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Pepperdine sophomore Brittany Dawn Brannon is a race car driver ballet dancer pianist violinist and 2007's Miss Teen America. She may seem like wonder woman but she describes herself as being your average teenager only much busier.Brannon grew up in Paradise Valley Ariz. - a place where pageantry was almost unheard of. Although there were 40 girls in her state's pageant most … [Read more...] about Miss Teen America brings passions talent to Pepperdine

Chelsea Wishard knew she had it in her when approaching the finish line to the first cross-country race of the 2008 season. She trailed behind teammate Lauren Lodge for the entire race yet in the final segment of the three-mile course the determined Wishard pushed ahead finishing a mere two seconds in front of her teammate. Wishard and Lodge finished one and two for this meet … [Read more...] about Cross country star runs with head up

"What does it look like to you or what do you see?" asked artist Dan Colella. While I struggled for the correct intellectually creative term he said "It can mean anything you want it to mean as long as it makes you think. There is no wrong answer." His words help express the purpose of the Preserve Art Show on Saturday night: to give support to Pepperdine artists and attempt to … [Read more...] about Show highlights students' emotions through artwork

Dedication devotion drive and durability form the indispensable characteristics essential to performance art. Jason Chanos' distinguished artistry is demonstrated through the voluminous years spent rigorously evolving his knack. A resume chock-full of theatrical performance Chanos now brings this proficiency to Pepperdine. He's changing his focus to his students and manifesting … [Read more...] about Pepperdine welcomes passionate new theater professor

Young and rising star Michael Cera performs yet another nerdy role as Nick in the new romance-comedy "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist." Michael may be recognized from the recently big-screen films "Juno" and "Superbad." His costar Kat Dennings who plays the character Norah recently appeared in the comedy "House Bunny" and "The 40-Year Old Virgin." Dennings' unique beauty … [Read more...] about 'Playlist' plagued by predictability