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  Certain movies are immune to reviewers. Movies that people have long since decided to see or not see by the time they read a review about it. Nothing written by a film critic is going to persuade someone not to see such a film when they've already decided to and vice versa. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1" is one of those films.    The "Harry … [Read more...] about 'Deathly Hallows' proves hollow

The sun shone brightly and the air was still Saturday morning as the Pepperdine men's rugby team painted lines on the grass and assembled goal posts on Alumni Field in preparation for the annual alumni game. The rugby team finished the fall preseason 5-0-1 but suffered its first loss to the band of alumni almost 30 players 66-12. The first try was scored in the early minutes of … [Read more...] about Men's rugby alumni teach undergrads a painful lesson

  Sadists at heart teachers pile on exams and research papers right before Thanksgiving. The pre-break pressure only intensifies when students set high standards. If students would just risk mediocrity they'd see it makes everything better.   We can turn to the self-proclaimed patron saint of mediocrity for what not to do on this matter. In the movie "Amadeus the … [Read more...] about Embrace the mediocre lighten the load

  Expected to break all previous records of attendance and number of research presentations the 18th annual Southern California Conference of Undergraduate Research (SCCUR) will be held at Pepperdine for the first time ever Nov. 20.  Many of our own undergraduate students are participating in SCCUR and Pepperdine will also be hosting a wide range of domestic and … [Read more...] about SCCUR?comes to Pepperdine

  According to Christian doctrine Jesus walked on water healed the sick and even raised the dead. He told his believers in John 14:12 "Whoever believes in me will do the works that I do and they will do even greater things than these." Senior Matt Deseno a soon-to-be kidney donor on behalf of an ill friend and fellow classmate takes this verse at face value.   "When … [Read more...] about Student donates kidney in act of faith friendship