Life & Arts

After four years of perfecting their artistry, eight Pepperdine seniors will finally be in the spotlight. The Senior Student Art Exhibition, which will take place in the Pepperdine Weisman Art Museum, is a chance for artists to display their talent one last time before graduation. The exhibits theme is Caravan, and it will officially begin with a kick-off event on Thursday, … [Read more...] about Students ready for Senior Art Show

The end of the semester is fast approaching, along with the large amount of final exams and research papers. With loud roommates and Payson becoming a social hot spot, students are in need of quiet study areas where some serious work can be done. Sometimes being in your room is not enough because distractions are so easily available at hand. Here is a list of places that are … [Read more...] about Hideaways offer study sanctuaries

Nevin James, known around campus as senior Robert Shogry, released his first studio album, “Jealousy,” on iTunes in February. I sat down with James and his girlfriend, New York Fashion Institute graduate Whitney Meyer, to discuss the album and learned a good deal about the singer-songwriter’s process, influences and plans for the future. Sitting outside the singer’s Malibu … [Read more...] about Inside the mind of singer, songwriter, student Nevin James

You would be pretty hard pressed to find a person who claims that they don’t, or have never held, a special little warm place in their heart for Disney films. Of course I am referring to the animated Disney classics most of our generation grew up watching on a daily or, in some cases two-to-three-times-a-day basis. These filmmakers were able to round up perfection and then … [Read more...] about 'Mirror, Mirror' reflects as inferior adaptation

Nicki Minaj is many things, and so is this album. It features a handful of the artist’s recent singles and many male collaborators. And although the album begins and ends with self-serving, punchy tracks, it also flows through a series of more introspective songs. The first few tracks are catchy, but simply self-congratulatory. “Roman Holiday” feels a bit like Gary Numan … [Read more...] about Music Review: 'Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded'