It's not impossible. Living in Southern California without a set of wheels is not exactly a death sentence. Then again calling the experience inconvenient is a total understatement. It is a sentiment that frequents Pepperdine's list of Top Things to Whine About. Here's the gist: Pepperdine might as well be located on a remote island. The university is well aware of this fact … [Read more...] about Hertz guzzles students' funds
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'December' freezes over
In The Decemberists' fifth studio album a beautiful yet mournful organ prelude crescendos from a long bass tone into a melancholy ballad. It is an appropriate opening as the album's over-arching theme is the pain and emotions of bittersweet love. Released on Tuesday March 24 "The Hazards of Love" is a 17-part hour-long rock opera about two doomed lovers William and Margaret. … [Read more...] about 'December' freezes over
Waves Café offers vegetarian options
John Lennon said if slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be vegetarian. Thanks to The New York Times best sellers such as Kim Barnouin and Rory Freedman's Skinny Bitch more people are assessing what they put on their dinner plates. This holds true even at Pepperdine. Contrary to popular belief, it is possible to survive, even to thrive, as a vegetarian in the Waves … [Read more...] about Waves Café offers vegetarian options
Chinese student admissions increase
Pepperdine projects that Chinese students will be the largest international demographic in the incoming freshman class reflecting a nationwide increase in Asian students. Of this year's 555 international applicants 108 are Chinese - a sharp increase from last year when approximately 60 Chinese students applied. Since 2004 Koreans have comprised the largest international student … [Read more...] about Chinese student admissions increase
'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