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  Little do her students know Dr. Jessica Cail lives a double life as a circus stunt artist. The professor of psychology will be literally glowing this Saturday night while performing partner acrobatics among other things as a participant in Santa Monica's Glow art festival.    "I do all this for fun; a happy person is a good teacher Cail said. You can only be … [Read more...] about Psych professor to 'Glow' in art show

"We need to talk." That might be the most uncomfortable sequence of words in the English language but I think you saw this one coming before it turned the corner. The campus has been buzzing about the College Libertarian-sponsored Free Speech Wall all week. On Thursday night—­­ the eve of the Constitution's anniversary—sophomore Joel Lopata went all … [Read more...] about Exercise liberty not license

  Ben Holcomb   Though Pepperdine is a fine institution overall its strictness is its greatest downfall. Some of the rules enforced on and around campus cross the line when it comes to student rights. I took the time to sit down and read the handbook from cover to cover and came up with a few things that unsettled me. If you will…   Being a plain old … [Read more...] about A Graphic Face-off: At Pepperdine how strict is too strict?

  What if Pepperdine had its own comedy to rival that of "The Office?" What if Steve Carell didn't make his talents exclusive to Hollywood? What if that campy pun-laden so-dense-it's-clever humor wasn't exclusive to Thursday nights on NBC?   Sensationalized comparisons aside there is hope. Pepperdine proudly presents its resident sketch comedy broadcast: "The Randumb … [Read more...] about TV comedy crew back with flair

  The anticipation is palpable in the darkened room. As the stage lights up the low buzz of chatter dies down. The audience faces forward eager and ready to laugh. Soon after the Pepperdine Improv Troupe members are introduced and the quippy lines and punny exchanges take over the stage. Such is what we've become used to from PIT over the years. And just as the … [Read more...] about PIT brings another year of laughs