JAIMIE FRANKLINNews Assistant The Education to Business program offered in the core curriculum at Pepperdine’s graduate business school offers free consulting to real companies facing real problems, giving MBA students valuable and rare experience in the business world. Recently featured in The New York Times, the program is nationally renowned for connecting students with … [Read more...] about Business course connects students with executives
Model United Nations teaches diplomatic skills
Students work together to better understand international issues, speaking skills and UN procedures. PATRICIA MARTINEZStaff Writer With a love of diplomacy and a desire to resolve the problems of the world, members of Pepperdine’s Model United Nations traveled to Anaheim last Saturday to participate in a MUN conference for college-level members of the organization. … [Read more...] about Model United Nations teaches diplomatic skills
The Last Record Store
BLAINE CHIAPPETTAStaff Writer “When I get a little money I buy records, and if there is any left, I buy food and clothes.”Those words, spoken by “Captain Vinyl,” are written on a banner in a modest, two-story record store in Los Angeles. It hangs as a testament to the record lover’s way — a constant thirst for the music they crave. This is the creed of Record Surplus, which … [Read more...] about The Last Record Store
Ambitious singer-songwriter employs unique musical tactics
MARK CHOQUETTE Assistant Perspectives Editor Sufjan Stevens' first name is ironically as hard to say as his music is to describe. Pronounced SOOF-yan, Stevens may be the most popular and talented musician you have never heard. His eclectic blend of indie, folk and experimental styles have gotten him loads of attention, with some considering him the “iPod Generation’s” answer … [Read more...] about Ambitious singer-songwriter employs unique musical tactics
New view refreshes classic
MEAGAN MAXWELLStaff Writer With the season’s slew of holidays and Halloween just a few days behind us, “The Nightmare Before Christmas 3D,” is one of the most fun movies to see this fall. Until now, viewers could merely watch the story unfold in Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” as Jack Skellington stole Christmas. In the new Disney three-dimensional presentation, … [Read more...] about New view refreshes classic