Most students at Pepperdine hear of it but not everyone experiences it. It begins with talent and a creative mind while resulting in laughter. The Pepperdine Improv Troupe (PIT) consists of students who entertain the masses at Pepperdine by putting on a show that resembles "Whose Line is it Anyway?" The team presented itself to about 100 people on the Howard A. White Center … [Read more...] about Improv troupe humors students
Flying High: A student's trail from drugs to sobriety
While most 12-year-old boys were outside riding bikes teasing girls and throwing punches Tom Gordon tried cocaine for the first time. With the help of a so-called sponsor and role model at the prestigious Harvard-esque Kent School a boarding school in Connecticut. Dying to fit in Gordon enjoyed long lazy weekends filled with a variety of substances: a line or two of coke in the … [Read more...] about Flying High: A student's trail from drugs to sobriety
Reloading America's canon
In recent weeks much has been said and felt about the handling of Black History Month at this university. To understand the importance that Black History Month holds in the hearts of blacks across America one must understand its significance. Black History Month was created to bring national attention to the contributions made by black people throughout American History. … [Read more...] about Reloading America's canon
'Confessing' silliness
The film "Confessions of a Shopaholic" is a cheesy predictable cookie cutter chick-flick. However even with those qualities or perhaps because of them it surpassed expectations. Although nothing exceptional the film kept a steady pace of humor sweetness and even a thematic message for a culture obsessed with consumerism and materialism.The film follows the insanely ditsy … [Read more...] about 'Confessing' silliness
Plan lacks key to free economy
When Richard Nixon lost the 1960 presidential race to John F. Kennedy he blamed his loss on a strategic mishandling of economic policy during a recession. Eager to avoid repeating his mistake the next time around Nixon changed his economic perspective and declared that "we are all Keynesians now during his 1971 reelection campaign. The economic theories of British economist … [Read more...] about Plan lacks key to free economy