Melissa GiaimoAssistant Perspectives Editor As sunny skies beckon Pepperdine students to the sprawling greens of Alumni Park, the crashing of waves lull beachgoers from all over California’s coast to Malibu, clogging the already congested Pacific Coast Highway. The PCH crawl from Los Angeles to campus on warm-weathered weekends is only a taste of the host of traffic problems … [Read more...] about Traffic way of life, little hope for improvement
Bombarded with Barbie and MAC
MARY WISNIEWSKIAssistant Living Editor She is a baseball player, a scuba diver, a Marine Corp sergeant, an Army officer, an astronaut, a doctor, a rockstar, a photographer, a pet sitter, and a fashionista. Throughout all of this, she still manages to look good with trendy outfits, well-maintained hair and nails and always a fresh face. Her job may be made easier by her height. … [Read more...] about Bombarded with Barbie and MAC
Campus Rec to provide beach gear
KATE SCHWARTZNews Assistant Beach equipment for student use will be purchased by SGA, according to a resolution passed Wednesday. The resolution will allocate funds to Campus Recreation to purchase the equipment. Surfboards, body boards, fins and snorkel gear are among some of the equipment that will be available to students. They will be loaned out for free along with the … [Read more...] about Campus Rec to provide beach gear
Prof finds reward outside limelight
CARISSA MARSHA&E Editor For nearly 25 years, David Barber has been making it look easy for Pepperdine audiences. As the technical production manager for the Center for the Arts, Barber has the unique task of performing unnoticed while most people in the entertainment business are shouting for attention. But this is the world of backstage, where all glitzy associations of … [Read more...] about Prof finds reward outside limelight
To ‘300’ go the spoils
LAURA JOHNSONA&E Assistant For the film “300,” the actors were not asked to have six-packs; that would not have been enough. Instead, it seems they were asked to have eight-packs with every muscle and every curve sculpted to perfection. And because they run around in nothing but a cape, sandals and an armored Speedo, Spartan brilliance is shown at its best in pretty much … [Read more...] about To ‘300’ go the spoils