LAURIE HARTTStaff Writer It’s lunchtime, and you’re starving. You rush out of class, head to the Sandbar, grab your mail, and then make a beeline for the Cafeteria. The average person can walk from the Sandbar to the Cafeteria in a minute or so. Timothy Campbell, a junior Music and Theater contract major, usually takes a good three or four just to make it to the sandwich line, … [Read more...] about Tim Campbell: An Extraordinary Life
Special Publications
Chris Van Velzer: Insight from Both Sides of the Desk
DAVID KOBStaff Writer “There’s a 100% chance there’s a message on my answering machine when I get to work in the morning.” Chris Van Velzer’s life can be summed up in one word: Busy. He’s often walking, more likely running, around campus, briefcase in hand, waving to students as he flies by. On any given day, Van Velzer sends or receives roughly 100 emails, 25-30 phone … [Read more...] about Chris Van Velzer: Insight from Both Sides of the Desk
Soka University land becomes state park
SHUHEI MATSUStaff Writer The 588-acre Soka University is to become parkland for Californians once again. Ending a 30-year quest, public officials of California announced the purchase of a school in the heart of the Santa Monica Mountains. The university will return to its historic name, King Gillette Ranch, after the remaining students graduate. The $35-million deal closed … [Read more...] about Soka University land becomes state park
Stress: The College Students Downer
ERICA BACHELORStaff Writer As the clock hits 7 a.m. junior Julia Kwamya, gets up to prepare for her day. She attends classes from 8 a.m. till 2 p.m. Then it is time to grab a quick bite to eat before heading off to work. After work its time for homework and dinner. Then it is early to bed, in order to start the day early tomorrow morning. A student’s life is like a … [Read more...] about Stress: The College Students Downer
Pepperdine students, local doctor discuss plastic surgery
BETHANY ESTRADAStaff Writer What will a Pepperdine student do to make themselves look just a little bit younger and a little but more beautiful? Local plastic surgeon, Tjerk Bury, says that many college-age students turn to plastic surgery, mainly breast-augmentation. According to the March issue of American Surgeons of Plastic Surgery (ASPS) medical journal 5 percent of … [Read more...] about Pepperdine students, local doctor discuss plastic surgery