The bad arguments to ban JuicyCampus.com

I heard a lot of weird arguments last night for why this Web site should or should not be banned. There was a lot of talk about what we should do as a college community and as a Christian community.

Here are the top 5 bad reasons I heard last night to ban access to JuicyCampus.com:

5. If something was posted anonymously on the Freedom wall it would be removed.

4. The students posting on this site will not be persuaded by an advertising campaign so why bother.

3. Not banning the site is like watching a wildfire.

2. It is SGA's job to protect students, and protect students from lawsuits.

1. If it is censorship, so be it.

News Buf and Online Graphic are recongnized by blogosphere for Pepperdine fire coverage

Fire coverage dies down

24. October 2007Online Newsdarleene1 comment

I’m exhausted and I never even went out into the field. I’ve been working since Saturday night, and my Sunday, Monday and Tuesday night shifts were dominated by fire coverage. My headache hasn’t even gone away yet.

I wanted to point out the News Buf blog, by Pepperdine University Graphic reporter Chris Segal.

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Graphic Fire Special Issue

While the wild fires were burning a group of editors from the Graphic produced this special section. To read more coverage and to see the photos in color check out on the Online Graphic.

Editor & Publisher does story on Online Graphic

Pepperdine Student Paper's Web Site Shut Down Due to Wildfire -- Now It's Back By Joe Strupp Published: October 23, 2007 4:05 PM ET NEW YORK When the wildfires raging throughout Southern California neared Pepperdine University in Malibu on Sunday, campus officials shut down servers used by all campus Web sites. Unfortunately, that included the Web site of Graphic, the student newspaper, creating a four-hour disruption when the paper was in the midst of covering the raging fire's impact on students, many of whom were being evacuated and seeking information about university events. "They just decided to do it, but they didn’t take into account that it would affect the newspaper Web site," said Editor-In-Chief Shannon Kelly. "They said they didn't do it on purpose."

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Online Graphic uploads first video

THE FIRST VIDEO HAS BEEN UPLOADED TO THE ONLINE GRAPHIC. TO SEE A VIDEO OF FROSH FOLLIES VISIT OUR WEB SITE.

GRAPHIC.PEPPERDINE.EDU

Multimedia for the Ventura County Star

Pine Mountin Inn

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By Anthony Plascencia and Chris Segal
Miles above Ojai on Highway 33, Tom Wolf offers water and help to those who might need it. Someday he hopes to also offer a meal.

Ventura County Star Videos

Here are some of the videos I have produced for the Star:

Tortoise in Recovery

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Video by Chris Segal
Bob, a 42 pound tortoise, who was kidnapped and mutilated recovers at a Santa Barbara animal rescue center.

Crowds gather for antique appraisals

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Video By: Chris Segal
Information seekers traveled from as far as two counties away to have experts appraise their household antiques at the Museum of Ventura County. At the fundraiser many hopefuls stood in line holding their art, jewelry, prints and furniture waiting to have their valuables appraised. Some valuables were purely sentimental while others were worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Teen cooking camp

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Video By: Star staff
Teens learn the science of baking at The Magical Kitchen in Simi Valley. Video by Chris Segal, Whitney Diaz and Jennifer Muhmel

Ventura County Star Interns

All the interns here got a little press the other day. I don't know why I'm on the bottom of the list. I hope they are saving the best for last and that I'm not the least favorite. I'm inclined to believe the latter.