Head chef provides thousands of meals for students each day and says he loves every minute of it. RYAN HAGENNews Assistant Pepperdine’s executive chef sympathizes with students whose plates are too full to cook anything at the end of a hard day. Of course, by the end of Ralph Zavala’s shift at 2 p.m. he has already helped make meals for most of the Pepperdine student body. “I … [Read more...] about Food for thought
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Ferrari driver strikes plea deal, will serve time; pay heavy fines
The Swedish businessman will serve three years in prison for grand theft and embezzlement, authorities said. RYAN HAGENNews Assistant Swedish tycoon Bo Stefan Eriksson pleaded no contest to embezzlement and being a felon with a firearm. Eriksson, who attracted attention after crashing a Ferrari Enzo in Malibu in February, was sentenced to three years in prison. Friday, a … [Read more...] about Ferrari driver strikes plea deal, will serve time; pay heavy fines
The best medicine
Nurses on campus answer questions and provide care for students in need. RACHEL SACHERStaff Writer On location in the RHO parking lot at the corner of Huntsinger Circle and Towers Road is the Pepperdine Student Health Center or the “SHO.” At the health center, there are men and women from highly qualified medical backgrounds. Each brings a different skill set of medical … [Read more...] about The best medicine
Dume Room set to close
RYAN HAGENNews Assistant The Dume Room is doomed, according to owner Mario Vitale. He said the bar, a popular hangout for Pepperdine students, will be forced to close Nov. 30. Transwestern Commercial Services, the nationwide real estate company that acquired the properties at Point Dume Plaza in April 2005, had originally said it would not allow the Dume Room to renew its lease … [Read more...] about Dume Room set to close
Earthquake threat looming for Malibu, experts project; emergency plans in place
DAVID KOBStaff Writer In 1994, an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale rocked Northridge, destroying three highway overpasses and left thousands homeless. Malibu and Los Angeles fault lines have quietly murmured, yielding mostly inaudible tremors, barely affecting the upstairs world. However, historical patterns between fault lines have developed the unsettling … [Read more...] about Earthquake threat looming for Malibu, experts project; emergency plans in place