When freshman Taylor Barnett came to Pepperdine, she was excited to have a Malibu ZIP code and be surrounded by the beautiful Pacific Ocean. Barnett and her roommate Khali McRae soon learned that Pepperdine's campus — nestled as it is in the Santa Monica Mountains — had some natural hazards: mule deer. While driving back on campus late one evening, McRae slammed her brakes … [Read more...] about Oh, deer!
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SAD founder challenges loneliness
Loneliness is a problem at all college campuses, but Pepperdine has significantly higher numbers of lonely students, according to the National College Health Assessment, a survey Pepperdine students can voluntarily take every two years. Some 64 percent of Pepperdine’s student body reported feeling lonely in a 2011 survey, as opposed to an average of only 57 percent at other … [Read more...] about SAD founder challenges loneliness
It’s more than a fairytale
The real story behind REEL STORIES. I stood on a rain-soaked red carpet, so cold my body had gone numb. From the front of the stage there was an inaudible announcement, and, before I could process it, I was being guided to the front of the stage where someone handed me a deceivingly heavy glass object. REEL STORIES showed a total of six student films and gave out four awards, … [Read more...] about It’s more than a fairytale
PCH receives $14 million grant
In an effort to increase pedestrian and biker safety, Malibu was given $14 million to improve road conditions on the Pacific Coast Highway, according to the Malibu Patch. The initial funds will reportedly go toward bike lanes, a raised median between Webb Way and Corral Canyon Road and improvements in lane configurations. Officials say the funds will be spread over a span of … [Read more...] about PCH receives $14 million grant
Payson hosts ‘Mob Talk’
What former mayor of Fort Lee, N.J., Burt Ross wants people to take away from his talk at Payson Library on Feb. 6 is a clearer understanding of the different moral choices life delivers. Most of those choices in life probably won’t involve a New Jersey mafioso’s half-a-million-dollar bribe or death threats. Ross’ do. Elected at 28, Ross became the youngest mayor of a … [Read more...] about Payson hosts ‘Mob Talk’