Melissa GiaimoAssistant News Editor A truck hauling nine Pepperdine students’ cars from Dallas to Malibu burst into flames Wednesday morning, destroying four of the cars. The fire occurred around 9:30 a.m. on the I-10 Freeway near Palm Springs, closing two westbound lanes for about four-and-a-half hours. The students’ cars were due to arrive that day at Malibu Bluffs … [Read more...] about Disaster strikes cars en route to Malibu
Vote 2008: DNC Takes Shape of Fourm
Mia SullivanStaff Writer The Democratic National Convention used to be about naming a candidate. In 1844, James K. Polk, a mere presidential hopeful, was placed on the DNC ballot after calling for expansion into Texas and Oregon. He walked out of the convention as the Democratic nominee. Barack Obama has already been declared the 2008 presidential candidate for the Democratic … [Read more...] about Vote 2008: DNC Takes Shape of Fourm
From the Fieldhouse: Pep sports worth our support
Derek SedamAssistant Online Editor Three years ago, on the first day of school, Pepperdine alumnus Ben Young’s sports column welcomed me to Malibu. His column on the left side of the sport’s sections front page, where you read this now, peaked my full-of-wonder freshman interest. At the time, Pepperdine was fresh off an exciting sports year, clinching a national volleyball … [Read more...] about From the Fieldhouse: Pep sports worth our support
Life is a Journey, Get on the Road
Laura JohnsonLife & Arts Editor Gas is currently $4.15 at Shell, and I think I might shoot someone (not to be taken as an actual threat). It’s ironic that in a period of time when gas was even higher than it is now, I felt it necessary to take an American adventure via the highway. But, that’s the way it happened. President Benton went on a road trip this summer, and so … [Read more...] about Life is a Journey, Get on the Road
Shwayze’s first studio album a real ‘buzz’ kill
Derek SedamAssistant Online Editor Malibu beats and rhymes may work for L.C. and MTV, but ultimately fails to impress the rest. It takes a quick crash-course lesson in the new ways of the music industry to describe Malibu “chill-hop” artist Shwayze’s self-titled debut. It’s all about the hype and not much else. Bloggers have hyped bands with only demos and made them headliners … [Read more...] about Shwayze’s first studio album a real ‘buzz’ kill