What if Twitter had always existed? Pepperdine alumni Alan Beard and Alec McNayr asked themselves this question back in 2008 and began tweeting. After 10 solid weeks of historical tweets Internet fame came. Five million hits later there was a book deal. The Twitter account @historicaltweet redirects visitors to "historicaltweets.com" where the historical tweets are laid out in … [Read more...] about @historicaltweet now in dead-tree form
Pierce Brosnan and Cinemagic come to Pepperdine
Pierce Brosnan will be at Pepperdine on Wednesday to help educate and motivate Los Angeles high school students to pursue careers in film and television. Pepperdine has partnered with the Cinemagic International Film & Television Festival a Belfast-based film charity. The organization uses film to teach encourage and inspire young people through annual youth-produced film … [Read more...] about Pierce Brosnan and Cinemagic come to Pepperdine
Seaver Drive collision cuts off traffic
A two-car collision on Seaver Drive has traffic cut off between the main campus parking lot and Presidents Drive. Although one student was taken away in an ambulance Malibu Towing personnel reported that she "looked fine" and was "just going to get checked out." Minutes before 8 a.m. a green Jeep Grand Cherokee was ascending Seaver Drive and collided with the driver's of a … [Read more...] about Seaver Drive collision cuts off traffic
Sports buzz: Polo teams join campus
Polo teams join campus For many in the United States polo is a bit of a mystery. This fast-paced equine competition invented in Persia thousands of years ago may be making its way into the catalog of Pepperdine club sports by next semester. Junior Melody Thomas is helping to head up the creation of an official Pepperdine club polo team which is planning to be able to … [Read more...] about Sports buzz: Polo teams join campus
'Jeopardy!' welcomes our new computer overlords
IBM — the company of nerds who got rich long before Microsoft — scheduled the beginning of this week to completely demoralize the human race. Monday Tuesday and Wednesday IBM's newest supercomputer "Watson squared off against the two winningest players in Jeopardy" history: Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter. "Watson" beat them both. Jennings won $2.5 million on Merv … [Read more...] about 'Jeopardy!' welcomes our new computer overlords