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Julieanne Leupold My roommate. Ice cream. Laying out at the beach in January. Coffee on the porch. Disneyland. A good song on the radio. All of my life I have been utterly preoccupied with getting on the right path to ensure the best future. But getting another A on some stupid test over information that I won’t remember in 10 days doesn’t make me happy. Watching a taped … [Read more...] about Namaste: The girl who smiled too much

By Karma Christine SalvatoStaff Writer “I wanna be skinny, I wanna be skinny. I wanna be so boney. Oh my God. I wonder how long it would take to lose like 50 pounds if I didn’t eat at all.” So writes “Elezabeth” in her online diary. And there’s more. “Do you think in a month or so I could just waste away? But do you think I even have the will power?” Proclamations of this … [Read more...] about Web sites encourage dangerous habits

By Janea BrownLifestyles Editor Faith permeates the life of junior business administration major Breton Phillips. He was prepared for his college education at Good Pasture Christian High school in Nashville, Tenn., but coming to Pepperdine was not a shock. Growing up in Santa Barbara with a mom and sister who both graduated from Pepperdine was enough influence for Phillips. … [Read more...] about FaceInTheCrowd: Breton Phillips

By Sarah PyeAssistant Lifestyles Editor What if someone said you could eat the foods you love, not exercise and still lose weight? Sounds pretty good, right? But, as the old saying goes, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Diets like the one described above — unlimited food, no exercise, guaranteed weight loss — have been around as long as the institution of … [Read more...] about Are fad diets really fab?

Julieanne Leupold Do you have Britney on the brain? I did the unthinkable this weekend. It was really bad. Worse than waking up in a trash dumpster wearing someone else’s shoes or unknowingly going skinny dipping in piranha-infested waters. I think the boogie man would actually have been scared of me. I dressed up like Britney Spears. Yuck, I know. I’m sorry. I donned the … [Read more...] about Oops, I’ve got Britney on the brain