutional wars. Many conservatives, historically, have opposed this kind of military involvement because it simply isn’t in our best interest to create alliances and enemies abroad. George Washington spoke of this in his farewell address, holding that America should avoid getting involved in foreign countries’ affairs, and instead should trade with all nations, establishing peaceful international relationships and making us safer and more prosperous. If that isn’t the antithesis of today’s foreign policy, then I don’t know what is. If Washington and Jefferson knew that the U.S. had military bases on every continent except Antarctica, they would be turning over in their graves. World police is not a proper role of any government, especially not ours, born out of independence from a government that wouldn’t let its colonists mind their own business. When it comes to deficit spending and the Fed, both libertarians and progressives typically believe that corporatism, i.e., a mix of government and corporate interests, is a
bad idea. Progressives blame corporations and banks first, government second, while libertarians blame the structure of government, advocating a separation of economy and state. Republicans should have more to say about the Federal Reserve, but at some point they stopped caring about government control of our monetary system and become far too concerned with fiscal policy. While Ron Paul has been Fedbashing his entire career, mainstream Republicans have rarely complained about the perils of an expanding money supply devaluing our currency. Nor have they complained about the fact that the Fed primarily protects the interests of banks over country. The Fed continues to take actions that benefit banks in the short run but hurt Americans in the long run. However, the problem continues to play a minor role in politics because prominent Republicans such as Michelle Bachmann are more concerned with the inane possibility that public schools are trying to turn children into homosexuals. The Patriot Act is one of the most disgusting, reckless pieces of legislation in our nation’s history. It circumvents the Fourth Amendment and holds absolutely zero respect for U.S. citizens and their rights. Our
government has a habit of declaring “war” on whatever it doesn’t like. Whether it’s the War on Poverty, War on Drugs or War on Terror, wars require sacrifice. One way to make sacrifice desirable is to declare something to be patriotic. It makes sacrifice seem honorable when in reality the only benefactor is the state. Sept. 11 was a deplorable act of terrorism, but it does not merit the government taking away our rights and calling it patriotic. Alongside libertarians, progressives also work to protect the individual from state surveillance and unconstitutional searches and seizures. Unfortunately, the party of private property rights doesn’t care as much for civil liberties anymore. Democrats are no better, as Barack Obama continues to support the Patriot Act and the wars. How pathetic is the GOP when the group of people that wants government to leave people alone as long as they don’t hurt others has more in common with progressives than mainstream Republicans? The GOP, in their attempt to appease social and neo-conservatives, has lost its grasp of what it means to value freedom. g
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LGBT club deserves equal recognition By Lindsay Jakows Reach OUT, a group of Pepperdine LGBT students and allies, is officially applying for recognition and will hopefully be approved at some point this school year. Reach OUT is a student-run organization that represents and serves the LGBT community at Pepperdine. By creating an environment in which students feel safe to discuss cultural, social and political issues pertaining to the LGBT community, we seek to cultivate diversity on our campus. The biggest roadblock for Reach OUT gaining official recognition thus far has been administrators’ discomfort with the possibility of Reach OUT not aligning with Pepperdine’s Christian mission and its Church of Christ heritage. Many administrators seem supportive of students who simply express attraction to the same sex; this has more to do with the questions administrators have regarding same-sex sexual behavior. Reach OUT intends to stay neutral on issues of same-sex sexual relations as its members have a variety of views on the topic. Reach OUT and its members respect the student handbook’s policy on avoiding sexual relations outside of marriage, as all Pepperdine students are advised. However, Reach OUT desires as an organization to not have to expressly write into its mission statement a confirmation that the organization’s ideology aligns perfectly with policy, as it would detract from freedom of discussion. Reach OUT desires to be treated with equality, just as heterosexual students in other organizations do not have to again affirm that they wholeheartedly agree with any specific Christian ideology. Pepperdine must realize that it is inconsistent not to demand that political clubs align with the views of the University, yet place those demands on Reach OUT. The Young Democrats and the College
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Libertarians certainly have at least a few ideological positions that would differ from a conservative Church of Christ stance. Yet they are allowed freedom of speech to discuss these issues in an academic setting. Likewise, the Graphic itself is not required to align with all views of the University. Pepperdine has not articulated why those clubs are guaranteed freedom of speech while Reach OUT is not. The same arguments that apply to why political freedoms must be guaranteed on liberal arts campuses must be applied to Reach OUT. Conflicting political views can co-exist without one side feeling compelled to silence the other. Reach OUT knows that not everyone in the Pepperdine community will agree on LGBT issues. Yet Reach OUT is entitled to express a viewpoint without being categorically defined as an attacker of University policy. As wholeheartedly as some in the Pepperdine community may disagree with that viewpoint, they must realize that Reach OUT has every right to take an ideological stand
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while still respecting policy. Reach OUT is not interested in attacking the right to free speech of those who may disagree with some Reach OUT members. In large part, Reach OUT seeks to create dialogue and find common ground to create a stronger community for LGBT students. Additionally, once recognition is gained, all of Reach OUT’s events would have to be approved through the same process as any other club on campus, with the same philosophy that applies to other organizations. Some might argue that Reach OUT could simply utilize another club, like the Pepperdine Libertarians, to facilitate discussion about LGBT issues. Although Reach OUT may be similar to a political club in ideology, it also serves as a support group to deal with personal issues, as well as a group that provides community service. And these issues go beyond the scope of the Counseling Center or community service clubs, and instead have more in common with the way an ethnic club fosters community. President Andrew K.
Benton defined diversity in “Envisioning a Bold Future, 2001” as “a relentless aspiration on the part of the entire University community . to ensure full engagement of the issues, and to become a clear reflection of the communities we serve.” In the same article he also says that “it is through the inclusion and experience of others from diverse points of view that we often begin to see dimensions of truth previously unseen by us. Diversity not only enriches the educational endeavor, it is critical to it.” Certainly it is expected that Pepperdine will exert Christian influence on certain areas of the school. Yet while it is reasonable that Pepperdine demand individual students to comply with certain policies, Pepperdine cannot pretend that its current policy is that every single organization on campus must align perfectly with one specific Christian understanding of sex and marriage. Pepperdine must truly realize that “truth has nothing to fear from investigation.” g
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Photo Essay By SARAH ATTAR & MEAGAN MCCARTY
Pepperdine’s GreenTeam broke ground Saturday, after four years of planning a green garden on campus. They planted the first seeds in Pepperdine’s first edible and organic community garden, which is located across from Mail Services near the intramural soccer fields.
Locals struggle to find new place to skate By HANNA HOUGLUM STAFF WRITER
After more than 10 years of serving the skate community of Malibu, Papa Jack’s Skate Park is being closed down by the owners of the property, and now the citizens of Malibu are scrambling to find the location, design and financing for a permanent skate park. The Malibu community is doing everything in its power to resolve the fate of Malibu’s beloved Papa Jack’s skate park, set to close Oct. 31. On Dec. 15, 2010, the owner of the property that contains Papa Jack’s Skate Park gave the City of Malibu a notice that in 90 days the lease would expire. In an interview with Malibu Times, developer Steve Soboroff claimed it was “legal entitlements” in the progression of evolving the land that required disposing of or moving the current park. Named for the property owner who donated the land, Jack Shultz, Papa Jack’s is Malibu’s only skate park. Located at 23415 Civic Center Way, the skate
park created in 1999 is open to anyone 7 would rather skate as his main sport as seven days a week, with special programs opposed to soccer and baseball, so this and camps offered throughout the year. situation just is not fair.” Rose and her family have lived in Redesigned in 2004, the skate park is a 10,000-square-foot skating facility with Malibu for just the past two years but diverse ramps and obstacles for skaters have been coming to Malibu for five years to utilize the skate of any age. For filmmaker and park. Rose described “In many ways, Papa Jack’s as “not just Malibu local Sherrie Rose, her ties to the a place where they skate Malibu is a very but also a place where skate park are the rerich community, sult of taking her son they do homework, and we don’t to the park since he was meet friends, where have a really 2 years old. Five years other friends meet each later, Rose said that her other and many other killer skate park.” son continues to skate things. We do not have —Sherrie Rose fervently rather than a lot of parks in this part Malibu local, filmmaker participating on soccer of Malibu where the or baseball teams. older kids can hang.” Rose attended the At the City Council Sept. 28 City Council meeting, which meeting Sept. 28, multiple locations for was set up to discuss the closure of Papa a potential skate park were considered. Jack’s Skate Park and the search for a The current options are the La Paz propnew grounds. She shared a point that erty, Zuma Beach, Bluffs Park and the was discussed: “If the baseball or soccer City Hall parking lot. The meeting was park was being shut down … it would well attended, and advocates of Papa just never happen. My son who is now Jack’s are hoping for an even higher at-
tendance at the next meeting on Oct. 10. Rose said she believes Malibu is playing catch-up in this situation and they should have already begun at least breaking ground on a new skate park before closing the current one. “Malibu is a place that has spawned a lot of athletes, especially surfers and skaters. In many ways, Malibu is a very rich community, and we don’t have a really killer skate park. If any place should have one it should be Malibu,” she said. No firm decisions have been made on the future location, but the City Council is encouraging as many people as possible to attend the Oct. 10 meeting to further discuss the location issue. For a new skate park to be approved, multiple city required meetings, community meetings, permits, time and money are involved. Malibu does not have a lot of sidewalks or other terrain that attracts skaters, but skating in Malibu is otherwise illegal. This was another main point brought up in the Sept. 28 meeting.
