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CHRIS MAYERLiving Assistant The summer after freshman year, most students still have a bed at their parents’ house. The summer of sophomore year often leaves students in the guest room but nonetheless back at home in the same city they grew up in. But by junior and senior year, thoughts of going home are more often than not nightmares, leaving students in a cold sweat. Senior … [Read more...] about Face in the crowd

CARISSA MARSHA&E Assistant The famous Broadway rock opera “Rent” will make its way off stage and onto the big screen Nov. 23, to the delight of Rent-heads and musical-lovers everywhere. “Rent” offers audiences the same beauty and drama of the theatrical version and makes us fall in love with the characters all over again, or for the first time. The movie makes the musical … [Read more...] about ‘Rent’ captures stage presence

SHANNON URTNOWSKIStaff Writer Malibu is home to more than sunny beaches and warm weather. Different cultural activities can be found up and down the tiny strip of Pacific Coast Highway. While stopping for coffee at Starbucks or visiting the Malibu Country Mart, many may not realize they are standing just across from a professional ballet and dance studio. The Malibu Ballet and … [Read more...] about On Pointe

THOMAS SMITHStaff Writer After serving in the U.S. Army for the past 34 years, Lt. Col. Tony Cason’s music career will march on as a visiting professor in the Fine Arts Division. Now retired, Cason has performed alongside well-known artists such as Duke Ellington, Pablo Cassals, James Mc-Cracken and Elvis Presley. At Pepperdine, Cason is a professor of music and conducts the … [Read more...] about Prof spends 15 years with Army band

GABE DURHAMStaff Writer These days, visiting a bookstore means all you see is David Sedaris this, Augusten Burroughs that. These writers have made a living off collections of personal essays, those books that tell little stories from a writer’s life and then supposedly show how the stories relate to a larger truth about the human condition. I’m a big boy. I can take larger … [Read more...] about Authors’ lives make fascinating stories