POPPY GAROFALOStaff Writer Inside the crowded Bovard Auditiorium at University of Southern California, 25 Pepperdine students cheered from the audience for a rising opera singer, who is both a friend and peer on the Malibu campus. Senior Christin Wismann, an applied vocal music major, was one of four top winners in the Western region finals of the Metropolitan Opera National … [Read more...] about Opera singer competes nationally
Theater row takes center stage
SHANNON URTNOWSKIStaff Writer Los Angeles is full of hidden treasures, and a small stretch of road on Santa Monica Boulevard holds one of the city’s best kept theatrical secrets. The area, which extends from Highland to Van Ness avenues, is nicknamed Theater Row and is home to many independent playhouses known for producing quality productions despite the financial struggles … [Read more...] about Theater row takes center stage
Gose pioneers film studies at Pep
ELISE ACKERStaff Writer Considering his time spent as a visiting faculty member in Heidelberg and London, his development of the Great Books Colloquium and his six years as Social Science Division chair, Dr. Michael Gose has become a campus staple since he began teaching at Pepperdine in 1980. But to focus on only these aspects of Gose’s career is to overlook his contributions … [Read more...] about Gose pioneers film studies at Pep
Major design plans unfold
Renovations of some of the oldest buildings and five new classrooms on main campus have been slated. SARA ROSNERStaff Writer Does beauty come with age? Pepperdine may not think so. The university is considering giving the 33-year-old campus a major facelift that would include renovation and construction on the Seaver campus and the creation of a new athletics facility. On … [Read more...] about Major design plans unfold
SGA forms committees
BRITTANY YEAROUTNews Assistant Student Government Asso-ciation members created committees to address student issues and spoke to a Public Safety representative about parking. This weekend SGA officials will hold a retreat with a surprise location for the senators and presidents. The committees all pertain to issues that SGA members said matter to students. They involve the … [Read more...] about SGA forms committees