Life & Arts

Student dance and vocal talent light up the stage in this year's production of Songfest. The theme of the production is 'History in the Making.' … [Read more...] about Rewriting History: Songfest Image Gallery

For the first half hour of "She's Out of My League I was extremely disappointed. The characters were clichéd, the screenplay was average and the film as a whole was awkward and unfunny.Yet as it progressed, the characters started to grow on me and the humor picked up. In fact, despite a rough start, She's Out of My League" is actually a hilarious movie albeit quite … [Read more...] about Movie Review: "She's Out of My League"

The obscure and somewhat underdeveloped genre of rock opera will make its way to Smothers Theatre next week via the musical talents of junior Nevin James. The rock opera, which was written entirely by James this past winter, is titled Death and Victory in Paris and takes on some heavy themes.   This work was written to raise awareness of the horrors of human … [Read more...] about Smothers premieres original rock opera

The rush of preparing for Project Serve— 15 distinct student-led groups of Pepperdine volunteers traveling to areas where they feel their services are needed— nearly drowned out Pepperdine's presidential recognition as a center for community service. Pepperdine announced Thursday that it was on the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll in recognition of its … [Read more...] about Volunteer efforts earn Pep place on national honor roll

Walking around campus leaves ears highly susceptible to improper lingo. Not sure if your Pepperdine slang is uncouth? Check out some samples.Also if you like my weekly Top 10 look for it and more on my personal blog. Astoldbyjess.tumblr.com.1. Fail. Something can't be a fail. It can however be a failure a failed attempt and the list goes on...2. Mixer. Did you know that every … [Read more...] about Top 10: (Pepperdine) language and lingo failures