AIRAN SCRUBYStaff Writer Grunions and sand were the main topics of conversation at the “Beach Maintenance Management Seminar” sponsored by local environmental groups and Pepperdine on Wednesday. “Pepperdine has a coastal setting, and we all enjoy going to beaches,” said Dr. Karen Martin, professor of marine biology. “We treat them like playgrounds, but they are in fact … [Read more...] about Beach maintenance class examines coastal care
Battle of the Bands
Evelyn Barge & James RiswickA&E Editor & Assistant A&E Editor CLIMBING IVY (BLACK MOLLY) Band Members: Matthew Jewett (2003 alumnus), Brad Opel (junior), Grattan Donahoe (2002 alumnus), Matthew Isbell (2003 alumnus)Genre: Alternative, RockTime Together: Three YearsHow they came together:Donahoe met Jewett overseas in the Florence program. They spent all their … [Read more...] about Battle of the Bands
Ten Shekel Shirt to play tsunami benefit concert Friday
Olesya SalnikovaStaff Writer Pepperdine is co-sponsoring a concert tomorrow night to benefit the victims of the tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia. After tsunamis swept across the coasts of 12 countries Dec. 26 and killed more than 169,000 people and left millions more homeless, the Pepperdine Volunteer Center immediately began organizing a relief campaign to aid those left … [Read more...] about Ten Shekel Shirt to play tsunami benefit concert Friday
‘Lazer’ spectacular comes to Smothers
Karin SabinStaff Writer “Lazer Vaudeville,” a light show of swirling black lights and laser stunts, is taking the Pepperdine campus by storm. The performers of “Lazer Vaudeville” will present two shows in Smothers Theatre at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturday. “We’ve presented this group several times over the years,” said Marnie Mitze, the managing director of the Center for the … [Read more...] about ‘Lazer’ spectacular comes to Smothers
Deaf West’s ‘Big River’ sails into Los Angeles
Sarah PyeAssociate Editor There is a moment during the second act of the Deaf West production of “Big River” in which the cascading, gospel-infused music and lyrics to the full-company number “Waitin’ for the Light to Shine” drop out into complete silence. This moment seems to continue for an eternity, because nothing can be more deafening than silence where, just a moment ago, … [Read more...] about Deaf West’s ‘Big River’ sails into Los Angeles