Among issues of anxiety procrastination and maybe even drool one of the most challenging dimensions of completing college level homework is finding a study space that gets students in the zone. Santa Monica's 18th Street Coffee House serves as a delicious remedy to this dilemma. After a 20-minute head-clearing car ride down PCH students will find themselves in a situation not … [Read more...] about Coffee House perks up students
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Looking through neon colored glasses
For the third time that day I heard the Jonas Brothers' CD resonating out of my 10-year-old sister's iHome speakers. Nick Jonas' nasally voice was testing my patience so I dusted off my old *Nsync CD to show my sister what a real boy band sounds like. She did not agree. But then again she didn't grow up in the 90s.As soon as "Tearin Up My Heart" played an entire inventory of … [Read more...] about Looking through neon colored glasses
Dirk Seib: Man on Fire
Senior Dirk Seib knows what it's like to face fire with fire.For more than two years Seib has been working with the Los Angeles County Fire Department and he currently serves as a call firefighter. He balances being a student and a call firefigher which is made all the more difficult because he must wear a pager at all times and respond to every emergency to which he is called … [Read more...] about Dirk Seib: Man on Fire
Humanities classes short-change
Pepperdine University wants all of its students to attain a well-rounded liberal arts education as implied by the slew of general education courses required for them to graduate. Traditionally studying humanities is extremely valuable because it has the potential to teach students how to communicate effectively as well as to think creatively and independently. All of this is … [Read more...] about Humanities classes short-change
Jupiter begins to rise
The popularity of R&B and hip-hop has skyrocketed in the past decade thanks to brilliant artists like the Black Eyed Peas and Timbaland bringing an energetic heartbeat rhythm to the club-going demographic. Hip-hop duo Jupiter Rising is part of this movement. Its newest and third album release "The Quiet Hype is further evidence that the genre has not run out of originality … [Read more...] about Jupiter begins to rise