Katie ClaryLiving Editor Venturing onto notoriously accident-prone Pacific Coast Highway is always a gamble in a car, but last week I realized for cyclists, it is closer to Russian Roulette. Friday afternoon, my roommate and I headed out for a bike ride, braving the hazards of fast-moving traffic to enjoy what is for us and many road cyclists a favorite recreational sport. The … [Read more...] about Cyclists face danger on PCH
Staff Editorial: Save money and go to UW
Dear President Benton, We at the Graphic have a proposition for you: We receive a refund for the price of our tuition in excess of what University of Washington students pay, and we promise we won’t raise hell. You see, wrapped into the $37,000 Pepperdine package was the implicit understanding that the weather during the academic year would deliver the kind of gratifying … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Save money and go to UW
Vocal Students Shine in Local, National and International Venues
While recent alumnae Jessica Rivera and Jessica Tivens prepared and performed their roles in the New West Symphony’s recent production of Bizet’s Carmen, current members of Seaver College’s Flora Thornton Opera Program were earning awards and accolades for their work which they hope will soon place them on the path to professional opera success, like their Pepperdine … [Read more...] about Vocal Students Shine in Local, National and International Venues
Fire destroys Casa Escobar
James Riswick Staff Writer Pepperdine students are mourning the loss of a popular hang-out spot after an early afternoon fire at the Cross Creek shopping center on Sunday April 17. An electrical fire that began in the Bay City Beauty Supply spread quickly through the strip mall’s attic to neighboring Casa Escobar, causing heavy damage to the Mexican restaurant. Best known for … [Read more...] about Fire destroys Casa Escobar
GSEP professor walks the Brazilian wetlands
JAIRUS LOFTONStaff Writer Dr. Mercedes Fisher, a professor of technology at Pepperdine’s Graduate School of Education and Psychology, recently added the title of field researcher to her list of accomplishments when she received a fellowship from Earthwatch International. The fellowship, sponsored by the Ford Foundation, includes a research trip to Brazil’s Pantanal, the … [Read more...] about GSEP professor walks the Brazilian wetlands