ELISE ACKERStaff Writer With the holiday season around the corner, Pepperdine’s choir and orchestra are gearing up for a free performance filled with festive carols and religious pieces. The Fine Arts division will present its annual Christmas Concert on Dec. 1, and the event will be a collaborative performance between the choir and orchestra. Director of Choirs Milton Pullen … [Read more...] about Concert spreads holiday cheer
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Alumni band records with Napster
CARISSA MARSHStaff Writer Like many bands trying to make it in the entertainment industry, the members of Soundmind said they decided to stay in Los Angeles after graduating from Pepperdine to pursue a music career and wait for their big break. A sign the break may finally be on its way happened last week when Soundmind stopped by Napster Studios in Los Angeles to record a song … [Read more...] about Alumni band records with Napster
‘Rent’ captures stage presence
CARISSA MARSHA&E Assistant The famous Broadway rock opera “Rent” will make its way off stage and onto the big screen Nov. 23, to the delight of Rent-heads and musical-lovers everywhere. “Rent” offers audiences the same beauty and drama of the theatrical version and makes us fall in love with the characters all over again, or for the first time. The movie makes the musical … [Read more...] about ‘Rent’ captures stage presence
Parent’s see we’re not kids anymore
LAUREN MORTON-FARMERStaff Writer It’s a chilly but beautiful London morning, and a new sort of calm has settled over the Pepperdine house at 56 Prince’s Gate. For nearly two months, we have run about the city and carefully assimilated into the daily life of this European capital to the point where actual Britons have asked us how to get to Harrod’s (and we can tell them). But … [Read more...] about Parent’s see we’re not kids anymore
Fall in love with technology (again)
SCOTT MOTIEStaff Writer Have you lost a love for technology? Do dreams of Bill Gates include horns and a pitchfork? Do you repeatedly watch the end of Napoleon Dynamite searching for inspiration in Kip’s “I love technology” song? There are three online services that could rekindle your love for technology. And for the most part, they’re free. They are Pandora, Skype and … [Read more...] about Fall in love with technology (again)