James RiswickAssistant A&E Editor While the world-famous North American International Auto Show is wowing journalists and car enthusiasts alike in Detroit, many of the same vehicles being showcased in Motown are also being displayed here in Los Angeles. Running until tomorrow at the L.A. Convention Center (admission is $10), the L.A. auto show, as always, highlights the … [Read more...] about World of Wheels
Discovering California’s getaways
Ginna NguyenStaff Writer What I love most about college is this: it is an education of the whole person. Mind, heart, body and soul comprise the gestalt of your being. Pepperdine offers plenty of resources that address your growth as a person and citizen. What I would like to offer you in this weekly column are what I hope to be out-of-the-Pepperdine-box ways to feed that … [Read more...] about Discovering California’s getaways
Environmental consciousness key to well-being
Rhonda Harris-ScottHealth Columnist The human population has grown over the years and this has had a huge effect on the environment. This growth is in some ways due to the advances in medicine, sanitation and agriculture. Waste created by the population surge is continuously changing the ecosystem because we are constantly using non-replaceable resources and increasing the … [Read more...] about Environmental consciousness key to well-being
“Lonely Planet” does no justice to the real Africa
Dustin LongHeidelberg Columnist I’ve always loved Africa, or at least said and thought that I did. I had never been there, but I took every chance to meet people who had been, read about it, dreamed about it (honest), went to lectures on African AIDS relief and non-governmental organizations, and bought the “Ghost in the Darkness” and “The Power of One” DVDs. Through an … [Read more...] about “Lonely Planet” does no justice to the real Africa
Pep bubble extends to Argentina program
Virginia ThomasBuenos Aires Columnist While traveling in Brazil over Christmas break, I got to do a lot of things I’ll probably never do again. I fished for piranhas, fell into the Amazon river when an alligator ran at me, slept in a tribal chief’s hut, drank coconut milk on Copacabana beach and got a chance to really pause and think about this seven-month adventure we call the … [Read more...] about Pep bubble extends to Argentina program