Without Papa Jack’s, the kids who spend their days and nights skating will have nowhere to practice their tricks or improve their skills without breaking the law. Parks and Recreation Commissioner Skylar Peak is in full support of Malibu needing a top-notch skate park. Soboroff has been generously giving Malibu the land, but Rose said, “We still need [the land] until we find a temporary or permanent spot.” Soboroff has made it clear that he can no longer extend the city’s deadline to close the park on Oct. 31, seeing as how the city has leased the property for the past dozen years for simply $1 every single year. Soboroff has offered $25,000 to jump-start the fundraising effort toward getting a new skate park going, and ideally by the end of the Oct. 10 meeting a location will be decided, permits will be on their way, and a new skate park will be rolling.
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Pepperdine Theatre's new show dissects family By SARAH RACKER STAFF WRITER
“Rabbit Hole,” a drama written by playwright David LindsayAbaire, kicks off the Pepperdine Theatre Department this year as its season opener. The production is directed by Jason Chanos, associate professor of Theater, and co-directed by Pepperdine student Jillian Dobbins. “Rabbit Hole” is the story of a couple’s struggle after losing their 4-year-old son in a tragic accident. The setting is eight months after the accident, so instead of dealing with the immediate grief of the situation, the play is about acceptance of the past and the fact that despite tragic events, life ensues. “It’s a simple play, but very difficult in its execution,” said senior Drake Schaneberg, who portrays Howie, the male lead. “One has to be careful to approach it with delicacy and care.” The director, Jason Chanos, is grateful to be able to direct a production that, in his words, “sheds all the typical aspects of theater.” “It’s very easy to overlook truth when you’re working with a farce,”
Chanos continued. “This type of play is more realistic, and just boils it down to people being real people.” The cast of “Rabbit Hole” is supplemented by the presence of Cathy Thomas-Grant, assistant professor of theater at Pepperdine, who plays Nat in the production. “I thought it was time that I worked once again with my students as an actor rather than just a director,” Thomas-Grant said. “Each time I do this I am more and more appreciative and respectful of how hard they work, and the passion they have for theater is nothing short of inspiring.” Chanos is extremely appreciative of Thomas-Grant’s presence in the production. “She has elevated the production quite a bit just by being there and always being prepared and in the moment,” Chanos said. Chanos chose to direct “Rabbit Hole” not for reasons that one might expect. “We only had about 26 days to put on a full production, so I needed a play that would be good for the department and could be put on well within a short amount of
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By NATHAN STRINGER
ASSISTANT LIFE & ARTS EDITOR
1892, Alfred, Lord Tennyson died. Not just the guy a street in my subdivision is named for, Tennyson was the poet laureate of the United Kingdom for much of the Victorian era. He was the fourth of 12 children and had a sort of competition with his two older brothers. They all wrote poetry in their youth and were even published. One of Alfred’s brothers married the younger sister of Alfred’s future wife. And his other brother died in an insane asylum. Alfred turned out well, though. Besides becoming the British poet laureate, he was also made a peer in the House of Lords for his writing — a first for British writers. Highly quotable, he also coined some phrases we still use today. “Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all”? Those are Tennyson’s words. And in describing the charge of British soldiers in the Crimean War, Tennyson penned two fateful lines about the life of those soldiers: “Theirs not to reason why / Theirs but to do and die.”
1927, “The Jazz Singer,” the first feature-length “talkie” film, was released. Not just something random I remember from eighth-grade social studies, “The Jazz Singer” is a historic movie, heralding the end of the silent film era. It’s also interesting as a time capsule of a film: It employs blackface to explore Jewish-American identity. Al Jolson plays the protagonist, Jakie Rabinowitz, who uses his good voice to sing jazz songs in blackface instead of the service at the synagogue. His father, a Jewish cantor, more or less disowns him multiple times in the film. (Renaming himself Jack Robin, Jakie even takes a liking to a shiksa named Mary.) But, when forced to choose between opening his show on Broadway or singing at the Yom Kippur service in his dying father’s place, Jakie chooses the latter. The shiksa, Mary, is there at the service and notices that Jakie is “a jazz singer — singing to his God.” The film closes with Jakie, in blackface, singing a song to his mother in his new show, making it all OK.
1973, Egypt and Syria attacked Israel, sparking the Yom Kippur War or Ramadan War. It’s called by either name because in 1973, the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur and the Muslim holy month of Ramadan overlapped. What else was there to do but go to war? Egypt and Syria fought for territories Israel had gained in war six years earlier. Syria invaded the Golan Heights, and Egypt crossed the Sinai Peninsula. Initially surprised, Israel rallied and drove both the Egyptians and Syrians back, nearly to Cairo and Damascus, respectively. While this was an Arab-Israeli conflict, it also was part of the ongoing Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. The United States supplied Israel, and the Soviet Union supplied the Arabs. The two Cold War enemies nearly went to war themselves over this conflict. The long-term effects of the war were generally positive. The United States became more involved in peace negotiations and the Soviet Union stopped backing Egypt. Read on to the 1981 event to see how all that ended for the Egyptian president.
1979, Pope John Paul II became the first pope to visit the White House. The United States, a historically more Protestant country, had not been in the business of courting pontiffs, so this visit was a big breakthrough. The pope arrived in Washington where he celebrated Mass before coming to the White House. Thirty minutes before he got there, police arrested a man at the White House who was carrying three guns and a knife. Crisis averted, President Jimmy Carter greeted the pope in the pontiff’s native Polish. Then, the pope blessed Carter. The two called for nuclear disarmament and humanitarian aid to underdeveloped countries. The pope went on to visit even more countries, setting foot in 129 before he died. Many credit him with helping to end communism in Poland. And in his time he angered both Catholic progressives and traditionalists alike, affirming the church’s stance against birth control and ordination of women, but also reaching out to believers of other faiths. In 2004, a year before he died, President George W. Bush awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
1981, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was assassinated. After the 1973 war that was just briefly covered, the United States took to mediating the Arab-Israeli conflict. In 1978, President Jimmy Carter helped Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin agree to the Camp David Accords. The latter two won Nobel Peace Prizes whereas Carter would have to wait until 2002 to receive his for other humanitarian work. Essentially, the Camp David Accords meant Israel would return the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt and Egypt would officially recognize Israel as a state. (Another part of this deal was American agreement to subsidize both Egypt and Israel. This was especially advantageous to Egypt as they had lost Soviet support.) Everyone cheered: “Yeah, the Arab-Israel conflict is one step closer to being resolved!” Then members of the Egyptian military who didn’t like Sadat’s peace killed him. Hosni Mubarak succeeded Sadat as president and continued to receive American aid until February. At that point, popular uprisings ended his 30-year tenure as president of Egypt, making FDR’s term as president look like William Henry Harrison’s. nathan.stringer@pepperdine.edu
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LIBRA — Puppets, not truth, can be found in the shadows. SCORPIO — The waxing moon won’t wax your car. SAGITTARIUS — Try to pay for your meal at the Caf with an ace of spades. CAPRICORN — Don’t take insults lying down. Sit up, at least. AQUARIUS — All that glitters is not gold. It might just be glitter. PISCES — You can do it!
ARIES — Try to get Sagittarius to pay for your meal at the Caf. TAURUS — Ask Pisces for $20. GEMINI — Stop insulting Capricorn. CANCER — Aquarius’ arts and crafts would fetch a pretty penny at a pawn shop. LEO — Wax Scorpio’s car in the middle of the night. VIRGO — Show Libra how to make a crocodile with one hand.
A calendar to keep you entertained all week Thursday, Oct. 6
Friday, Oct. 7
Saturday, Oct. 8
Sunday, Oct. 9
Monday, Oct. 10
Dean Lecture Series: Pepperdine at 75 Panel hosted by Dr. W. David Baird: 7 p.m. in Elkins
The Board presents Coffeehouse: 8 p.m. in the Sandbar
Center for the Arts and the Board present “Death & Victory in Paris”: 7 p.m. for free coffee and 8 p.m. show begins
Candelight Yoga: 6:30 p.m. in the Harilela International Tennis Stadium Fitness Studio
Hawthorne Heights with Vifolly, Culprit, Sound the Sky, Modern American Theatre, Jaded Ash show: 6 p.m. at the Cobalt Café ($12)
Tuesday, Oct. 11 Dearly Departed
— The Hollywood
Tragical History Tour: 1 p.m. on Hollywood Boulevard (cost is $40; see dearlydepartedtours. com)
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Learn to be bold, or be sorry
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Robot training: Hugh Jackman trains his robot boxer to compete in DreamWorks’ new Sci-Fi action flick, which hits theaters Friday.
