Life & Arts

Desperate for a parking spot, this driver thought he would squeeze into the sewer. Next time you’re walking down the road and see an awful parking job, take a photo and send it to us at graphic@pepperdine.edu. … [Read more...] about Bad parking job of the week

As a graduating senior this spring, I feel a certain moral imperative to discuss some of the pressing issues that I see most often threaten the quality of life of our Pepperdine posterity. Now, readers, when I survey the current political landscape, no terror keeps me awake at night like the recent legalization of marijuana in Colorado and Washington. My deepest fear is that … [Read more...] about Fight for the right to abstain

Do we make the same old resolutions by vowing to exercise seven days a week, suffer through juice cleanses and deep-clean our closets? I could easily go back to my life of agonizing over who “A” really is in “Pretty Little Liars,” dreaming of becoming a judge on “Iron Chef” and waiting for that next big idea that’s going to make me a best-selling author. But we survivors need — … [Read more...] about Make every day count at the Misfit

Do your eyes deceive you? No, this is indeed a science column. My goal here is simply to make complex yet relevant science available to readers of all levels of scientific understanding. The Big Bang theory is the best model scientists have to explain the origin and development of the universe. It states that at one point, the universe was much more dense, but then it expanded … [Read more...] about Bang goes the universe

It’s a new year. I’m safely assuming that getting a job is somewhere on that extensive checklist of New Year’s resolutions, especially for seniors who are set on graduation. The steps to securing employment may sound redundant and cliche by now. It’s a lot of the same-old information that anyone can learn or that almost everyone has been told repeatedly by concerned … [Read more...] about Land a career this year