Special Publications

CHRIS SEGALStaff Writer Conflict between the City of Malibu and the Santa Monica Mountain Conservancy has both sides defending public interest. The SMCC submits a Local Costal Program application allowing overnight camping at Charmlee, Corral Canyon and Ramirez Canyon parks, while Malibu safety concerns conflict with public access to nature. The Malibu planning staff will … [Read more...] about Conservancy and city fight for the publics’ interests

NINA HANNAStaff Writer Every Malibuite is familiar with the Malibu Country Mart. It consists of an eclectic array of upscale boutiques and stores, fine dining, outside eateries, and coffeehouses. It’s a pleasant area that’s casual but maintains a level of elegance at the same time. However, within the boundaries are many enchanting places that aren’t so visible to the naked … [Read more...] about The metaphysical bookstore

COLLEEN CONWAYStaff Writer Despite a common belief, Meals on Wheels is not a soup kitchen delivery service. Meals on Wheels has been so successful because it has been willing to cater to different needs of different people. Unlike short-lived Project Angel Food, a program that only catered to AIDS survivors, Meals on Wheels has successfully learned to expand to meet its … [Read more...] about Meals on wheels serves wide range of clientele

SAMANTHA BLONSStaff Writer The Pepperdine Natural Science Division has a language all its own – one with which its students are quite familiar. Homework does not mean a quick worksheet, like in a communication course, but rather a 14-page calculus assignment that will take several hours. A paper does not mean an essay on a political issue or a Shakespearean play, but instead … [Read more...] about The Natural Science Division

JESSICA ROTTERStaff Writer Dr. Donna Nofziger Plank, associate professor of biology, has quite an unusual combination of passions: family, community in God, teaching and science. She has been a professor since 1998 after receiving her Ph. D. from UCLA and her B.A. in biology from Baylor.  Since she was a child, she always knew that science was her thing. “When I was a little … [Read more...] about Natural Science Division: Professor Plank