Renowned Italian author Dacai Maraini spoke Wednesday to celebrate the establishment of an Italian major at Pepperdine and to underscore the language's importance."The Italian language is the language of art of poetry of opera Maraini said. It is not the language of force of necessity; it is the language of pleasure. The true beauty of a language of an art has the capacity to … [Read more...] about Pep offers Italian major
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Men's golf prepares for postseason
The men's golf team finished its second tournament in two weeks with a 7th place finish at the windy Morris Williams Intercollegiate in Austin Texas. The Waves struggled in the final round posting a 26-over par 310 to fall two places and 43 strokes behind tournament winner Oklahoma State University who won by 25 shots. Once again sophomore Andrew Putnam paced the Waves with … [Read more...] about Men's golf prepares for postseason
Obama mirrors FDR botches recovery
Even a fiscal conservative must concede that President Obama is a gifted orator. With a strong yet gentle serious yet reassuring tone Obama commands respect. A skilled rhetorician and a skilled policymaker however are very different. Despite his impeccable rhetorical delivery and ability to instill hope in his followers Obama's economic policies will not ameliorate the United … [Read more...] about Obama mirrors FDR botches recovery
'Watchmen' film dips into life
Director Zack Snyder ("300") once again delivers a big-budget action blockbuster. However this time around there is much more brain to go along with the brawn in his adaptation of the widely-acclaimed graphic novel "Watchmen." Set in an alternate reality circa 1985 "Watchmen" features a world on the brink of nuclear annihilation with only five minutes on the doomsday clock - … [Read more...] about 'Watchmen' film dips into life
Men's athletics oils up sings in manly pageant
Running around in short shorts singing Backstreet Boys and spoofing 1980s music videos Pepperdine's male athletes did whatever it took for a chance to be crowned "Mr. All American." Wednesday evening's annual Mr. All American pageant featured members of the men's basketball baseball tennis track and volleyball teams singing dancing and posing for an audience of more than 100 … [Read more...] about Men's athletics oils up sings in manly pageant