LINDSEY BOERMALiving Assistant Silence blankets the campus, sweat bullets pour down the faces of everyone from freshmen to seniors. Textbooks are opened, sometimes for the first time all semester. With finals just around the corner, so is the looming air of the most dreaded time in a college student’s life. It is Dead Week, when teachers of all subjects maniacally rub their … [Read more...] about How to make Dead Week come alive
Emmys and exams
JAIMIE FRANKLINAssistant News Editor Don Ohlmeyer retired from television in 2000 after more than three decades in the sports entertainment business. After assembling a long resume of impressive feats and collecting 16 Emmys, he now inspires his Documentary in Television students to follow their dreams and make it in the business. On April 30 he will be recognized once more for … [Read more...] about Emmys and exams
Singer’s faith guides album
JESSIE REIMERStaff Writer With profound lyrical content coupled with an extraordinary voice and warm tone, singer/songwriter Bethany Dillon creates a therapeutic cleansing for the soul on her new album,“Waking Up.” It features brilliantly intimate, spiritual vocals that compliment her mature pop-rooted musicality. On the album, Dillon offers insight on faith, love, adolescence, … [Read more...] about Singer’s faith guides album
Welcome to ‘Our Town’
LAURA JOHNSONA&E Assistant A few simple wooden chairs and two plain little tables complete the scene. There is no backdrop, there are few props and most actions are pantomimed. Welcome to “Our Town,” Thornton Wilder’s American classic, which is the Pepperdine Theatre department’s last production for the 2006-2007 season. A uniquely script-centered story, it is a drama that … [Read more...] about Welcome to ‘Our Town’
Hawai’i club delivers aloha spirit to campus
SAMANTHA BLONSAssistant A&E Editor The Pepperdine Hawaii Club will inspire aloha spirit and teach island culture on campus when the annual lu’au returns to Firestone Fieldhouse on Saturday. Club members will serve a traditional Hawaiian dinner before performing an array of hula, Tahitian and New Zealand dances.This year’s lu’au theme is “One Foot on Sand,” an appropriate … [Read more...] about Hawai’i club delivers aloha spirit to campus