JOHN DENISTONStaff Writer The Princeton Review ranks Pepperdine as the most beautiful college campus in America, but daily pedestrian commutes may lead students to imagine an even more beautiful university – a Pepperdine without hills. This seemingly far-fetched notion of vaporizing the stair-stepping effort from our campus might become a reality thanks to a “human … [Read more...] about Bring on the Segways
Face in the crowd
MARY WISNIEWSKIAssistant Living Editor Some know her as Victoria, while others call her “Sus.” Still, others know her as Susan Wooten. Most would not know her as a Pepperdine junior who formerly wanted to be a nun and a Rockette. “I’ve always had a secret desire to be girly, but it never worked out for me,” Wooten said. “I’m kind of a semi-closeted science nerd.” To explore … [Read more...] about Face in the crowd
Dancing to the Beat
MARY WISNIEWSKIAssistant Living Editor Sophomore Quincy Wimbish grins as he finishes another move. Wimbash shares the dance floor with two friends — juniors A. K. Obisha and Auchaia Farley. Farley is leading a hip-hop class in the Tennis Pavilion, and runs through a routine with Wimbish and Obisha. The three alternate four-beat moves to various songs, developing a routine over … [Read more...] about Dancing to the Beat
First weeks often trigger homesickness
NANCY SAFINICK & CONNIE HORTONHealth Columnists Does it seem like everyone else is doing fine, fitting in and making friends? Do you feel like the only one still feeling a little out-of-place, not quite settled or missing home? That’s the odd thing about homesickness: Although students often feel they are the exception this time of year, many freshmen are feeling … [Read more...] about First weeks often trigger homesickness
Faculty housing offers family-friendly community
ERIKA TUNGLANDStaff Writer The Perrins have more family reunions in a week than most Americans get in a year. That’s because they live across the street from each other. Robin Perrin lives with his family in the same block of condominiums as his cousin Tim Perrin and Tim’s family. Robin’s parents — Tim’s aunt and uncle — live on the same hillside. What a hillside it is: It’s … [Read more...] about Faculty housing offers family-friendly community