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
Homecoming not just for alums
Staff Ed Flashback to senior year of high school—it’s Friday night, and the marching band is blaring the fight song. See the cheerleaders running the victory lap and performing the various cheers to make sure that the crowd is pumped. Watch the football team pummeling the long-time crosstown rival and celebrate with your friends dressed in the school colors as the clock runs … [Read more...] about Homecoming not just for alums
Professor’s music chronicles true drama of Nazi resistance
LIDA MANUKYANStaff Writer Pepperdine Associate Professor of Music Dr. Lincoln Hanks has composed a number of musical works over the years, but his most recent composition, “Tegel Passion,” has a historical foundation unlike most: Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. The compelling oratorio — a musical term for composition that features a text that is dramatic in character and … [Read more...] about Professor’s music chronicles true drama of Nazi resistance
Graven images: Getty showcases iconic art
JESSIE REIMERStaff Writer An exhibit at the J. Paul Getty Center showcases artworks and artifacts in a religious tribute to icons of the Middle Ages. “Icons From Sinai” will be on display until March 4 at the center in Los Angeles. The exhibit features religious icons from the Holy Monastery of St. Catherine in Sinai, Egypt. “Icons from Sinai” creates a spiritual atmosphere … [Read more...] about Graven images: Getty showcases iconic art
‘Girl’ explores 60s icons
LAURA JOHNSONA&E Assistant When the artsy biopic “Factory Girl” was released, the film quietly entered theaters. For the people who are familiar with Andy Warhol and Edie Sedgwick, this was a monumental event. To everyone else, it didn’t much matter.As we are in the tumultuous wake of Anna Nicole Smith’s untimely death, it seems yet another pop culture icon has left us. In … [Read more...] about ‘Girl’ explores 60s icons