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.

Dr. Michael Casey passed after battling cancer

BY JANE LEE
News Editor

Dr. Michael Casey, Pepperdine professor of communication, passed away Monday night surrounded by family at Kaiser Hospital in Woodland Hills after a battle with cancer. He was 53.

Casey, who was initially diagnosed with cancer in April of 2006, served as the Carl P. Miller Chair of Communication and was in the middle of his 21st year of teaching at Pepperdine.

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Kingsley dismissed from Pepperdine

BY JANE LEE
News Editor

Senior Kingsley Costain, Pepperdine’s top returning scorer for the men’s basketball team, has been dismissed from the school for a violation of university policy.

The 5-foot-7 guard from Toronto averaged 11.5 points in 31 games as a junior last season. Costain, a fan favorite, finishes his collegiate career with 146 3-pointers to rank fifth on the school’s career list.

An email from Jane Lee

Here is an email I recieved from the amazing Jane Lee:

Well my internship's over, but I realized I haven't updated one of my biggest fans (a.k.a. you) in quite awhile. Here's some of the other stories that got into the paper...the last one is actually running in tomorrow's paper, so if you have the chance you should pick one up because it takes up all of page 3, which is pretty cool :o)

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/2007-07-04-world-team-tennis_N.htm

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/nl/astros/2007-07-24-biggio-baseball_N.htm

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/2007-07-25-history-sportsites_N.htm

Now I'm back home writing for the Stockton paper and another magazine....can't quite compare to the DC life though. But I actually walked away from USAT as the first intern in their history with a freelance contract, so I'm technically still working for them.

See you in a few weeks!

Jane

Pepperdine Junior makes waves at USAToday

Rising junior Jane Lee is interning for USAToday this summer in Washington, D.C. Hopefully here two going on three years of service to the Graphic have helped her at one of the largest newspapers in the world.

Here is Jane's most recent article about Heather O'Reilly. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/2007-06-20-brod-cup_N.htm.