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Micah KafkaPhoto Editor  Every day of Boro Isailovski’s life suffered from a certain sameness. He’d sleep until late afternoon, watch a few movies, hit the town on his skateboard, and come home late. That was 16-year-old Isailovski’s life since moving to Santa Monica from Macedonia a few months earlier. Today would certainly be the same. He didn’t see the two smiling strangers … [Read more...] about Life after Third Street

By Kim OberhamerContributing Writer  Cara Lynn sauntered to the front of the classroom.  She wiped her clammy hands against her low-rise jeans as she felt a bead of sweat trickle down her spine.  Her breath shortened and her stomach felt like it was knotted into a pretzel when she thought about speaking for nine whole minutes. That was Cara Lynn at her first Pepperdine debate … [Read more...] about Arguing her way to the top

Joshua FleerContributing Writer A man pauses momentarily to pick up a discarded newspaper on a table in front of Ralphs Market in Malibu. He folds it, slides it into his back pocket, and continues to amble down the sidewalk. The end of the sidewalk interrupts his slow stroll; he stops to look over the bottle return machine, turns, and pauses briefly once again. A new direction … [Read more...] about Charlie’s place

Pepperdine alums learn business and friendship don’t always mix.By Cory WhiteStaff Writer  Will Johnson sits on the floor in front of his computer in his tiny Santa Monica apartment.  Surrounded by dirty clothes, haphazard stacks of paper and random computer equipment, Johnson types a Web address into his computer’s browser. A Microsoft error screen pops up, with a message … [Read more...] about Slice of Life: From poetry to problems with Turnout magazine