‘Real Steel’ on the ropes, lacks depth Rated: PG-13
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By ALEX WILSON STAFF WRITER
“Real Steel” is bound to attract a theater filled with sci-fi action fan-boys and 13-year-olds; however, it’s the film’s father-son drama, not its cheap tricks and explosions, that keeps the movie afloat. Eleven-yearold Max Kenton, played by Dakota Goyo, is a savvy gamer and smart talker. When his “down-on-his-luck” father finds out that Max’s mom has
Overview Release Date October 7
Starring
Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly and Dakota Goyo
Director
Shawn Levvy
Runtime
2 hours 7 min
died, he is left to take care of the son he hasn’t seen in years. Played by Hugh Jackman, Charlie Kenton takes in his son only to get some extra cash from a bribe that would, predictably, come back to haunt him. Although “Real Steel” certainly relies on sentiment and Spielberginfluenced clichés, there certainly is some pleasure to be had when witnessing the charming nature of Goyo and Jackman’s father-son dynamic. When they first meet, Charlie Kenton is trying to get back on his feet in the futuristic world of boxing, where robots take the place of human fighters in a brutally violent game far more exciting (and safer for humans) than boxing the old school way. Charlie Kenton is, as it turns out, an ex-boxer, and it isn’t until the film’s gorgeous love interest, played by Evangeline Lilly, explains Kenton’s past as a professional boxer to little Max that it all begins to make sense. Max and his father have a tedious relationship at best, and it is through various trials that they grow closer together, training a robot that Max
found in a trash heap and climbing to the top of the robot boxing game. Often times, the frustration that Max has with his father seems honest, but his father’s unrealistically cruel nature and careless attitude wears on the audience’s ability to suspend disbelief, and it begins to feel contrived. Kenton is unlikable and rude and seems to have no redeeming human qualities. Whether it was intentional or not, there was little resolution to Kenton’s poor character, and the film continued onward until everything in the plot ran its course. Regardless, Hugh Jackman is as handsome and charming and talented as usual, and it is still a spectacle to see him kick butt and take names. In the midst of all the “bot-bashing and nay-saying” between father and son, there comes a genuinely pleasant moment where the theme of “it’s sometimes better to just have fun,” is re-emphasized. After Kenton discovers Max dancing with the robot, the dancing becomes a pre-fight ritual between Max and the robot, even though they are teased and
heckled at by their opponents. The fighting is quick-paced, intense and at times frightening, with the same feel as Michael Bay’s “Transformers.” Steven Spielberg’s handprint is also apparent, with the All-American spirit still present in a futuristic setting not too different from a present-day, blue-collared Midwest, like what a NASCAR crowd in 2020 would be. In an obviously pre-programmed and narrowly hashed out script, the plot is a cookie-cutter copy of all the boxing movies and science fiction quests combined. Although there is nothing new to be seen, it is certainly an entertaining flick with a lot of fun moments that are truly genuine and other times appropriately sentimental. It may not be a movie couples and film critics are going to enjoy, but it’s certainly something kids, or grown-ups with some inner-kid still intact, will want to check out on the big screen.
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‘Neighborhoods’ Blink-182 By HANNA HOUGLUM STAFF WRITER
After eight years of no new releases and a four-year hiatus, American pop-punk band Blink-182 released their sixth studio album titled, “Neighborhoods,” Sept. 27. Released through DGC Records and Interscope Records, this album was put in the making when the band decided to rejoin talents after going their separate ways in 2005. Throughout the hiatus, the trio consisting of drummer Travis Barker, vocalist and guitarist Tom Delonge, and vocals and bass guitarist Mark Hoppus, used their time wisely by focusing on their side projects. Travis Barker, though most well known for his talent as a part of Blink-182, has spent quality time heading up the percussion for alternative rock band +44, rap-rock band The Transplants, and the alternative rock bank Box Car Racer. Barker also worked with DJ AM and in their collaborating together they created TRV$DJAM. Tom DeLonge Jr. is primarily known for his guitar riffs and vocals in Blink-182, but he is also well known for his voice and guitar in the alternative rock band Angels and Airwaves. DeLonge was the guitarist and lead vocalist for Box Car Racer with Barker. Mark Allan Hoppus stands side by side with DeLonge on vocals and bass guitar for Blink-182 and works with Barker as bass guitarist and lead vocalist of +44. Hoppus is also a producer for many bands such as Idiot Pilot, New Found Glory, The Matches and Motion City Soundtrack. In 1992, DeLonge, Hoppus and original drummer Scott
Raynor came together in Poway, Calif., and started making music. In 1994, Blink-182 released their fairly successful first album “Cheshire Cat” followed by “Dude Ranch” three years later, which sold over one million copies. In 1998, Barker replaced Raynor while the band was midway through a tour only to boost the band’s success with the release of the multi-platinum “Enema of the State” in 1999. Blink-182 would achieve No. 1 status in the music charts after their crudely humorous drop in 2001, “Take Off Your Pants and Jacket.” After tension started to get out of hand within the trio, DeLonge opted to leave the band to start new music ventures putting the beloved Blink-182 on an indefinite hiatus that was devastating to fans all over the world. However, in spite of claiming they would never get back together, Blink-182 started to collaborate again in Feb. 2009 and two years later has graced us all with “Neighborhoods.” Differing from the previous five albums, “Neighborhoods” is the first Blink-182 album that was not produced with the aid of an external record producer, but rather the trio produced the album themselves. They began working on the album in 2009 but were stalled soon after starting the process by tours, managers and their side projects. The band restarted the production of “Neighborhoods” in July of this year in separate studios only to combine forces to record from time to time. Maintaining their reputation as an experimental band, Blink-182 focused on preserving a pop-sensation sound paired with
Interscope Records dark and edgy lyrics within every single one of the 14 songs on the album. Kicking off the album with a song titled “Ghost on the Dance Floor,” Blink-182 sounds better than ever. With DeLonge pushing his vocals to give off that Angels and Airwaves vibe, the song sounds as if it is a happy medium of AVA and Blink-182, almost as if DeLonge just snatched up Barker and Hoppus and featured them on an AVA song. The percussion on the song is nothing less than absolutely mind-blowing. Barker highlights his amazing drum skills in this track. Shooting right into track two, “Natives,” the trio uses heavy guitar riffs, which prompt immediate head-bobbing to the beat. DeLonge takes a brief step back and allows Hoppus to capture the audience with his distinguishably amazing vocal chords. In spite of this song being lyrically depressing, fans will still feel the high of Blink getting back together. The ninth track on the album, “Kaleidoscope,” gives off a +44 vibe, apparent through Hoppus and Barker’s collaboration. Though the lyrics scream that it is a long road to get it right, the trio has truly done their audiences right with this song. The entirety of this album screams Blink-182, even after years apart. Blink-182 allows their separate upbringings and life experiences to shine through the lyrics of the album and their genius musical talent to take any listener away back to the days when they first fell in love with Blink.
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Key Facts Band Members Tom DeLonge Mark Hoppus Travis Barker
Hometown
San Diego, C.A.
