To find a member of Riptide, look for 1) pep and 2) Pepp. Sporting copious amounts of cheer and dressed in blue and orange from head to toe, Riptide members have been busy welcoming new Waves and planning for the fall season. Riptide's presence was undoubtedly spirited at the Aug. 15 pep rally Pepperdine Athletics hosted for New Student … [Read more...] about New Students Catch Riptide’s Waves at NSO Pep Rally
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Film Review: Totally Metal ‘Nimona’ Movie Challenges Tradition
Nimona draws up plans in front of the murder wall in Ballister’s secret hideout. Despite challenges with production and COVID-19, “Nimona” made its way to the screen June 23. Photo courtesy of Netflix Content Warning: This story mentions the topic of suicide. Transparency item: A review provides an informed and opinionated critique. These informed critiques are published to … [Read more...] about Film Review: Totally Metal ‘Nimona’ Movie Challenges Tradition
Summer Blockbusters: Box Office Successes like ‘Barbie’ Bring Audiences Back to the Movies
With the release of blockbusters like "The Little Mermaid," "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse," and the famed "Barbenheimer" internet rivalry, cinematic experiences made a comeback to the big screen this summer. Amid the progressing SAG-AFTRA writer's strike in the entertainment world, the period of scarce new written material from Hollywood may lead to fewer films in … [Read more...] about Summer Blockbusters: Box Office Successes like ‘Barbie’ Bring Audiences Back to the Movies
Following the Music on My Way Back to London Again
I never thought returning to London through Pepperdine would be possible, but this May, I went once more — as Louis Tomlinson said in his song, "Always You" — "from LAX to Heathrow." Pepperdine's International Programs has changed my life. London and its pop culture wonderland has been my dream since I was a child and I had British flags all over my bedroom. I spent my time … [Read more...] about Following the Music on My Way Back to London Again
Finding Family in Florence Through Food and Friends
There's nothing quite like a summer abroad, studying in the Tuscan region of Italy in one of Europe's most influential cities. Through May and June, I was lucky enough to spend a part of my summer studying abroad at Pepperdine's campus in Florence, Italy. Though I knew I would be living in the birthplace of the Renaissance for the summer, I learned from my time spent in the … [Read more...] about Finding Family in Florence Through Food and Friends