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
Our Lady of Malibu ‘a more contemporary Catholic church’
JENNIFER GUTIERREZStaff Writer Take a trip back to the 1940s, when St. Monica’s church in Santa Monica brought the first Roman Catholic Mass to Malibu. It was celebrated in the city courthouse until 1948, when Our Lady of Malibu church was founded. With Pepperdine’s arrival in Malibu, the church took a charge to minister to students. Today, it continues that mission. The … [Read more...] about Our Lady of Malibu ‘a more contemporary Catholic church’
Still potent, four years later
KELSEY MAYSLiving Editor Photo courtesy KelseyMays/ Living Editor For the first 600 miles, page 133 of the Acura owner’s manual states: “Avoid full-throttle starts and rapid acceleration.” And the odometer on this farm-fresh RSX reads 231. What a shame, to plod around with humdrum prudence in a machine capable of so much more. It’s the hot-rod Type-S model, too. Not to … [Read more...] about Still potent, four years later
“Guess Who” Bill deals with gaining fame while trying to please everyone
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
