Ashton EllisStaff Writer Walking through a Whole Foods grocery store is like getting an invitation to sit at the cool kids’ table — you are just a better person for being there. Like Starbucks’ fair-trade coffee, Whole Foods lets you feel good by spending more. Instead of subsidizing Juan Valdez, you get to prop up family farms growing food the way nature intended — … [Read more...] about Organic eats, a senseless investment
Meet a Malibuite: Gidget
Mary WisniewskiAssistant Living Editor According to Gidget, surfing is a total stoke. This is no reference to the bubbly blonde Sandra Dee who starred in the film “Gidget.” Instead, it is the real Gidget who shoots the curl and occasionally serves as a hostess at Duke’s Malibu: 65-year-old Kathy Kohner Zuckerman. The vivacious surfer wears a white blouse over stripped … [Read more...] about Meet a Malibuite: Gidget
New marketing major offered
SHUHEI MATSUOAssistant Sports Editor While students go to college to specialize in one area of study, many companies often expect college graduates to be familiar with more than just one--a dilemma leading to students changing their majors. Pepperdine’s Communication and Business divisions came up with a solution: They created a new major that covers three areas of study. This, … [Read more...] about New marketing major offered
Trashy TV: reality’s newest ‘flav’
Staff Editorial The fall television season is in full swing and viewers can indulge in their favorite shows. Producers know that to maintain viewers, the shock value of their shows has to meet audience entertainment demands. While popular series like “Grey’s Anatomy” and “24” rely on top-notch writing and plot lines to retain popularity, many reality television series have … [Read more...] about Trashy TV: reality’s newest ‘flav’
Fast-paced lifestyle proves un-Italian
ANNA KINGFlorence Columnist Our first two weeks in Italy have been a whirlwind of 60 hours of Italian classes, leaving most of us without enough energy to speak it. We go out and try to order our panino sandwiches in Italian, but the lady at the counter simply asks, “Which one?” Hopefully, by the end of my time here I will be able to pass as a blonde Italian, but I feel that … [Read more...] about Fast-paced lifestyle proves un-Italian