Genres
Pop punk
Label
Interscope Records
Currently on Tour Yes
Awards Won
MTV VMA for Best Group Video Teen Choice Award for Best Rock Group Teen Choice Award for Choice Love Song
Website
blink182.com
twitter.com/blink182
I have been trying to be bolder lately, specifically in conversation. This has had mixed results. One indirect result has been an improvement of my apology skills. Another result has been that I have had some pretty cool conversations with people I may never have talked to or asked certain questions of previously. The most recent victim of my conversational confidence was John C. McGinley, who, among other roles, played Perry Cox on “Scrubs.” A few of us Graphites were out to breakfast at Coogies one morning when he walked in to meet a friend waiting at a corner table. I saw him first and elbowed the person next to me in my excitement. “That’s Dr. Cox!” This was a special moment for me for several reasons. First, it was early in the morning, and I was not recognizing much else besides my meal. Second, those closest to me know that I struggle with pop culture references. Unless you have seen a movie or episode with me, it’s statistically safe to assume I have not seen it and don’t know any of the actors from it. McGinley was, in fact, the first celebrity I have recognized on my own off campus. (On campus, my best sighting was William Hung at the Pacific Coast Undergraduate Mathematics Conference. That will teach all of you who think math conferences are boring and predictable.) So this wasn’t just another tick to add to my celebrity sightings list. This was a significant personal accomplishment reassuring me that I was not completely out of touch with my cultural peers. I left the restaurant with Associate Editor Sonya Singh. Sonya, being much better versed in pop culture and in general conversation than I, suggested that we could go meet Dr. Cox before heading to class. Hmm, I thought, that would be cool, but I’m too afraid and luckily have the excuse of being late to class to get out of this. I expressed my timing reservations, but Sonya challenged my sheepishness, arguing that we could still make it to class on time and that approaching a celebrity was a great bucket list item. Of course this was totally unfair of her, appealing to my writing duty, something to which I devote so much blood, sweat and tears each week. It was complete emotional manipulation coupled with an implied insult of my social skills. As if I hadn’t been properly raised to talk to strangers in public. At this point my boldness initiative reared its audacious head, and we marched back into Coogies and up to McGinley’s table. This was scary because Dr. Cox is the mean character on “Scrubs.” He masterfully channels years of bitterness into biting insults and demeaningly bestowed nicknames for the other characters. Sure, he does all this out of love for them, but real-life McGinley had no affection for us yet. What if he wasn’t a morning person? What if he just started pelting pancakes at us and got the Coogies manager to ban us for disrupting his dining experience because I couldn’t apologize quickly enough? Actually that would make for some entertaining local beat news if we looked past the journalistic conflict-of-interest issues. There was a tense moment of silence as he realized we weren’t Coogies staff and looked up, awaiting our thrillingly worded offering. I apologized for interrupting his breakfast and quickly followed up with how much we loved his show. He thanked us and introduced himself, asked us our names and then introduced us to his friend, Laird. This turned out to be Laird Hamilton, the surfer; so really, we met two celebrities at once. And if a famous person introduces you to his famous friend, that basically means you are in with the Hollywood crowd. I mean, they didn’t officially invite us to all of their famous friend circle events, but I think that’s understood. He dismissed us with a polite but firm “cheers,” and we made it to psych with plenty of time. Now, the point of all this is not that everyone should feel comfortable approaching any and all celebrities. Some stories end with a lot more yelling and embarrassment than ours did. Rather, it is an encouragement to trust your bold, adventuresome instincts, or the instincts of your friends when your own fail. Let positive peer pressure draw you out of your routine. In the times when it doesn’t work out, you will both have the opportunity to practice your sincerest apologies.
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Busy schedules make for easy flu targets, learn ways to stay healthy can cause daytime sleepiness, sluggishness and difficulty concentrating or making decisions,” the CDC statFall is bringing in more than just ed. Students who are suffering from colorful leaves and pumpkins this sea- sleep deprivation are also at higher son. As midterms draw closer, so does risk for automobile crashes, depression, poor grades and even strained the threat of the flu. This year the Centers for Disease relationships with friends and family. “On average, a college student Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that over 20 percent of U.S. should be sleeping eight to 10 hours,” citizens will get the flu, and nearly Helm said. However, she does ac200,000 of them will be hospitalized knowledge that these hours may be due to related complications. In light different depending on the person, of recent statistics, Pepperdine has be- and that they do not need to be congun stocking up on flu shots, medica- tinuous. “Studies have shown that a tions and lots of tissues. But vaccina- regular afternoon hour nap actually tions can only go so far; the rest is left increases alertness and energy levels,” Helms said. up to the students. Students around campus who Dr. Susan Helm, a professor of nutrition at Seaver College, explains that aren’t getting enough rest frequently eating patterns, snacking on sugars substitute liquid energy for sleep and and caffeine intakes during times of good nutrition. Coffee and energy stress may effect a student’s ability to drinks are often more manageable at times than stopping for a meal, which fend off illness this season. would take up preThe life of a colcious time for studylege student revolves ing or other campus around papers, re- “Most of the time I activities. The subsearch projects and try to eat something stitution happens so other extracurricular healthy, but mostly frequently that many activities, all of which it’s just grab and students don’t stop are strenuous to the go.” to think that they mind and body. —Lauren Price may not be eating the Despite claims that Junior healthiest meal. caffeine and carbo“I’m a pre-med hydrates act as stimulants that help students get through student so I’m always busy,” junior “all-nighters,” recent studies have Lauren Price said. “Most of the time shown that pushing the body to its I try to eat something healthy, but it’s mostly just grab and go.” limits may have drawbacks. Although stimulants like caffeine According to the CDC, maintaining both a healthy diet and a suffi- or nicotine may give the extra boost cient sleep schedule are key to fight- needed to fulfill a task, Helm warns ing off chronic illnesses such diabetes, that these may be counterproductive. cardiovascular diseases, obesity and Cigarettes, lattes and even chocolate depression. Those who aren’t getting may cause fatigue, dehydration or mienough sleep because they are work- graines after the effects wear off. The ing or studying for long periods of only sure cure for lack of energy is time may experience problems. “This plenty of liquids and lots of rest.
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Gain self-respect through positivity
At 7 a.m. she wakes up, showers and is ready to paint on her face for the day. She spends 30 minutes polishing her makeup, paying extra close attention to covering blemishes and birthmarks. After all this time, she is still insecure that others will judge her for facial imperfections. She then wastes another 20 minutes attempting to style her hair, but gets frustrated with her “bad hair day.” Finally, she must put together a presentable outfit before heading out for class. Nothing works. She feels fat, she can’t match anything, and she feels homely. She settles on an outfit and takes one last stare at her reflection in the mirror. All she can see is a blemished face, flat hair, an unflattering outfit and an awkward figure staring back at her. She sets out for her day, leaving any shred of confidence at the door. This anonymous morning routine hits home with most women. Many of us have been there — we have had those days where nothing looks right, we feel insecure, and all we can think about is how others are judging us for our imperfections. Feeling insecure in one’s physical appearance is a timeless issue that has affected women of all ages. Going to college in Malibu, Pepperdine students find themselves in the central hub of media and vanity culture. We are constantly indoctrinated with advertisements and celebrity-endorsed products dictating what is beautiful, trendy and cool. If we permit it, this beauty propaganda has the ability to consume our minds and take over our lives. But when do we draw the line and say “enough is enough”? How did vanity gain so much power in our society? And how do we get our power back? I was inspired to discuss this socially taboo subject after visiting the Beauty CULTure exhibit at the Annenberg Space for Photography with my sociology class last week. I found the exhibit incredibly disturbing and eye-opening, as it captured philosophies of modern day beauty. The exhibit features pieces from over 100 world-renowned photographers, as well as a digital gallery with a short documentary film that explores the cult of beauty. Many of the images were very graphic and scandalous, including depictions of cosmetic surgery mishaps and other alarming horrors that women put themselves through for the price of beauty. What I found most troubling about the images displayed was the amount of airbrushing and Photoshop used to distort most of the photographs from magazines or advertisements. The documentary demonstrated the process that many editors go through before putting the photographs in print. It was astounding how these women’s appearances changed dramatically and, at times, became unrecognizable from their original image. The film also touched upon the idea that beauty has practically become a religion in our culture. It has consumed people’s thoughts, goals and bank accounts. Supermodels and celebrities are practically worshipped in our society, yet they hardly represent reality. This exhibit really got me thinking about my own personal values and beliefs about beauty. While re-evaluating the amount of time I have spent comparing myself with celebrities or obsessing about personal insecurities, I discovered how much time I waste with such petty thoughts. With this frightening reality check, I have proposed a challenge for myself and anyone else who is interested: I have decided to calm down and try to catch myself before I begin to compare myself with others or think negative thoughts about myself. Whenever I create a negative thought about myself, I must replace the thought with two positive thoughts. It may sound ridiculous and time consuming, but the amount of time spent thinking negative thoughts is unhealthy. Negative thoughts can become addicting, so why keep on feeding the addiction? Self-acceptance and self-worth begin from within, and this is a personal decision that each individual must make. Now is the perfect time to deviate from the beauty “CULTure” and play a part in the self-loving and self-respecting way of life.
brittany.kidd@pepperdine.edu
And the desk in the library does not count as an alternative for a bed. The CDC outlines the importance of a good sleeping environment, warning students not to pull “allnighters” just to study. “Get rid of anything that might distract you from sleep, such as noises or bright lights, and stick to a sleep schedule waking up at the same time each day,” the CDC said. In addition to good sleeping habits, Helm argues that students should be getting adequate amounts of physical activity and eating plenty of fruits, vegetables and lean sources of protein to defend against disease. When looking for snacks, think colorful. Yellow peppers and oranges were among the few products that Helm named would raise immunity. Other foods may include yogurt, tea, carrots, potatoes, kiwi, broccoli, fish, mushrooms, oats and water, the most powerful antioxidant of all. “A healthy immune system is built upon a balanced, varied and adequately maintained diet,” Helm said. “Whole grains, fruits and vegetables, soy protein products, dairy, meats, high-quality protein and sufficient calories [are other flu-fighting ingredients].” Finally, healthy eating and physical activity go hand-in-hand to ward off any virus. Helm recommends at least 30 to 60 minutes daily exercise. For many students, this might mean taking the time to schedule in a fitness routine during their spare time.
