Virgo No, you cannot have that pint of ice cream. Scorpio Why go out when you can stay in? No one ever regrets the nights they marathon their favorite shows. Capricorn If you think you’re too out-of-practice to play Temple Run, don’t worry — your muscle memory has you covered. Pisces Don’t forget to pay […]
Winston to wow Smothers
Photo Courtesy of Joe de Tufo Grammy award-winning pianist George Winston will bring his brand of piano music to Smothers Theatre tomorrow at 8 p.m. Winston will be performing selections of his soulful piano recordings along with R&B piano, stride piano, Vince Guaraldi’s “Peanuts” pieces and more. Winston will not only be playing solo piano pieces […]
Flash forward to Spring Break
Photo by Paola Ramos In a dark turn of events, Pepperdine experienced an emergency power outage Monday in an attempt to “avoid a potential system failure” — at least, that’s what the public relations email stated. Despite this outage, Pepperdine continued its regularly scheduled programs, one of which was the Spring Break Catalog Release. This […]
‘Rush’ speeds toward cinema greatness
Photo Courtesy of Apple.com/iTunes For professional racecar drivers, it cannot get better than Formula 1. Out of the few men who compete in Grands Prix each season, there are usually a couple of drivers who stand out more than the rest. In 1975, these particular pilots were James Hunt and Niki Lauda. “Rush” portrays the rivalry […]
Minority civil ‘rights’ left behind
Art by Gary Wright In the past, our label screamed misfits, tricksters, the “unclean,” satanic, inept. Even in the present age, we are still quietly discriminated against by government agencies, feared by religious institutions and ignored by educational systems simply because our dominant hand is our left — personal desks are designed with right-handers in […]
Trend the runway
To some, the end of September is all about cool breezes, Pumpkin Spice Lattes and Thanksgiving plans. To me, the end of September is all about Fashion Week — the global event that honors hardworking designers and their teams. Unfortunately, not many college students are fashionably aware of this international event. This year, Fashion Week […]
Get Him to the ‘Geed’
Many of you spent the last week or so welcoming new members “home” into your extended Greek families. Many of you were on the other end, getting thrown into the open arms of your brothers and sisters, some of whom whispered in your ear “you’re home now,” which made you worry that you’d never see […]
A Game of the Walking House of Cards
A look at how the perishable protagonist and admirable antagonist are creating some enticing television Photos Courtesy of movies.netflix.com, hbo.com and amctv.com I was having a conversation with a friend recently regarding what we each consider to be the best shows currently on television. He told me his thoughts — to which I clearly disagreed […]
Men’s basketball leaves tournament with loss in quarterfinals
Photo Courtesy of Kyle Terada/West Coast Conference Men’s basketball faced off against Saint Mary’s in the quarterfinal round of the WCC Championship Tournament at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas on March 9, coming to within 7 points of the lead with 8:30 left to play but ultimately losing to the Gaels 80-69. The No. […]
Women’s basketball loses quarterfinal to BYU
Photo by Sylvia Hartley After securing a first round win against Santa Clara on Thursday and ending a 15 game losing streak, the No. 10 seeded women’s basketball team entered the quarterfinal matchup of the WCC Championship Tournament against No. 2 seeded BYU on Friday at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, hoping to pull […]