ASHLYEE HICKMANLiving Editor Imagine using a comb that would automatically straighten your hair. The catch: the temperature of the tool measures between 300 and 500 degrees Fahrenheit. Welcome to the world of black hair care. Freshman Alissa Hayden sometimes has her mother straighten her hair. “It’s an uphill battle, you never know who’s going to win: my mom or the hot comb,” … [Read more...] about Roots: Black Hairstory
Professors say laptops interrupt class lectures
SAMANTHA BLONSAssistant A&E Editor The click-clack of laptop keys is as common a sound in most Pepperdine classes as the scratching of ball point pens on paper once was. However, Steven Lemley’s course in communication theory is not one of those classes. This semester, Lemley, associate professor of communication and former provost of Pepperdine, joined a growing list of … [Read more...] about Professors say laptops interrupt class lectures
Officials start to design Malibu park project
RACHEL JOHNSONNews Assistant The City of Malibu is beginning the second stage of the Legacy Park production in the former Chili Cook-Off site. The first stage of the project was to purchase the land from a private owner. That phase was accomplished in the fall of 2006. Now council members and city officials are working to create a design for the park. The park will provide … [Read more...] about Officials start to design Malibu park project
Behind the scenes with…
SHUHEI MATSUOAssistant Sports Editor If you turn on TV-26, you see Michael French reporting on Pepperdine sports. If you go down to the Fieldhouse, you see him reporting play-by-play for basketball and volleyball games. Someday, when you turn on ESPN, you might see French reporting like his personal favorite sportscaster, Stuart Scott. French, a junior … [Read more...] about Behind the scenes with…
Prof helps develop students’ futures
POPPY GAROFALOStaff Writer If a picture speaks a thousand words then what can be said of a collage of pictures consuming an entire wall. Images of countless Pepperdine students interacting, learning and sharing in a clearly stimulating academic environment overlap with one another. Each photograph represents an individual student in a specific moment in time. But, taken … [Read more...] about Prof helps develop students’ futures