APRIL FELCHNER/Staff Photographer HAYLEY LERCH & APRIL FELCHNERStaff Writers Students yearning to travel will soon have the opportunity to be swept away to a magical Scottish village without ever leaving campus. “Brigadoon,” presented by the Pepperdine University Fine Arts Division, promises to transport students to an eighteenth century locale, which comes to life for … [Read more...] about Culture through song
Station 88 firefighters protect in time of need
CAITLIN WHITEAssistant Living Editor You heard from your friends who were stranded on and off campus during the fire. You heard from the administrators about the steps they took to keep us safe. But now, listen to the voices outside our campus who see the other side of the flame, who head toward instead of away from fire. Step into the flame-retardant boots of the men who put … [Read more...] about Station 88 firefighters protect in time of need
After a four-year ‘blackout,’ Britney is back
LAURA JOHNSONAssistant A&E Editor Britney Spears is in a trance. She was in one at the MTV Video Music Awards; she was in one during her entire marriage to Kevin Federline. She is still in one on her highly anticipated new album, “Blackout.” It is a very tough call whether this trance is drug-induced or simply a malfunction of Britney’s mind: but, whatever the reason, … [Read more...] about After a four-year ‘blackout,’ Britney is back
Issues hit hard in film
OLESYA SALNIKOVAA&E Assistant Saudi Arabia is the number one oil producer in the world, while the United States is the number one oil consumer in the world, so it makes sense that the United States is interested in Saudi affairs. This modern-day tension sets the scene for the newly released film “The Kingdom,” which depicts American forces targeted in deadly attacks in … [Read more...] about Issues hit hard in film
Artist gets show ‘wright’
CRYSTAL TAYLORStaff Writer Judy Garland, the star of “The Wizard of Oz,” was one of Hollywood’s biggest stars with one of the most tragic stories. Her career slowly faded away as drugs, alcohol and severe depression took over her life. In 1961, however, she gave the concert of her life at New York’s Carnegie Hall. Garland put on a three-hour performance of all her trademark … [Read more...] about Artist gets show ‘wright’