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How to get along with your roommate this year

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CARA VAN METERAssistant Art Editor Welcome to Pepperdine, froshy people, transfers and returnees alike. The new semester sits on the horizon spotless and shiny, full of endless possibilities: new classes, new professors, new crayons — hmm, scratch that last bit — a new semester anyway, a new room, and for many of you a new roommate. There are five easy steps you can follow to … [Read more...] about How to get along with your roommate this year

Burst the bubble, land in Malibu

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MARY WEISNIEWSKIAssistant Living Editor PAUL CLARK/Photo Editor Another school year means another merry-go-round of living in Malibu. This may be an easy-enough challenge for seasoned students who know where to go and what to do, but perhaps not quite as simple for incoming students who do not know the area or simply others who have had severe mobility anxiety throughout their … [Read more...] about Burst the bubble, land in Malibu

Incoming students face new lifestyle (sans home)

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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)

New WaveNet sparks desire for good old PepXpress site

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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

Student volunteers at it again

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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