News and Events
Pepperdine in the News
March 2008
Townhall.com, March 26, 2008 – David Davenport, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy, was featured in an audio segment for Daily Commentary titled "Don't Count McCain Out," in which he discusses McCain's chances in the 2008 presidential election. Listen to the segment.
Los Angeles Times, March 25, 2008 – James Prieger, professor of public policy, was quoted in a article titled "Cellphone Law May Not Make Roads Safer," which examines research on the safety of hands-free phones as California joins five other states that require their use. Read the article.
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, March 19, 2008 – David Davenport, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy, wrote an op-ed titled "Obama Floats," in which he argues that Senator Barack Obama's rhetoric deals in psychology and sociology, not in policies and positions. Read the article.
Los Angeles Times, March 14, 2008 – David Levy, professor of psychology, was featured in an article titled "Lakers Become a Family, in a Good Way," which describes Levy's perspective on how the team, when viewed as a dysfunctional family, can improve with the help of some family therapy. Read the article.
Lawyers USA, March 10, 2008 – Tom Stipanowich, academic director of the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, was quoted in an article titled "Arbitration Falling Out of Vogue," about how companies are rethinking the use of mandatory arbitration in business-to-business, consumer class action, and employment cases. Read the article (subscription required).
BBC News, March 4, 2008 – Joseph Loconte, senior fellow at the School of Public Policy, contributed to an installment of "World Have Your Say," addressing the United Nations Security Council sanctions against Iran and Zimbabwe.
KCRW Public Radio, March 4, 2008 – Doug Kmiec, Caruso Family Chair in Constitutional Law, was interviewed for the station's hourly news brief about the California Supreme Court's recent hearing of a case dealing with gay marriage.
Legal Times, March 3, 2008 – Doug Kmiec, Caruso Family Chair in Constitutional Law, wrote an op-ed titled "A Prayer From Barack Obama: That Americans will respect the faith of many for the good of us all," in which he argues that Senator Obama should receive as much consideration by Catholics as Senator McCain for the presidency. Read the article.
San Diego Union Tribune, March 3, 2008 – The Pepperdine men's tennis team was featured in an article titled "It's All Waves in Pacific Coast Doubles Final," about the team's dynamic performance at the Pacific Coast Men's Doubles Championships. Senior player Andre Begemann and head coach Adam Steinberg were quoted. Read the article.
The Oklahoman, March 2, 2008 – Pepperdine president Andy Benton was featured in an article titled "Ex-Oklahoman Wants to Reform Education," about his recent appointment as board chair for the American Council on Education (ACE) and his task in that role to advocate for higher education across the nation. Read the article.
Los Angeles Daily News, March 2, 2008 – Augus Harjoto, assistant professor of finance, was quoted in an article titled "Green Bagging It," about the new popularity of reusable shopping bags.
Coastal Living, March 1, 2008 – Karen Martin, Frank R. Seaver Chair in Natural Science and professor of biology, was quoted in an article titled "Fish Out of Water," about the annual spawning of the grunion, a silvery fish native to Southern California. Read the article.
Los Angeles Daily News, March 1, 2008 – Doug Kmiec, Caruso Family Chair in Constitutional Law, was quoted in an article titled "Court Drama Near Peak on Gay-Marriage Issues," about the California Supreme Court's recent hearing of arguments in a series of cases that challenge California's ban on gay marriage. Read the article.
Los Angeles Times, March 1, 2008 – The five schools of Pepperdine University were featured in an Education Supplement promotional article titled "Pepperdine University," which characterized the university setting as "education and ethics set against a breathtaking Pacific backdrop."
The New York Times, March 1, 2008 – Doug Kmiec, Caruso Family Chair in Constitutional Law, was quoted in an article titled "A Town and a Baptist Pastor Vie Over 'Eternity'," about the first amendment battle developing in a small California town over a pastor painting the word "eternity" on the roof of his church. Read the article.
Reader's Digest, March 2008 – Connie Horton, director of the Pepperdine Counseling Center, was quoted in an article on campus safety titled "Is Your College Student Safe at School?" which discusses how colleges are getting smart about new campus risks. Read the article.
