LAUREN HOBARStaff Writer I think I will try my hand at the art of celebrity article writing. His blue turtleneck hugged his illusive frame. His face seemed like a baby being born through a blue curtain, a delight. His eyebrows perched as Red Robin breasts, and his face supported a great sea of red hairs lapping around an archipelago of baldhead. A charming red goatee, like a … [Read more...] about “Guess Who” Bill deals with gaining fame while trying to please everyone
Excitement and fear wait beyond these doors
LAUREN MORTON-FARMERLondon Columnist When the July 7 terrorist bombings came to London, it shook me up. After all, it was just two months before 37 of us would start the biggest adventure of our college careers, and the nearest of those four explosions occured less than two miles north of our future home. Now, as I sit by an open window in my room on 56 Prince’s Gate, I … [Read more...] about Excitement and fear wait beyond these doors
Bring on the Segways
JOHN DENISTONStaff Writer The Princeton Review ranks Pepperdine as the most beautiful college campus in America, but daily pedestrian commutes may lead students to imagine an even more beautiful university – a Pepperdine without hills. This seemingly far-fetched notion of vaporizing the stair-stepping effort from our campus might become a reality thanks to a “human … [Read more...] about Bring on the Segways
Hit those waves before it’s too late
KERIANNE BOONEStaff Writer Nearly 800 incoming freshmen spent their last day of New Student Orientation (NSO) at Zuma Beach on Aug. 26. Pepperdine had arranged a picnic lunch and surfing lessons provided by Malibu Makos Surf Club for the new students. The freshmen arrived via shuttles and shuffled out onto the beach. Once settled, the surf instructors asked for those who wanted … [Read more...] about Hit those waves before it’s too late
Face in the crowd
KIERA SCHOLTENLiving Assistant Pepperdine students have a unique talent set. From athletic ability to oration skills, there’s probably a rising star in one form or another sitting in that desk nearby. But not many can say they spent their summer recording an actual album. Junior Jack Thomason, lead singer of “June’s Descent,” produced his band’s debut album, “Page 1,” this … [Read more...] about Face in the crowd