Perspectives

By Jen Clay A&E Editor Perhaps when Norm Macdonald was fired from “Saturday Night Live” you heard this man’s name.  Maybe you’re into reading “the trades” and had read about him before the “Saturday Night Live” publicity. Then again, maybe you’re just a “Friends” hyper-fan. Anyway you look at it, he affected the television world television fans live in today.   His name is … [Read more...] about ‘Don’ of a new era

By Graham Shea Staff Writer Smothers Theater bustled with a colorful array of peculiar characters. It’s the time of year Pepperdine puts on its dancing shoes and goes for the gold — Songfest has begun.  “This and our international programs are the two big things that are so special about Pepperdine,” said executive producer and director Sam Parmalee.  “Alumni come back, as … [Read more...] about Songfest kicks off; tickets almost gone

L.A. County Fire Department closes student thoroughfare after two violations .By Mary Wisneiwski Staff Writer Dorm Road was closed last Friday after Pepperdine was cited twice for violations from the Los Angeles County Fire Department for safety reasons. Emergency vehicles struggled to get through Dorm Road on several different occasions, said Public Safety Deputy Director … [Read more...] about Dorm Road closed

By Courtney HongStaff Writer “We risked our lives for the Delta Gammas.” Although the words of Psi Upsilon’s Mark Horton, a junior, were said in reference to a swimming pool feat, it marked the theme of support that held together the Delta Gamma Anchor Splash charity event Sunday. Standing atop a fellow Psi U’s shoulders and portraying a human anchor during the synchronized … [Read more...] about Splish Splash

By Jen Clay A&E Editor In a perfect world, everyone is held accountable for his or her actions. At Pepperdine, students must answer to a number of different administrative organizations in the event that they are accused of violating either the academic code of integrity and/or the code of conduct, and, on a daily basis, students are held accountable for their behavior. … [Read more...] about DPS not above standards of accountability