KELSEY MAYSLiving Editor FORD MUSTANG (Photo courtesy Scott Motte / Staff Photographer) Take Pacific Coast Highway north one Sunday afternoon, past Malibu’s yuppie bistros and their $11 Reubens, past the sandy bluffs near the county line. The road ducks inland just north of Point Mugu State Park, and the lanes widen among the beginnings of a freeway. Take a farm road off any … [Read more...] about Return of the pony
Face in the crowd
Staff Writer Forget road rage on the 405 freeway. My blood begins to boil when the gas gauge nears empty. For many Southern California residents, hybrid vehicles are becoming a promising alternative. According to a financial report on Illinois-based Pantagraph.com, sales of Honda’s three hybrids — the Insight, Accord Hybrid and Civic Hybrid — increased 240 percent from July … [Read more...] about Face in the crowd
Forget school, take a vacation
LAUREN WAUGH & DANIEL HOUGEY Heidelberg Columnists One of the perks of being a student in an international program is getting to hang out on campus for a week before the flight leaves. We had a chance to see all of our old friends and meet a few freshmen (even though they’re all going to forget us). We got to go to the beach whenever we wanted and play table tennis in the … [Read more...] about Forget school, take a vacation
How to get around Malibu without a car
MARY WISNIEWSKIAssistant Living Editor It would be hard to complain about the Pepperdine view. After all, not every school has an ocean view. But what if a room with a view is all you have? Even though it doesn’t seem like it, not everyone on campus owns a car. And even for those who do, it may not work all the time. So for those students without wheels, whether temporary or … [Read more...] about How to get around Malibu without a car
Hybrid SUVs? Nice try, but I’ll pass
CHRIS SEGALPerspectives Editor Forget road rage on the 405 freeway. My blood begins to boil when the gas gauge nears empty. For many Southern California residents, hybrid vehicles are becoming a promising alternative. According to a financial report on Illinois-based Pantagraph.com, sales of Honda’s three hybrids — the Insight, Accord Hybrid and Civic Hybrid — increased 240 … [Read more...] about Hybrid SUVs? Nice try, but I’ll pass