For others, it simply means avoiding the shuttle and braving the stairs. “It’s 10,000 steps a day. One can wear a pedometer for this. It takes approximately one hour of walking,” Helm said. “Dietary intake and a schedule of physical activity contributes significantly to one’s health,” Helm said. She also cautioned that a thin body does not equate LUKE RUEGGER / ART EDITOR to a healthy one. Combating the flu really comes down to maintaining a healthy lifestyle, which may mean big changes for many of those living on Pepperdine’s campus this semester. Busy schedules create a challenge for scheduling physical activities, and stress tends to increase rapidly as midterms draw nearer. The key is creativity. Try filling the fridge in your dorm with healthy foods rather than walking to the cafeteria to grab a cheeseburger and soda. Next time you think of asking DPS for a ride to your dorm, try walking and counting the paces. Finally, carry a water bottle around with you at all times, and drink from it frequently. Not only will you be able to avoid dehydration, but you’ll also increase your antioxidant levels. Studies prove that our bodies need at least eight glasses of water daily, which is approximately two liters. And as you refill your water bottles, you can always try using them as dumbbells and get in an impromptu workout. Hey, look at that — Change toward a healthy, flu-free lifestyle is simple.
charmaine.cleveland@pepperdine.edu
Red Horse delights Smothers with talent By CORINA MUNN STAFF WRITER
A quick scan of the crowd at Saturday’s Red Horse concert in Smothers Theatre made it perfectly clear what the folksy trio’s fan base consisted of: a gaggle of middle-aged men and women. Those who attended the show spent two hours on a Saturday night basking in Red Horse’s perfect harmonies, mellow acoustics and surprisingly relatable lyrics. The three singer-songwriters who make up the acoustic-folk trio, Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka and Lucy Kaplansky, boast incredibly impressive musical pasts, from Gilkyson’s Grammy nomination to Gorka’s 11 solo albums. Perhaps the most unique aspect of this group is that they emphasize individuality while promoting as a unit. Their trademark is the concept of singing each other’s songs — in fact, they recorded music written and performed by fellow members for their latest selftitled album. However, this wasn’t an intricately planned idea. Kaplansky explained to the audience in Smothers that she had received a casual email from Gilkyson, asking her if she would be interested in covering each other’s music. There’s no doubt that the end result was an enjoyable night for the trio. “It’s fun to try on each other’s songs,” Gilkyson said before she sang one of Kaplansky’s songs during the concert. It’s no surprise that when these three talented singer-songwriters band together, the perfect balance of individuality and teamwork shines through. During their concert at Pepperdine, each member of Red Horse had their moment in the spotlight, since each of the 17 songs they performed was solo-driven. But at the same time, their voices came together during the choruses to make a flawless, harmonious blend. The organization of their concert was quite straightforward. Each of the three artists took turns singing — usually their own rendition of another member’s song — but never without the other two members complimenting the soloist’s vocals with effortless harmonies. Although they all had beautiful, soothing voices, the highlight of each song was when the chorus rolled around the soprano, alto and bass tones creating a melodious blend. The end result: The audience was left with a captivating sound filtering through their ears. With such soothing, almost alluring music as the main focus of the concert, the stage didn’t need any flashy or glamorous touches. Three chairs, three guitars, a piano, some maracas, blue and purple lighting that added to the mellow tone of their music replaced the usual backdrop and
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United front: Red Horse bring their own personalities yet come together as a unit and create magic.
numerous props often found onstage with many bands nowadays. This simple, almost humble setup reflected the artists as well. Their down-toearth, organic personalities made them incredibly likable. Gilkyson’s candidness, Gorka’s quirkiness and Kaplansky’s sarcasm bridged the gap between the performer and the audience. When it came to transitioning between songs, the band kept a casual, conversational tone as they introduced their next piece of music. And unlike what mainstream music tends to promote, the trio donned more comfortable clothing like jeans, leggings and blazers as their choice of stage apparel. Watching Red Horse perform made it clear that their focus is making honest, raw music. Their lyrics are genuine and relatable, which added to the organic feel of their songs. Although they have various backgrounds and hail from different parts of the country, they were able to sing each other’s words as if they had written them themselves. The stories behind the lyrics, which the group members would explain before they started singing, consisted of tangible, raw human emotions. Among the songs performed was “Blue Chalk,” written by Gorka, which delved deeper into his relationship with a group of friends who had made unwise decisions. “Wild Horse,” by Gilkyson, described a recur-
ring dream that she could not get her mind out of while Kaplansky’s “Don’t Mind Me” elaborated on her experience with obsessive love. One of the last songs that Red Horse performed, “Sanctuary,” written by Gilkyson, was a standout. It evoked a sense of spirituality and focused on Gilkyson’s value for her spirituality’s stability. The genuine, vulnerable implications of “Sanctuary” allowed an easy emotional connection between the listener and the performer. Songs such as these only reinstated the beauty in the universality of music. The most refreshing aspect of Red Horse was the friendship between these three artists, three people who simply share a love for singing and songwriting. Their genuine intentions were a breath of fresh air, especially in the music industry today. The love they share for each other was infused in everything they do on stage. “[Performing with Red Horse is] like being surrounded by angels that know my lyrics,” Gorka said.
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Spotlight: Alumnus snags life-changing job in film By ELIJAH SIMS STAFF WRITER
Pepperdine alumnus Bobby Arnot’s whirlwind career proves just how important building relationships is. Just one year ago, Bobby Arnot graduated from Pepperdine University. Since then, he’s been around the world and back, working with Hollywood producers like Marc Forster (who worked on the James Bond film “Quantum of Solace”) and high-profile actors like Gerard Butler and Michelle Monaghan on the new flick “Machine Gun Preacher.” The film Arnot had the opportunity to work on opened this year’s Toronto Film Festival and received a standing ovation. It hit theaters in the U.S. Sept. 23. The story is based on a true story, chronicling the life events of Christian
missionary Sam Childers, played by Butler. “[Sam Childers] is a Harley-riding, shotgun toting, wicked charming, drug-dealing thug,” Arnot said. Caught up in his roguish lifestyle, Childers quickly finds himself in prison. Upon his release back into society, he discovers that his ex-stripper wife, played by Monaghan, turned to Jesus during his imprisonment. Discouraged and confused, Childers quickly falls back into his old, reckless life of drugs and violence. But Childers’ wife, children and God don’t give up. Eventually Childers accepts Jesus into his heart, and the reformed convict has a miraculous change of heart. He becomes a Christian preacher, inspired to spread the word of God. Having turned his life around, he soon finds it turned upside down by
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On location: Arnot wields a camera in South Africa for “Machine Gun Preacher.”
a calling: to go to war-torn Sudan and support orphans whose lives are in danger. In Sudan, however, Childers discovers that the children can help him as much as he can help them. Childers is taken on a journey of self-discovery that leads him to a young child who helps him reconcile with his past and move on towards his future. How did a recent college graduate score such a highly coveted production role so quickly? Arnot reveals that it’s all about work ethic and networking. “In the end, it doesn’t matter what it says on your resume,” Arnot said. “It’s really how hard of a worker you are and the relationships you have. As soon as you can, find an internship in the kind of area where you want to work. If you don’t know anybody after you graduate, it’s kind of a hard road. I was always building myself up for a career as well as going to Pepperdine.” During his freshman year of college, Arnot began interning for the vice-chairman of Lions Gate Entertainment. When he graduated, he went to work for Marc Forster as a production assistant on “Machine Gun Preacher” and eventually became an un-credited assistant director, traveling with the production staff as the movie was filmed in Detroit and South Africa. Now that the film has been completed, Arnot works as the head of marketing for the company that financed and developed the film. He was recently on the Malibu campus, speaking with students and President Andrew K. Benton about a possible free screening of the film for Pepperdine students as early as November. “It was great to get to know Gerard [Butler],” Arnot said. As a production assistant, he was not only able to meet highly respected professionals in his field, but also high-profile celebrities. He even had the opportunity to speak with the real Sam Childers on the set
“In the end, it doesn’t matter what it says on your resume, it’s really how hard of a worker you are and the relationships you have.”
—Bobby Arnot Alumnus, Filmmaker
of the film, spending the last couple of weeks with the pastor on a press tour for the movie. “‘Machine Gun Preacher’” is an amazing movie, and Pepperdine students should be very connected to this cause because of [Pepperdine’s mission for] helping out around the world,” Arnot said. “It shows that anybody anywhere can make a difference. Fortunate kids who go to Pepperdine can [make a difference] in their own way. They don’t
have to go to South Africa to change the world. He [Sam Childers] is an example of an amazing transformation. He has tons of heart and is out there doing the right thing, an example to everyone who wants to make a change in the world. To go to an orphanage to protect these kids … It’s really just an amazing thing to do. If you go see the movie, you’ll be inspired to change.”
