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Pepperdine University celebrated Black History Month by screening the film "Something the Lord Made" on Thursday Feb. 3. The director of this Emmy-winning movie Joseph Sargent was recently named the first Distinguished Filmmaker-in-Residence at Pepperdine. The Office of Intercultural Affairs and The Center for Entertainment Media and Culture (EMC) sponsored the event. Joseph … [Read more...] about First Distinguished Filmmaker-in-Residence arrives at Pepperdine

This year I am as they say "old." If I'm still alert at 10 p.m. it's a feat. My freshman self could run circles around my weathered been-around-the-globe-and-back body. Very rarely do I stray outside of our apartment late at night. Unless of course it's an emergency. But when our coffeemaker broke Friday night I flew out the door to Ralphs despite my lethargic body screaming in … [Read more...] about Surviving a caffeine catastrophy

Every Tuesday at 3 p.m. math students swarm the RAC lobby to join in the time-honored tradition known as the Tuesday Tea at Three. The Tea has thrived as a way for students of math to develop their passion outside of the classroom. "The goal of Math Tea is two-fold: first to build community among Math majors and faculty and second to expose students to interesting mathematics … [Read more...] about Math dept. tea party 'pi'oneers learning community

Known for her role as Blair Waldorf Queen Bee of the CW's hit series "Gossip Girl Leighton Meester tries her hand at playing a different type of control freak in the cinematic thriller, The Roommate." The movie which hit theaters Feb. 4 stars Meester as the obsessive and mentally unstable Rebecca roommate to the sweet Sarah Matthews played by Minka Kelly. Meester took some time … [Read more...] about Meester speaks on cinematic stalking

There are some facts we have to deal with: Facebook is here to stay and it has already had a profound impact on how we view relationships with our peers. Concepts like "facebooking" and "liking" have become fixtures not just in our pop culture but in our personal lives. Facebook is likely to evolve into the ID badge of the future branding your online presence anywhere you go … [Read more...] about Facebook might be killing your happiness