By Karma SalvatoStaff Writer Stop talking. Stop reading the newspaper. Or last night’s homework that you forgot to finish. Stop passing notes. Stop eating. Just stop. Sit quietly and give the speaker...

 By Karma  Salvato Staff Writer “Dawson’s Creek” has one. So do “Felicity,” “ER,” “Spin City” and “NYPD Blue.” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Friends” and “Will & Grace”...

Nick Mah Ladies, let me tell you about my friend People have pointed out that this column is a bit negative, and that it’s a bit self-absorbed.  Since I can’t disagree with either of these statements,...

 Staff Fifty one out of 52. That’s how many top tier national colleges and universities ranked by U.S. News & World Report have orchestras in their curriculum. The one that doesn’t? That would...

Christina Littlefield I must begin this column by apologizing to Doug Hurley, director of Convocation and Student Ministries at Pepperdine. I just want to say that I admire all you do. You’re fun and easy...

Perhaps I can paint a perfect picture of a pretty typical Pepperdine problem. I’m waiting for the shuttle one day near the Com Pad, and I look down into the baseball field parking lot at a Public Safety...

By James RiswickAssistant Opinions Editor Last week while watching CNN and Fox News, I was horrified to hear that Great Britain’s Prince Harry had frequently smoked marijuana and gotten drunk during...

 By Michael Hurlbut Assistant Sports Editor Shaquille O’Neal is not the tallest player in the NBA. Cleveland Cavalier Shawn Bradley holds that title at 7’ 6”. Shaq isn’t even listed as the heaviest...

By Rudabeh ShahbaziStaff Writer Beginning at Moonshadows and continuing nearly all the way to the Malibu Pier, there is no way to get onto the three-mile stretch of public sand and sea that once belonged...