Group moment: Arnot and local extras on the set of the film.
aaron.sims@pepperdine.edu
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The Hunt for Red October
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ACROSS 1 Hawthorne’s classic 4 Mobile, Records, Galactic 5 Not Burger King 9 Not Pepsi 16 Mater’s racer BFF 17 Bottomless fries 21 Tall trees 22 Zoroastrian, burns 23 Washington football 25 Control the House 29 Method Man’s partner 31 Jackpot fruit 33 Iron oxide 37 Cincinnati baseball, commies 38 West of Ukraine 39 Beantown baseball 40 Manufactures everything 41 Bringer of War 42 Vampire’s drink 43 Blue light special land 44 Nuked in ’45, ’11
Create a memorable Halloween costume I did it again. For the 20th year in a row, I forgot to figure out my Halloween costume before October hit. This, of course, can mean only one thing: The rest of my month will be riddled with a sense of heightened paranoia and crippling insecurity. And they call it a holiday … It’s true; I do have 24 days and a stressful morning to figure out what I’m going to be, but if history is any indication, that simply is not enough time. Life was easier when I was a kid. In elementary school, I had the attention span of a goldfish with ADHD, so unless someone was talking about recess, I wasn’t listening. When Halloween rolled around, I usually just threw on a football jersey, grabbed an old pillowcase and trick-ortreated the night away. I went as Brett Favre for the entire 1990s … almost. One time I got talked into dressing up as Captain Hook so my 6-year-old brother could be Peter Pan and have someone to hold his hand as he walked around the neighborhood. (I was 14.) Last year, I was so caught up in nothingness that I didn’t start making my costume until I was in the car driving to a friend’s house to celebrate; the resulting night of loneliness, seated in the corner as a ghost (bed sheet plus two eye holes), left me vowing to never make that mistake again. Yet here I am, once again, devoid of a costume with less than a month to go. And sure, I could order something online and then watch it show up in my mailbox with two weeks to spare until Halloween, but where’s the fun (read: misery) in that? I want my costume this year to be memorable. I want people to refer to it as “the epically unforgettable costume incident of 2011” when they talk about it years down the line. I want at least one person to never dress up again after seeing my costume, citing an inability to “top” my ingenious outfit. The first thing that came to mind was to go as a football player again, but that seemed played out. I could go in something risqué and nametarnishing, but I think every girl over 12 has that covered. And I don’t know if this is out of style, but are people still wrapping themselves in toilet paper and going as mummies? I put together a list of my top five costume ideas for this year. I’d really appreciate it if at least one of you (I’m looking at you, Mitchell Snow) would email me with your opinion, perhaps saving me a weekend or two of laying in a fetal position, eating Funyuns and drinking Squirt. Here are my options: 1. Eyjafjallajökull: No, that’s not a typo. I was thinking of spray-painting my hair gray, wearing sweats, and going as the volcanic eruption that shut down airports and inconvenienced a bunch of people last year in Europe. The explaining I’d have to do throughout the night would certainly get old, but … I’d get to wear sweats. 2. Bedbug: See column from Sept. 22 issue. 3. Oil Spill: This is another easy outfit (trend: Less is more), because I’m planning on just carrying an oil can around and spilling oil all over stuff throughout the night. I may get kicked out or burn a house down, but is the political statement worth it? (No, no, it is not.) 4. Tum-Tum: I can guarantee you nobody else is gonna dress up as the fattest and most incompetent of the three ninjas. If I end up being this, I’ll bring a windbreaker and aviators just in case nobody gets the reference, so I can quickly make it a Coach Gordon Bombay costume as a last resort. 5. Adele: If there is a lot of candy around, let’s just say “I’m gonna eat it allllllllllllllllllll.” I’m putting all my eggs in this basket, hoping people eat that joke up all night. If not, I’m just gonna be the jerk making fun of a slightly overweight singer with the voice of an angel. And if there’s one thing I don’t want to be … Halloween is all about … what the heck is Halloween all about? I have no idea. It has something to do with candy and gourds with human features. But to me, Halloween has always meant stress and neuroticism. But not this year. I’m vowing to not let anything distract me from figuring out my costume … wait, do we seriously still not have an Island Oasis SB3X Model Smoothie Blender in the HAWC?
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DOWN 1 Classy Walmart 2 Israelites crossed it 3 Video game, Western 6 Not yield 7 St. Louis baseball 8 McGregor, Kidman musical 10 Jordan’s team 11 Not Lakers 12 St. George’s country
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ World%27s_littlest_skyscraper How could a 40-foot structure be called a skyscraper? Essentially, a con man convinced the people of Wichita Falls, Texas, that he was going to build them a skyscraper. He even had blueprints to prove it. But he rooked his investors — but good! The scale on his blueprints was in inches, not feet. He built the disappointingly diminutive structure anyway, and “Ripley’s Believe It or Not!” took notice. Now, it’s even a Texas Historic Landmark. This is a good article — literally. It meets Wikipedia’s official criteria for good articles.
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Music news makes waves By Sonya Singh Associate Editor
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REM breaks up
The iconic band called it quits two weeks ago, ruling out the possibility of a reunion tour. Despite this announcement, they’ve also announced the release of three new tracks. The songs were recorded over the summer and will be released on their greatest hits album, a 40-song collection to be released Nov. 14. REM was together for 31 years, selling over 85 million albums worldwide. With those numbers, I can’t really blame them for retiring. As long as Paul McCartney doesn’t follow suit until I’ve seen him live, I’ll be happy. OK, Paul? I know you’re reading.
Nirvana’s “Nevermind” turns 20
Nirvana’s “Nevermind,” easily one of the most recognizable albums in the world, celebrated its 20th anniversary last weekend. Influenced by bands like the Pixies, Kurt Cobain was going for something outside the margins of Seattle grunge. He, along with bassist Krist Novoselic and drummer Dave Grohl (of the Foo Fighters nowadays), ended up shocked by the runaway success of what’s now dubbed one of the best rock albums ever. Propelled by hit single “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (I know you’re humming it now), the band’s seminal album had bumped Michael Jackson’s “Dangerous” off the top of the Billboard chart by January 1992. The Recording Industry Association of America has certified the album diamond, and its 30 million copies sold worldwide will surely get a boost with the release of the special anniversary edition released Tuesday.
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A “heartbroken and worried” Adele announced the cancellation of her sold-out, 10-city US tour, set to start with Atlantic City Tuesday night, due to a hemorrhage in her vocal cords. On her personal blog, Adele wrote a lengthy and apologetic post detailing the unprecedented problems she’s been experiencing with her voice since January. She was forced to cancel her U.S. tour in May after she felt “what I can only describe as a ripping in my throat” during her Denver show, which she played despite her doctors’ warnings. The vocal cord hemorrhage — is it just me, or does that term make you hold your own throat in terror, too? — resulted in canceled shows and a serious
Wave of color: Feist belts out her hit song “1234” on the making of the music video.
order to rest or risk crippling damage. She rested and played a few more shows, including the first leg of her U.S. tour, but the problems returned in September. “I simply hate letting you down,” Adele wrote. “Singing is literally my life, it’s my hobby, my love, my freedom and now my job. I have absolutely no choice but to recuperate properly and fully, or I risk damaging my voice forever. I have great confidence in believing you know how much this upsets me, how seriously I take it and how truly devastated and annoyed I am by this.”
Feist’s highly anticipated album released
Beloved Canadian musician Feist is at it again. After riding out the success of her critically acclaimed album “The Reminder,” which shot her into superstardom, the whimsical singer managed to fall back into a quieter world to hone her craft. Four long years later, Feist returns with “Metals,” her newly released album, which has critics and fans shouting their praises over her musical ingenuity. The 13-track LP does not disappoint, giving listeners everything they love about her eclectic mix of indie-pop music.
