Life & Arts

A former student was honored with the prestigious Golden Mike Award from the Radio and Television News Association (RTNA) of Southern California on Saturday Jan. 23 marking a monumental day for Pepperdine's Telecommunications Department. Alex Blackmon a 2009 Seaver graduate was recognized for a feature aired last March exposing the issue of homelessness in Santa Monica. … [Read more...] about Alumnus awarded TV news honor

It is already February and April is just around the corner. You know what that means— besides being the gracious host for the Lao New Year and boasting its legacy as National Grilled Cheese month— April is the month of college decisions. Hundreds of high school seniors will be anxiously awaiting that special letter containing a "Congratulations from Pepperdine … [Read more...] about Prospective Pep students: A guide

Walking into this movie I was hoping to be pleasantly surprised. And although I was definitely surprised it wasn't pleasant. "When in Rome directed by Mark Steven Johnson (Daredevil") is a painfully disappointing film that has nothing to offer but melodramatic cliches a horribly untenable screenplay and substandard acting.When Beth (played by Kristen Bell) travels to Rome to … [Read more...] about Movie Review: "When in Rome"

Answering her "mobile" in an almost-British accent Pepperdine alumna Anna McDermott apologized for the background noise as she bustled through noisy traffic to the Tube station. This is not a typical day in the life of a Pepperdine graduate and McDermott does not have an ordinary story. McDermott a Ventura Calif. native who majored in political science spent the 2007-2008 … [Read more...] about Alumni spend grad years in London