Amy LarsonStaff Writer Graham Shea/Asst Photo Editor “I killed tonight,” Dan Levy said as he left the stage. A native of Stamford, Conn., Levy not only nearly filled Elkins Auditorium last Saturday night (a seriously rare occurrence on the Pepperdine campus), but also made his listeners laugh the entire time with his stand-up routine. Comedic success is probably nothing new to … [Read more...] about Just for laughs
Skindred offers breakthrough sound
TONY CARNELLIStaff Writer Throughout the past 10 years, rap-metal icons like Limp Bizkit and Linkin Park have dominated the charts with explosive blends of rap and raw, hardcore rock. Looking back at 2004, one band managed to move this increasingly played out rap-metal genre forward. Skindred forms a unique blend of spontaneous drumbeats, raw screeching of guitars and a steady … [Read more...] about Skindred offers breakthrough sound
‘White Noise’ gives headache
CARISSA MARSHStaff Writer The tagline for this month’s supernatural thriller, “White Noise,” touts an intriguingly eerie theme: “The line separating the living from the dead has been crossed.” In the film, Michael Keaton plays Jonathan Rivers, a successful architect who suddenly becomes a widower after his wife Anna’s (Chandra West) mysterious disappearance and death. Following … [Read more...] about ‘White Noise’ gives headache
More Convos or none at all
Staff Editorial Convocation. To Pepperdine students, this word conjures up the all too familiar image of sitting in the Fieldhouse on Wednesday mornings with the rest of the student body. Some people think of singing and listening to speakers, others think of reading the newspaper or staring off into space. The unifying factor is that no matter what a student associates with … [Read more...] about More Convos or none at all
With three justices set to retire, Bush has choices to make
Scott WithycombePerspectives Assistant With most of the post-election media coverage focusing on voter ideology and cabinet replacement, one of the most important issues of the Presidential election has received strikingly little discussion: the future of the Supreme Court. Interestingly, the Court, which hangs in the balance between constructionist and activist justices by one … [Read more...] about With three justices set to retire, Bush has choices to make