Metallica and Lou Reed debut joint track
The metal legends of Metallica recently collaborated on a new album with Lou Reed, formerly of the Velvet Underground, the band once managed by Andy Warhol. They released the first track, “The View,” in full online in late September. The poster promoting the Oct. 31 U.K. release of the album, “Lulu,” was banned in the London Underground because the album art looked too much like graffiti. Can’t give the London rioters any new ideas, you know.
time.” Chanos said. “It has an amazing script, and I knew it would be life changing for anyone who worked on it.” Charlotte Ubben, who plays Becca, the female lead, was drawn to this particular story and her character specifically because of how relatable grief is portrayed as being. “I usually play comedic roles, so the role has been a huge challenge for me,” Ubben admitted. “Becca can be hard to like at times because she takes her feelings out on other people, but my hope is that people watch this show and see that her actions are a product of love and hurt and will feel for her like I do.” Schaneberg has similar sentiments about his character. “He is such a great guy, but he is dealing with his grief in a way that is just different from Becca’s,” Schaneberg said. “I hope to let people see the truth that grief lives differently in everyone.” “Rabbit Hole” has won countless awards, most notably the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for drama and a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. Chanos’ goal in directing this play was to select a manageable work of extremely high quality. “I want the audience to just be watching people have a conversation with each other,” Chanos said. “The bottom line is the challenge to find the truth of every moment, and to draw on other aspects of life experiences in order to blow on it like an ember.” Schaneberg agrees that a work like this can often be underappreciated. “It’s easily overacted, and that is not what David Lindsay-Abaire had in mind when he wrote the play,” Schaneberg said. “I’m just interested in telling
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the story.” “Rabbit Hole” is performing in Lindhurst Theatre, Pepperdine’s small black box theater, which creates an easier platform for the audience to feel as though they are experiencing a conversation instead of being detached bystanders. Pepperdine’s opening production will impress audiences with its raw honesty and relatability. g
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“Rabbit Hole” • Performances every night through Saturday, Oct. 8, with a 2 p.m. matinee Saturday. • Tickets cost $15 for the public, $10 for Pepperdine students and $12 for Pepperdine faculty and staff. • The production contains some adult language and mature subject matter, so discretion is advised. • For more information, visit the Pepperdine Center for the Arts website.
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Behind the Race Women’s cross-country goes beyond the mileage Photo Essay By EMILY BRANCH SECTION DESIGNER
Cross-country is not only a sport, but also a way of life for senior runners LeeAndrea Morton, Paige Mobley, Aneasha Lawrence, Courtney Rolando, Hannah DeWalt and Lauren Lodge. In the midst of school, they rise every
morning before dawn for their 6:37 a.m. practice at Alumni Park. Dedicated to keeping their bodies in prime condition, Morton and Lodge fill their shelves with the healthiest foods: jars of peanut butter, grains and spices. Those
leaving and entering their condo must watch out for piles of shoes lining the ground outside the front door. The girls not only have running practice first thing in the morning, but also attend weight training, running drills, stretch-
ing and aquatic workouts several times each week. Their reward after a hard day’s work is a cold chocolate protein shake from Coach Robert Radnoti and an exchange of calf massages with their teammates. emily.branch@pepperdine.edu
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CALL ‘EM AS WE SEE ‘EM Thoughts, reflections and predictions from our staff on the world of sports. As the beginning of the NBA season draws nearer, another major milestone has been missed in the NBA talks. Earlier this week the players union rejected a 50/50 revenue sharing deal with the owners. This deal would have put a few hundred million dollars into the owners’ pockets over the years, easily offsetting their losses. Nothing is settled and Europe is looking a lot more attractive to play basketball.
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American players abroad: Kobe Bryant shakes hands with adoring fans in Italy over the summer.
Players forced to leave leagues By ALBERT OWUSU SPORTS EDITOR
A new trend is forming in the international sports community: global trading. Players are now frequently playing for organizations outside not only their countries but also their continents. The highest profile example of this trend was when David Beckham signed a $250 million deal to the LA Galaxy back in 2007. For those who don’t know, Beckham is an international soccer player who has individually scored more than 100 goals. Beckham’s career stretches across the better half of 20 years from 1995 to now. However, Beckham is not an American athlete; in fact, the better part of his career was spent playing in the English Premier League as a member of Manchester United. It wasn’t until 2007 when the offer
from the Galaxy would lead Beckham to America. Oddly enough, though, Beckham’s trade across the pond would set off the beginning of a new trend in sports. Thierry Henry is probably one of the most well-known French soccer players in the world. During his tenure at Arsenal, Henry repeatedly emerged as one of the top goal scorers for the club between 1999 to 2007. Henry’s career playing for the French National Team is just as acclaimed, having scored more than 40 goals during his time there. In July 2010, Henry signed a multiyear contract with the Major League Soccer club the New York Red Bulls. Once again another foreign player came to America to share his talents. Now with the 2011-2012 NBA season looking like it might not happen, several basketball players are thinking of taking
their talents abroad. Among the list of players interested are such superstars as Dwight Howard, Carmelo Anthony, Stephen Curry and Kobe Bryant. Denver Nuggets free agents Wilson Chandler and J.R. Smith are both planning to play for teams in China, and Deron Williams, the New Jersey Nets all-star, has already signed a contract with Turkey’s club Besiktas. Throughout the summer and a better part of this fourth quarter, Bryant has been spotted playing with clubs and fans in such international spots as Singapore, Turkey and China. Though the NBA is only one example of athletes playing abroad, the trend is growing and favorite athletes may soon be further away than ever.
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David Beckham’s American dream with the Los Angeles Galaxy expires in November. Does it mean that the 36-year-old midfielder will extend his stay in the U.S.? Far from it; he’s already been offered multiple contracts by a bunch of European clubs: Premier League clubs Tottenham, Queens Park Rangers, and, on the French side, Paris Saint-Germain. Big choice for someone who is far from being on the top of his sports career. Some say that he will end up in English Leicester. Whether it is true or not, time will tell …
NARINE ADAMOVA
ASK A WAVE What brings you luck at the tournaments?
“Looking at Ryan Van Amburg.”
“I am Irish!”
“My lucky underwear.”
AUSTIN DAVIDSON FRESHMAN BASEBALL
CHAD FARNAN SOPHOMORE WATER POLO
MAURICE TORRES JUNIOR VOLLEYBALL
“My lucky socks.”
“Sour candy.”
“I don’t believe in luck.”
DANNY WHITE JUNIOR WATER POLO
LILLA FREDERICK SENIOR VOLLEYBALL
Team struggles to find rhythm By ALYSHA TSUJI STAFF WRITER
Struggling through the weekend against top competition, the No. 5-ranked men’s water polo team finished the SoCal Tournament 1-3, with each match decided by 3 points or fewer. The Waves began the tournament with a narrow 11-9 victory over the host team, Long Beach State, on Saturday. They started off hot, jumping to a 6-2 lead in the first quarter, but at the half the Waves fell behind the 49ers (8-5) and played catch-up for the remainder of the match. It was not until the final quarter that the team mustered enough defensive strength to hold Long Beach scoreless, and enough offensive presence to net two goals to claim the win. Utility player senior Nathan Castillo took charge of the team with three goals. Juniors Matthew DeTrane and Spencer Hamby and captain senior Andrew Milcovich contributed two goals apiece. Later in the day, the water polo team faced then-No. 4-ranked Stanford, which ended in a tough 7-6 loss. Neither team ever led by more than a point. The even match-up resulted in a lowscoring tie 3-3 by half time.
Both teams then added two goals within the third quarter, knotting up the score once again at 5-5. In the final quarter the Cardinal managed to only allow one Waves goal, allowing Stanford to emerge victorious. Milcovich led the team with two goals. With a hardfought win and a heart-breaking loss under their belt, the Waves had no easier task on Sunday against UC Irvine and Pacific. The Waves allowed both teams Milcovich Men’s Water Polo to squeeze by, as they lost to UC Irvine 15-12 and Pacific 11-9. In the first game versus Irvine, the team took charge with a significant 8-4 lead by the half and a 9-5 lead through the middle of the third quarter. The game appeared to mirror the team’s jump-thegun start against Long Beach. However, this time they were not able to fend off their opponent as the Waves allowed the Anteaters to tie up the game in the fourth quarter. The strong comeback by Irvine carried over into first overtime period as the Anteaters dominated 3-0, and neither team
scored in the second overtime period. Attempting to regain composure entering the second match of the day against the Tigers, the team was unable to close the tournament off with a win, falling in overtime 11-9. “We didn’t lose games this weekend because the teams were tougher than we are,” Milcovich said. “We were neck and neck with the other teams, and unfortunately things didn’t go our way. “It came down to the small, easy-to-fix things. The small details on defense.” The Waves have a chance to avenge their loss to the now-No. 1-ranked Stanford as they begin conference play at the Cardinal’s pool Friday at 7 p.m. “At their home pool we are expecting a rowdy crowd,” Milcovich said. “But after our experience this weekend, from being tied with them right there in the fourth quarter, and now knowing that Stanford is ranked No. 1 in the nation, we have confidence playing against them. “We can win [the match] if we have our top players step up, rise to the calling and push for the win instead of a 1-point loss.”
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Spartan Race comes to Malibu By ALBERT OWUSU SPORTS EDITOR
Who doesn’t like to be challenged? Who doesn’t like to prove they are a survivor? Who doesn’t like to have fun? Competitors can prepare to be tested Nov. 19, when the Spartan Race comes to Malibu. The Spartan Sprint is a light form of the race and will be hosted at the famous Calamigos Ranch. Started in 2010, the Spartan Race is one of the world’s leading obstacle course races. The race consists of 12 or more challenges that cover natural terrain.
