By Lacey Von Lanken Health Educator Alcohol has a significant impact on us emotionally, physically and mentally, and when used to excess, alcohol can have some significant mental and physical impacts. I have gathered a lot of information for this article in hopes that you will have a better understanding of the consequences of alcohol use. First, it is important to … [Read more...] about Understanding the impact of alcohol
Face in the Crowd: Dave Osborne
By Lindsey Besecker Assistant Sports Editor Some know him as Coco. The name may sound familiar … possibly from those brown T-shirts with a monkey’s face grinning on the back. But Pepperdine junior Dave Osborne is much more than a nickname on a 2003 Spring Fling Cookout T-shirt. The Southern California native has been labeled a few nicknames in his 20 years, but Coco stuck … [Read more...] about Face in the Crowd: Dave Osborne
Greetings from Santa Monica
By Sarah Pye Living Editor For many Pepperdine students, it is an inevitable weekend destination. Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade offers a wide range of entertainment activities to capture students’ attention, offering multiple dining and shopping options, six movie theatres, and, of course, a wide array of street performers displaying talents that range from break … [Read more...] about Greetings from Santa Monica
Detectable plot line gets lost in translation
By Sarah Pye Living Editor In an attempt to gain a little culture, I went to see Sofia Coppola’s most recent film, “Lost in Translation.” Now, of course, by “gain a little culture,” I mean “become exceedingly bored while consuming approximately 68,000 cubic tons of popcorn in a movie theater.” Because, let’s face it, the more “artistic” a film is purported to be, the less … [Read more...] about Detectable plot line gets lost in translation
Battling the bulge: Check your mug
By Eve Persek Student Dietetic Association With the beginning of the school year and the influx of a new crop of students, the phrase “freshman 15” rears its ugly head yet again. Here at Pepperdine’s Waves Café, these words are overheard daily in conversations of neighboring students, but the anxiety in a room full of new students laboring to weed out foods that might pack … [Read more...] about Battling the bulge: Check your mug