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DANIEL HOUGEYHeidelberg Columnist While many of my fellow international students decided to go home for the winter break, I opted to brave the dangers of the wild — trains, dirty hostels and sketchy, old European men — for a month. I was beginning to feel a bit cramped after a semester of close-quarter living with only 45 others and was ready to spend some time alone. Plus, I … [Read more...] about Heidelbergers feel at home in Moore Haus home

RICHARD NAVAStaff Writer Most students stress about going to class, getting homework done and keeping their daily planners organized. But what if you had a company to manage on top of everything else? Well, Pepperdine senior Adam Taki does. While other Peppediners are trying to stay on top of their academic schedules, Taki is  preparing to act as the company spokesperson for … [Read more...] about Face in the crowd: Adam Taki

A.J. KABAGEStaff Writer While the closure of the Malibu Blockbuster Video on has frustrated and confused many on Pepperdine’s campus, there is one person who remains completely unbothered by this change. John Renteria, 42, has more than 1,100 movies in his collection, both DVDs and videocassettes.  Renteria, who works as the coffee barista at the Sandbar, has been collecting … [Read more...] about ‘Movie god’ won’t miss Blockbuster

CARA VAN METERLiving Editor Post-9 p.m. eating and entertainment options include Jack in the Box and … well, Jack in the Box. Blockbuster has been the latest in a long string of college-friendly businesses to desert us. Few local businesses boast about the Waves or post orange and blue posters on the walls, much less offer student discounts. These are all symptoms of a greater … [Read more...] about How to pretend you’re living in a real college town

MEREDITH RODRIGUEZAssistant Living Editor A quick peruse through the Seaver Academic Catalog takes a reader through a tour of fascinating classes: Keyboard Harmony, Analytic Geometry and Calculus II, Criminology and for the especially abstract-minded, Ancient Philosophy. These courses and their counterparts will undoubtedly catapult a Seaver graduate ahead of the rest. Or will … [Read more...] about Students lack complex literacy skills, Pew study finds