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KATHY MILLARLiving Assistant Moving into one’s dorm during freshman year at Pepperdine can be a memorable experience, with parents helping to move belongings, meeting new suitemates for the first time and attending NSO. But when the parents leave and NSO ends, college life really begins. Dr. Connie Horton, director of the Counseling Center at Pepperdine, said during the first … [Read more...] about Incoming students face new lifestyle (sans home)

SHANNON URTNOWSKILiving Editor Is it just me or did this summer fly by? Four months gone and it seems I never stepped foot out of my little bubble by the sea. The buildings have gathered a little more dust and the students have gained a few more college smarts, but everything else appears to be just the way I left it. The CCB staircase is just as intimidating as ever, all 109 … [Read more...] about New WaveNet sparks desire for good old PepXpress site

SHANNON URTNOWSKI & BRITTANY DEANLiving Editor & Staff Writer For the past 18 years, the Pepperdine Volunteer Center has encouraged students to step up to service with Step Forward Day. It has been an ongoing tradition within the community, reaching sites from Ventura County to downtown Los Angeles. “The purpose of Step Forward Day is to get our students into their … [Read more...] about Student volunteers at it again

CARISSA MARSHA&E Editor Hello. My name is Carissa and I am a Diddy-aholic. Let me rephrase that: I am a Making the Band 3-aholic. No I don’t tune into American Idol every week, I don’t care if you can dance and I am no longer so certain that America has true talent. But when it comes to MTV’s Making the Band 3, I am obsessed. For those not so familiar with the show, here’s … [Read more...] about Reality can lead to obsession

LAURA JOHNSON A&E Assistant Indiana Jones and Samuel L. Jackson have one thing in common – when either is faced with the choice of snake or no snake, both would just rather avoid one. Although Indiana prefers his whip to Jackson’s taser/harpoon/gun/fire extinguisher/hand-made hair spray blowtorch for getting rid of the scaly creatures, both men somehow manage to combat … [Read more...] about Film packs a stinging bite