MARY WISNIEWSKIAssistant Living Editor A miniature red truck sits on a shelf near a toy skeleton holding a guitar, surfboards are attached to the ceiling, a Pepperdine banner is posted above the door and a sign proclaiming, “Welcome to the house of perpetual commotion,” on the wooden wall. This is no bizarre antique shop. It is the Dume Room, owned by Mario Vitale. Vitale … [Read more...] about Meet a Malibuite: Mario Vitale
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Excessive net use poses threat
SHANNON URTNOWSKILiving Editor Hannah Ehrig/Staff photographer College students drive the age of technology, an age filled with various gizmos, gadgets and other cutting-edge electronics that are constantly being updated and improved. Being the children of this “Net Generation,” which, according to wikepedia.com, includes those born from the late 1970s through the 1990s, it is … [Read more...] about Excessive net use poses threat
Campus serves as niche for students
SHANNON URTNOWSKILiving Editor Take a look around. As you scan the campus, I bet one of the first things to catch your eye is the infamous Malibu coast just down the hill. With an ocean so blue and a horizon so wide and visible, it would be hard for anyone to miss. But, let me bring your focus back to Pepperdine. There are numerous places on-campus that may not stick out to … [Read more...] about Campus serves as niche for students
Discover the best of Malibu
KATHY MILLARLiving Assistant Devyn Forest/Staff photographer Every once in a while it is important to take a break from studying, step out of the campus bubble and treat oneself to some gratifying shopping, dining and sightseeing. Students can easily plan their next weekend schedule of leisure by browsing this list of the best that Malibu has to offer. A great benefit to … [Read more...] about Discover the best of Malibu
How to get out of a mid-semester funk
CARA VAN METERAssistant Editor For all the Green Day fans in the crowd: Wake Up. September has, indeed, ended, and with October well on its way, many of you may be sliding down into that rut that so often rears its ugly head after the excitement of the new semester wears off. It is the mid-semester funk, luring students off their chosen paths of righteous academic purpose to a … [Read more...] about How to get out of a mid-semester funk