Unsure of what to cook for this week’s issue, I thought of my favorites foods I eat when I’m home. It didn’t take long to find a common thread in my favorite foods. Back home, quite a few of the things I eat are accompanied by an assortment of lettuce, tomato, onion, avocado, sour cream and cheese. The arrangement of the accompanying condiments depends on the actual dish, … [Read more...] about Culinary Corner: Make a flauta
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My life on the Z-list: Cover your Facebook
With Facebook’s Timeline fast approaching for everyone, I have been spending an unholy amount of time frantically searching for a cover photo. What single photo do I choose to accurately broadcast myself as a grounded optimist with a tangible grasp on reality and a working relationship with my pervasive maturity and religious certainty? I could go with a photo of a quote, … [Read more...] about My life on the Z-list: Cover your Facebook
Step Team steps it up in performance
The Pepperdine Step Team had its second annual step show in the Smothers Theatre on Tuesday, March 20. The show’s theme was “Charlie’s Angels,” and each of the eight scenes portrayed the steppers in a different part of the world in search of a villain. The costumes of the steppers changed during each scene to correspond with the culture of the country that was being … [Read more...] about Step Team steps it up in performance
‘Kids in the Street’
The All-American Rejects released their long-awaited fourth studio album Monday titled “Kids in the Street.” The 11-track album ends the Rejects’ four-year musical sabbatical and begins an extensive return to the road as they assimilate to being back on tour. They might be “shaking off the rust” but the band is ready to jump head first into the music scene. “We’re excited to … [Read more...] about ‘Kids in the Street’
‘Hunger Games’ satiates appetite for violence
From “Harry Potter” to the “Twilight” saga and even “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,” our generation has paved the way for capitalizing off turning every teenage “book” phenomenon into the latest teenage “movie” phenomenon. While some adapted to film a little better than others (i.e. “Harry Potter” over “Twilight”), it is no secret that these films, however cheesy they … [Read more...] about ‘Hunger Games’ satiates appetite for violence
