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Staff Writer   Forget road rage on the 405 freeway. My blood begins to boil when the gas gauge nears empty. For many Southern California residents, hybrid vehicles are becoming a promising alternative. According to a financial report on Illinois-based Pantagraph.com, sales of Honda’s three hybrids — the Insight, Accord Hybrid and Civic Hybrid — increased 240 percent from July … [Read more...] about Face in the crowd

LAUREN WAUGH & DANIEL HOUGEY Heidelberg Columnists One of the perks of being a student in an international program is getting to hang out on campus for a week before the flight leaves. We had a chance to see all of our old friends and meet a few freshmen (even though they’re all going to forget us). We got to go to the beach whenever we wanted and play table tennis in the … [Read more...] about Forget school, take a vacation

MARY WISNIEWSKIAssistant Living Editor It would be hard to complain about the Pepperdine view. After all, not every school has an ocean view. But what if a room with a view is all you have? Even though it doesn’t seem like it, not everyone on campus owns a car. And even for those who do, it may not work all the time. So for those students without wheels, whether temporary or … [Read more...] about How to get around Malibu without a car

SHANNON URTNOWSKIStaff Writer Reese Witherspoon got it all right in her newest film “Just Like Heaven.” It has been a little more than a year since Witherspoon last graced the theaters in 2004’s “Vanity Fair,” but “Heaven” has been worth the wait. Witherspoon is back on screen with rising star Mark Ruffalo (“13 Going on 30”) by her side. The two stars dominate in this … [Read more...] about Get a glimpse of ‘Heaven’

CARISSA MARSHA&E Assistant These days, sophomore Elvina Akberov’s professional modeling career has her looking like an Avril Lavigne-look-a-like. She points out the remnants of her most recent commercial shoot for Skechers shoes — “stick straight hair” and black-painted fingernails — that clash with the girly pink dress she is wearing. Akberov wanted to attend Pepperdine … [Read more...] about Pep model lands Skechers gig