The obstacle courses range from the War Charge (the beginning sprint) to the Mud Pit (crossing a murky muddy trench), and end with the Fallen and Barbed Crawl where competitors are really tested. The tagline of the Spartan Race is “You’ll know at the finish.” Though a seriously competitive race, the Spartan Race appeals to children, teens, and casual enthusiasts. Twelve Pepperdine students have formed team “300” to compete in the race this year. Senior Steven Korff, a member of 300, said the reason for participating is
clear for him. “It’s a test of your manhood. It’s only a few miles, but that distance is packed with mentally and physically challenging obstacles. Obstacles such as barbed-wire crawls, rope and wall climbs and fire jumps. Crazy stuff like that,” Korff said. Teammate Alejandro Quiroz, a senior, suggested everyone try out for the competition. “It’s only $70, and this race in Malibu is only the Spartan Sprint, so beginners will be fine.” The Spartan Race begins at 8 a.m., and 300 will begin racing at 12:30 p.m.
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JOSH TAYLOR FRESHMAN VOLLEYBALL
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October 6, 2011
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Women’s team ranked in top 20 By ALBERT OWUSU SPORTS EDITOR
MALLORY CUMMINS / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Waves dominate: Adelhelm and Hill’s combination of offense and defense help the Waves defeat St. Mary’s.
The nationally ranked No. 20 women’s volleyball team just came out of a decisive victory over rival school Loyola Marymount Wednesday. Though LMU attempted to put up a fight, the Waves clearly dominated the game, shutting the Lions out 3-0. This victory leaves the Waves record at 10-5 overall and 4-0 in the WCC. Loyola had no chance with the Waves offense and defense playing at peak performance; the Waves had 41 kills throughout the match and 11 blocks on the defensive end. They held LMU (9-8, 3-2 WCC) to only 27 kills and a meager four rejects defensively. The Waves started off the match with an aggressive front, leading the first set early on with an 8-1 advantage and ending it at 25-11. Junior Victoria Adelheim and senior Kim Hill put on flawless performances with four kills and three kills respectively. Though the Lions managed to slow down the Waves slightly during the second set, freshman Samantha Cash’s defensive ability kept the Lions from ever gaining momentum. Cash had seven blocks while sophomore setter Kellie Woolever led the offensive end with 31 assists. During the third set the Waves allowed LMU only two kills, while managing four kills of their own, plus two aces and a block. However, for the first time during the match, the Li-
ons managed to tie halfway through the third set tying it up at 17-17. Although the Lions managed to tie, the Waves crushed any dreams of a comeback with 5 unanswered points. The set ended with a final score of 25-18. The Lady Waves put on an impressive performance as a team. Several players stood out for their contributions: Adelhelm, Hill and senior Katie Messing on the offense tip and Cash as the teams defensive centerpiece. This impressive performance marks a trend being set by the Lady Waves. In their past few games against top teams such as Portland, Gonzaga and Saint Mary’s, the Waves have taken a perfect balance of offense and defense and turned it into success. In their game against Portland, Hill joined the 1,000 kill club with her aggressive gameplay. Against Gonzaga, Cash had a record 16 blocks the performance highlighted her defensive ability. Most recently against Saint Mary’s, Hill had a record 25 kills. The Waves return to Malibu this Saturday to play BYU for the first time this year. BYU enters the game coming of off wins against LMU and St. Mary’s.
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All-American Waves serve up championship victories ment by defeating Andrew Butz of the University of Florida, who earned his spot in the qualifying draw after working through the pre-qualifying bracket. Hovhannisyan showed outstanding performance against No. 112 Nicholas Sayer of Radford University, Virginia, on Tuesday, Oct 4. Hovhannisyan beat Sayer in straight sets, finishing the last set with a score of 6-2. He continued his play against Conner Smith from Ohio State on Wednesday, while fighting for the opportunity to get into the main draw and continue the competition on Thursday and Friday. After an intense game, Ohio State’s
By NARINE ADAMOVA ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
The men’s tennis team opens its fall season at one of the most prestigious tournaments, the nine-day ITA AllAmerican Championship. Out of nine members of the Pepperdine team, four are fighting for the national title from Oct. 1 through Oct. 9 at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center on the Tulsa campus in Oklahoma. The event started with the prequalifying singles event Monday. Junior Mousheg Hovhannisyan, ranked No. 111 in the Campbell’s/ITA Collegiate singles rankings, started the tourna-
Smith had to give up in the end, when Hovhannisyan went up a break to claim the win 6-4 in the third set. “Smith is a good player, and for me, this match for qualification in the main draw was not an easy one. It is [my] number one priority now to move forward,” Hovhannisyan said. “I am happy that there will be three Waves in the main draw of singles out of 32 players.” Senior Jenson Turner (No. 98) lost in the qualifying match to Niall Angus (No. 87) of Texas A&M, who managed to win 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. However, Turner will play in the main doubles draw with junior Sebastian Fanselow, starting to-
day. Junior Finn Tearney (No. 19) and Fanselow (No. 10), who are already in the main draw, joined their teammates Tuesday. Overall there will be 64 Hovhannisyan singles players Men’s Tennis and 32 doubles teams fighting for the title in the main draw. The tournament features more than 300 players coming from all over the United States to compete at the largest field of any collegiate tennis champion-
ship. Despite the intense competition, the price of victory is worth it: The winner will obtain the national championship title for the 2011-2012 college tennis season. Whoever is able to win in the singles quarterfinal, as well as doubles finalists and consolation champions, will automatically be enrolled in the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, which will be held Nov. 3 through Nov. 6 in Flushing Meadows, N.Y.
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Fraternal legacy inspires dreams By NARINE ADAMOVA ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
Pepperdine University is not just a perfect place to achieve academic excellence and practice Christian faith; it also offers an amazing opportunity to those who are interested in playing collegiate golf. For freshman Kevin DeHuff, the transition from Santa Margarita Catholic High School to Pepperdine brought many exciting opportunities. “I chose Pepperdine for its golf program,” DeHuff said. “And, of course, that it is a Christian university played a huge role for me.” DeHuff started his path in golf at age 4, when his father taught him the basics of the game. Being the youngest of three children, DeHuff sharpened his skills in golf by practicing with his two older brothers. “I am glad that I had older and more experienced mentors share their experience with me,” DeHuff said. “Without [my brothers] I
wouldn’t have been able to achieve what I am now.” Being a native of Coto de Casa, Calif., a gated community in Orange County that includes multiple golf courses, DeHuff said golf became not just his hobby; it became a part of his life philosophy. “During this golf season, my goals are to consistently play on the traveling team and contribute in the tournaments,” DeHuff said. “My biggest goal is to get to and win the NCAA Championship with the team in June. I also want to keep up my grades.” A Business Administration major, DeHuff spends most of his time studying for classes and practicing golf. Despite the lack of free time, he is enjoying his busy schedule, because “all the hard work will eventually pay off.” In the future, DeHuff is planning on combining sports activities and business, possibly by creating a new clothing brand for athletes.
Even though he has just started to make his way at Pepperdine, DeHuff already sees himself as proud member of the Waves team. “I take golf as my job. My favorite golfer is Robert Rock, and my dad inspires me more than anybody else.” He is excited to fight for the Waves at competitions and try to bring in victories. Right now, he is training for an upcoming tournament, The Prestige at PGA West. “The guys on the team are great, and the weather is perfect for golf,” DeHuff said. “We get to play several different courses, and I feel like I can really improve my game at Pepperdine. It is also nice to be living close to my brothers in Los Angeles and my parents in Orange County.” He is looking forward to a successful season. After all, a good start is the first step to the top, and DeHuff has all the potential to make it there.
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SCOREBOARD Womenʼs Volleyball vs.
Saint Mary’s Loyola Marymount
Date
Sept. 29 Oct. 5
Score
W, 3-2 W, 3-0
Menʼs Water Polo vs.
UC Irvine Pacific
Date
Oct. 2 Oct. 2
Score
Womenʼs Soccer vs.
Lamar Fresno State
Date
Sept. 23 Sept. 25
L, 15-12 L, 11-9
Score
W, 6-0 T, 1-1
C.Record: 9-5 10-5
ASHTON BOWLES / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR
Posing for the swing: DeHuff prepares to continue fraternal legacy.
NEXT UP ... Thursday, Oct. 6
Womenʼs Soccer vs. San Diego at 3 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 8
Womenʼs Volleyball p.m.
Menʼs Tennis at All-American Championship Menʼs Water Polo noon
C.Record: 6-4 6-5
C.Record: 8-0-3 8-0-4
Sunday, Oct. 9
Friday, Oct. 7
Menʼs Water Polo p.m.
at Stanford at 7
Menʼs Tennis at All-American Champion-
ship
vs. BYU at 1
at Santa Clara at
Menʼs Water Polo at Santa Clara at noon