Art by Brooke MuschottAt Pepperdine, with a student body so focused on success, students pressure themselves to meet both internal and external standards, often extending to physical appearances and body image. However, this semester, a group of female students is looking to combat body shaming with The Body Project — a peer-led initiative to help students resist pressure … [Read more...] about The Body Project Breaks Down Barriers
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Pepperdine Probz: When a Professor Wants Your Elliptical
Pepperdine Probz is a weekly look into the #strug of Pepperdine life, an honest place for a heart-to-heart about hammocking in the wind, or to hash out how the Caf’s apples really are that bad. When friends from home just can’t understand why getting sand in your textbooks really is a monumental concern, we’ve got your back. Make sure to tweet #pepperdineprobz … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Probz: When a Professor Wants Your Elliptical
Pumpkin Fest Fulfills Halloween Hype
Photo by Gabriella ChanEl Niño stepped out of the shadows and into the spotlight this week, pouring down rain and thunder on those who doubted his existence. With the return of Daylight Saving and the arrival of wind storms strong enough to keep FEMA on speed dial, this elusive “fall” appears to be becoming a reality. Perhaps Halloween sparked the changes. … [Read more...] about Pumpkin Fest Fulfills Halloween Hype
Rachael Yamagata Soars with Heartwrenching Performance
Photo courtesy of Yooyong ChoiYou could hear a pin drop. The crowd was absolutely silent. Even the opinionated heckler whose cringe-inducing, sarcastic voice had plagued us throughout the beginning act kept her mouth shut. Because there before us was a woman dressed in black, alone on the Teragram Ballroom stage, sitting behind a piano with tears in her eyes. Long ebony hair … [Read more...] about Rachael Yamagata Soars with Heartwrenching Performance
This Month’s New Releases Promise Great Albums
Photo courtesy of XL RecordingsSeemingly as a reward for powering through midterms, a few of our mainstays in music just dropped new singles and album previews that leave us anticipating what else they have in store for us in the upcoming months.Justin Bieber Love him or hate him, Justin Bieber has been releasing hit after hit lately, thanks to the collaboration with the upper … [Read more...] about This Month’s New Releases Promise Great Albums
