CHRIS SEGALPerspectives Editor 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 … [Read more...] about Hybrid SUVs? Nice try, but I’ll pass
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Coffee and copies
HANNA CHUAssistant A&E Editor Although Ryan Wickers has to fight through traffic on Highway 101 for an hour and a half to reach his internship in Glendale, he believes his unpaid job is worth the gas and extra travel time, especially because it prepares him for life after graduation. “It’ll be on my resume,” Wickers said. His supervisor also told him that if he worked hard, … [Read more...] about Coffee and copies
Face in the crowd: Jenna Clapper
GINNA NGUYENStaff Writer Some may know Jenna Clapper by her smile. Others may have seen her familiar curly head sitting behind the tables of Amnesty International last year. She is the president of Pepperdine’s chapter, a member of the unofficial Girls Who Hate Running club, employee at the Housing office and intern at the California Wildlife Center. This recently married … [Read more...] about Face in the crowd: Jenna Clapper
‘Good Apollo’ soars to new heights
GARRETT WAITSports Editor Oftentimes, when a band makes a major-label debut after two successful albums on smaller labels, the major-label product is watered down to gain more listeners and money. That’s not the case with Coheed and Cambria’s third album “Good Apollo I’m Burning Star IV, Volume I: From Fear through the Eyes of Madness.” If anything, Coheed has become more … [Read more...] about ‘Good Apollo’ soars to new heights
The force restores artistic balance
GABE DURHAMStaff Writer My campaign for Supreme Court justice is off to a glorious start. Most folks I’ve pitched my campaign to have at least admitted that I look like a young Stephen Breyer. The only snag I’ve hit so far has been finding an application. They make it so hard. It’s almost like they don’t want people to run. I could go on, but Gabe Durham honors his commitments. … [Read more...] about The force restores artistic balance
