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
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Mormon students celebrate their faith despite challenges
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
Concerto calls
JESSICA ONIStaff Writer Products of passion, perseverance and never-ending practice, the members of Pepperdine’s University Orchestra admit that their talents were not born overnight. Senior guitarist and composer Jonathan Roth said he strives to improve his talent continuously. “It keeps building,” he said. “Each opportunity keeps getting better and better. Throughout my … [Read more...] about Concerto calls
Finding iPod-esque inventions proves futile
HANNA CHUA&E Editor Jon Rubinstein, Tony Fadell and Michael Dhuey, developers of the iPod, are geniuses. In fact, inventors are the smartest people in society because they make something out of nothing. One day, a man decides to put some bits and pieces together and voila! You have your first iPod. From this tiny box in your hand, music comes out, and photos are stored. … [Read more...] about Finding iPod-esque inventions proves futile
Don’t visit ‘Freedomland’
CLARISSA JONESContributing Writer In a country where hundreds of thousands of children go missing each year, a film about a missing child should not only make a great movie, but it makes a strong political statement too. “Freedomland” attempts to make this statement but is silenced by a poor storyline and mediocre performances. The story takes place in Dempsy and Gannon, two … [Read more...] about Don’t visit ‘Freedomland’