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HANNA CHUA&E Editor Professor by day, singer/songwriter/producer/actress by night: Dr. Joi Carr has a life that has remained a mystery to the Pepperdine community, even after eight years at the Malibu campus. On the surface, Joi seems like she is the average professor, teaching upper division literature and film studies courses. She has been married 11 years to religion … [Read more...] about Moving behind the scenes of MTP, professor Joi Carr opens up about her own career and background in music and theater.

BJ FLEMINGStaff Writer After the fall of the superpower Axis of Comedy “Friends” and “Seinfeld,” there has been a rush within the industry to fill the gap. We are in the middle of the sitcom revolution, and a veritable conflagration of interest and innovation within the genre has ignited. There have been victories. ABC hit “Everybody Loves Raymond” is emerging as a force to be … [Read more...] about Improv comedy worth just one sitting

JULIE ONI Staff Writer It seems like, with all the work that goes into making films, the ultimate focus of Oscar night is preposterous. The awards do not center so much upon the films themselves as the people involved in them, more specifically their ability to “perform” acceptances and look good spontaneously. After weeks, months or even years of filming, the culmination of … [Read more...] about Online option now available for celebs

Mary WisniewskiAssistant A&E Editor Sometimes finding a leprechaun in Ireland seems more feasible than finding a poet at Pepperdine. After all, the liberal arts school is more populated by business majors than creative arts majors. However, writers do exist at this school, no matter how sparse, and are coming out of hiding to perform at “Un Soir Literraire,” a Coffeehouse … [Read more...] about Poets create arena to express

By  MEREDITH RODRIGUEZAssistant Living Editor Perched atop a Malibu hill, it becomes easy for students to forget that few in the world share equal opportunity. Junior Kyle Gardner is not one such student. A self-described deep thinker from Chicago, which he pointed out is the fourth most segregated city in the world, Gardner is passionate about reaching out to all categories of … [Read more...] about Face in the crowd: Kyle Gardner