Graphic by Falon Opsahl While significant progress has been made toward dismantling the detrimental stereotypes pervasive throughout society, colleges are now being forced to confront another type of prejudice that has gone unnoticed — racial microaggression. Racial microaggression, a coined by Derald Wing Sue, is used to describe the subtle, even unconscious, instances of racism […]
LA Art Scene Offers Modern Flair
Photo by Rhema Gabriella If the HeARTbeat Art Show hosted by The Board earlier this month piqued your interest for art, here are some local, creative spaces to scope out beyond the Frederick R. Weisman Museum. The Broad The Broad is the newest contemporary art museum in downtown Los Angeles, right across the street from […]
Bringing Brechtian Theater to Smothers
Photos by Zach Le The Fine Arts Division Theater Department will present “The Threepenny Opera” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, from April 6 to April 8, with a 2 p.m. matinee Saturday, April 9, in Smothers Theatre. Associate Professor of Theater Bradley Griffin directs the student-led cast. Set in London in 1837, “The Threepenny […]
Spring Concert Kickstarts Festival Season
Photos by Zach Le On Saturday evening, students brought their woven blankets and Polaroid-style instant film cameras to Alumni Park for the Pacific Sounds Music & Arts Festival put together by The Board. Pre-sale tickets were available for $1 in the Caf the Monday before the concert, $5 the rest of the the week leading […]
Spring Concert Kickstarts Festival Season
Photos by Zach Le On Saturday evening, students brought their woven blankets and Polaroid-style instant film cameras to Alumni Park for the Pacific Sounds Music & Arts Festival put together by The Board. Pre-sale tickets were available for $1 in the Caf the Monday before the concert, $5 the rest of the the week leading […]
PIT Continues to Induce Hilarity
Photos by Amelia Dal Pra The Pepperdine Improv Troupe, commonly referred to as PIT, drew a sizable crowd to Elkins Auditorium on Friday night. Brian Jones hosted the two-hour show and Allen Simpson accompanied the troupe on the keyboard. The eight cast members were divided into two teams on stage: on the left, Zach Coffman, […]
PIT Continues to Induce Hilarity
Photos by Amelia Dal Pra The Pepperdine Improv Troupe, commonly referred to as PIT, drew a sizable crowd to Elkins Auditorium on Friday night. Brian Jones hosted the two-hour show and Allen Simpson accompanied the troupe on the keyboard. The eight cast members were divided into two teams on stage: on the left, Zach Coffman, […]
Make Your Morning Better with Breakfast Burritos
Photo by Zach Le Regardless of the brunch spot, breakfast burritos tend to be the de facto favorite on the menu. If you’re craving one and looking to get outside of Malibu, check out these places. Swingers With its blue-and-white striped exterior, this lively diner on the corner of Broadway and Lincoln Blvd. is hard […]
Brake Lights? Pass the Aux Cord
Driving down PCH on weekdays is one of my least favorite things to do. And I think everyone’s mood takes a nosedive at the thought of getting on the 405 during rush hour, especially if that one Ed Sheeran song is simultaneously playing on three different radio stations. If you’re like me and have no […]
This Month’s New Releases Promise Great Albums
Photo courtesy of XL Recordings Seemingly as a reward for powering through midterms, a few of our mainstays in music just dropped new singles and album previews that leave us anticipating what else they have in store for us in the upcoming months. Justin Bieber Love him or hate him, Justin Bieber has been releasing […]
