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MEREDITH RODRIGUEZAssistant Living Editor Where does a people-person turn to escape the infamous Malibu bubble? Here’s a start: how about working at a coffee shop, frequenting the beach, taking advantage of overseas opportunities and driving into Los Angeles to explore the city’s offerings? Junior Lindsay Joiner, 21, gets her people-fix weekly at her Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf … [Read more...] about Face in the crowd: Lindsay Joiner

JONATHAN TAMAYOFlorence Columnist It was a mass exodus from the villa:  50 people at five in the morning, crawling out of bed to make our five-hour bus ride to the airport in Rome. As we boarded our plane we were handed “bird flu” pamphlets accompanied by Arabic music, while we entered a plane bearing the crescent moon and stars of Islam. Thus began our spring educational field … [Read more...] about Turkey trip gives glimpse into religious history

CARA VANMETER Living Editor Since Monday was the vernal equinox and thus officially the first day of spring, it’s time to start thinking about that important milestone just around the corner. No, I’m not talking about graduation; something even bigger than that. You got it — spring cleaning. Now, I can imagine the masses’ moans of dread drowning out the few neat freaks in the … [Read more...] about How to make the most of spring cleaning

ALEXANDRA MORRISStaff Writer While the campus at Pepperdine University was named by the Princeton Review as the most beautiful in the country, students need a few hot-spots to relax around Malibu when they need to get away from school. A popular hangout is the Colony Marketplace, where Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf caters to the coffee cravings of students and Malibuites. A … [Read more...] about Meet a Malibuite: Jonathon Brashear

ANNA KINGAssistant News Editor Pepperdine University enrolls students from a wide range of religious beliefs and backgrounds, including those religions that may not directly connect with the university’s Church of Christ affiliation. While students who are members of the Mormon Church have always been a minority, the number of Mormons enrolled in Pepperdine has declined from 30 … [Read more...] about Mormon students celebrate their faith despite challenges