Men’s Basketball Begins a New Chapter

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One of my favorite children’s books is Margery Cuyler and David Catrow’s “That’s Good! That’s Bad!” It’s a clever story about a young boy’s comedic, yet somewhat terrifying journey around a zoo. What makes this story memorable is how the narrator plays with the reader’s perspective of what’s actually good or bad: Several moments that appear to doom the boy (i.e. falling into a river full of hippos) actually rescue him, whereas moments that seem helpful are actually problematic (i.e. getting plucked out of said river by an elephant). The book challenges the reader to look at the bright side of things that look bad (and vice versa).

Looking at Pepperdine’s upcoming…