POPPY GAROFALOStaff Writer Inside the crowded Bovard Auditiorium at University of Southern California, 25 Pepperdine students cheered from the audience for a rising opera singer, who is both a friend and peer on the Malibu campus. Senior Christin Wismann, an applied vocal music major, was one of four top winners in the Western region finals of the Metropolitan Opera National … [Read more...] about Opera singer competes nationally
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Theater row takes center stage
SHANNON URTNOWSKIStaff Writer Los Angeles is full of hidden treasures, and a small stretch of road on Santa Monica Boulevard holds one of the city’s best kept theatrical secrets. The area, which extends from Highland to Van Ness avenues, is nicknamed Theater Row and is home to many independent playhouses known for producing quality productions despite the financial struggles … [Read more...] about Theater row takes center stage
Rock the world with self-expression
GINNA NGUYENStaff Writer Bleep, burrrr, whiiiirl. That’s Bob the Robot, talking about his latest dragon-slaying adventure. But, as modern-day culture tells us, dragons are not real. J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, when asked of the inspiration behind their novels, each answered that he wanted to read fantasy. But since few wrote such a genre at the time, Tolkien and Lewis had to … [Read more...] about Rock the world with self-expression
Students can avoid the flu this fall with just a few healthy habits
GARY GREEN, M.D.Health Columnist Last November marked a full month that 5-year-old Ana had been learning to tie her own shoes. One of the older girls who lived a couple of doors down had been teaching her. That day, Ana refused to tie the shoes. She wouldn’t even sit down for snack time. Instead, she clutched a young woman and would not let go. Ana was not sick or scared. In … [Read more...] about Students can avoid the flu this fall with just a few healthy habits
Face in the crowd: Jeannine BlankinshipKERIANN BOONE
Staff Writer Steadfast certainty about life’s relationships, an earnest love for surfing and an everlasting smile are some of junior Jeannine Blankinship’s best-known traits. She’s a psychology major who spent last year in Buenos Aires. Inspired by a trip to Brazil, Blankinship bought a surfboard and began teaching herself the sport. Even though she has no wetsuit, she still … [Read more...] about Face in the crowd: Jeannine BlankinshipKERIANN BOONE
