Life & Arts

  Pepperdine’s literary magazine Expressionists held their first coffeehouse of the year on the eve of Halloween. The event occurred in the HAWC and included an intimate crowd of Expressionists staff members, Expressionist Faculty Adviser John Struloeff and students who came out to hear a wide variety of student performers. The evening presented an eclectic mix of … [Read more...] about Students express themselves

As you must know by now, an important election is taking place in a few short days. In the weeks leading up to this historic event, your normal, opinion-less friends have probably turned into insufferable champions of issues you can only pretend to comprehend. “Lilly Ledbetter? More like ‘Really LedWorst Thing Ever’ … no, but seriously I have no idea what that is.” These past … [Read more...] about Rogue Wave: Civilians lose their civility

Tom Hanks and Halle Berry pair up to make an unlikely team in the much-anticipated “Cloud Atlas.” The mystical tale follows a complex and aesthetically beautiful story as the time jumps to multiple locations: 1944 in the Pacific Ocean, 1934 in Europe, 1974 in California, 2014 in London and 2144 in Hawaii.  In an attempt to bring back to the glory days of “The Matrix,” Lana … [Read more...] about ‘Cloud Atlas’ narrative soars above

October 24-November 22 Scorpio: Darling, don’t be so blue. SAGITTARIUS: Tell ‘em how you really feel. CAPRICORN: Get out of bed and do something. You have to make opportunities happen. AQUARIUS: Don’t let them keep you down. PISCES: Take what you can get and don’t look back. ARIES: Don’t park by the baseball field. You and your car will be grateful … [Read more...] about Horoscopes

Last week, Housing and Residence Life revealed their room design contest, which will be running for the next few weeks. Students can email photos of their decorated room to housing@pepperdine.edu and if chosen as the winner of their categtory ( single rooms, doubles, and apartments) each resident will win a $50 gift certificate. Keep in mind though, the last day to submit a … [Read more...] about HRL encourages students to get creative