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LINDSEY BOERMALiving Assistant Pepperdine’s seemingly endless stairs can dampen anyone’s day. After a gruesome workout at the Firestone Fieldhouse, students face the greatest workout of all: climbing the dreaded staircase. Even students merely having to get to class in the CCB are confronted with the laborious task of making it up the stairs without their sweat bullets becoming … [Read more...] about How to avoid the stairs

MEREDITH GRANTStaff Writer Junior John Winder, a 6 foot 8 inch, volleyball player, is much more than just an intimidating opponent.  He has a huge heart for others and says he trusts God with his life.  John likes to dream big. He is the kind of guy who despite his wisdom, laughs at the thought of giving advice to anyone.  And though he is very accomplished, (including being … [Read more...] about Face in the Crowd: John Winder

SAMANTHA BLONSAssistant A&E Editor It is not often that the term “playboy” graces the cover of a playbill at Pepperdine. But this semester brings an exception with Tuesday’s opening of the spring play, “The Playboy of the Western World.”In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the original show’s opening in Dublin, Ireland, in January 1907, the Pepperdine theater … [Read more...] about Irish ‘Playboy’ gets intimate

LAURA JOHNSONA&E Assistant The only way to understand the latest effort from the four-piece band, The Shins, is to listen to the record, “Wincing the Night Away,” over and over again. Otherwise, the only thing listeners hear is noise. The tunes of The Shins were thrust into the limelight when Natalie Portman looked at Zach Braff in the film “Garden State” and said, The … [Read more...] about The Shins mix odd new sounds into CD, lose old acoustic vibes

OLESYA SALNIKOVAStaff Writer When people think of entertainment, some things that instinctively come to mind are movie theaters with buttery popcorn, concerts with screaming fans, or just the comfy cushions of our couches with a television softly flickering in the background. Usually, movies, TV shows, music and gossip magazines easily entertain us. We do not stop to think that … [Read more...] about Discover uncharted fun spots