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LAUREN MORTON-FARMERLondon Columnist When the July 7 terrorist bombings came to London, it shook me up. After all, it was just two months before 37 of us would start the biggest adventure of our college careers, and the nearest of those four explosions  occured less than two miles north of our future home. Now, as I sit by an open window in my room on 56 Prince’s Gate, I … [Read more...] about Excitement and fear wait beyond these doors

JOHN DENISTONStaff Writer The Princeton Review ranks Pepperdine as the most beautiful college campus in America, but daily pedestrian commutes may lead students to imagine an even more beautiful university – a Pepperdine without hills. This seemingly far-fetched notion of vaporizing the stair-stepping effort from our campus might become a reality thanks to a “human … [Read more...] about Bring on the Segways

MARY WISNIEWSKIAssistant Living Editor Some know her as Victoria, while others call her “Sus.” Still, others know her as Susan Wooten. Most would not know her as a Pepperdine junior who formerly wanted to be a nun and a Rockette. “I’ve always had a secret desire to be girly, but it never worked out for me,” Wooten said. “I’m  kind of a semi-closeted science nerd.” To explore … [Read more...] about Face in the crowd

JENNIFER GUTIERREZStaff Writer Take a trip back to the 1940s, when St. Monica’s church in Santa Monica brought the first Roman Catholic Mass to Malibu. It was celebrated in the city courthouse until 1948, when Our Lady of Malibu church was founded. With Pepperdine’s arrival in Malibu, the church took a charge to minister to students. Today, it continues that mission. The … [Read more...] about Our Lady of Malibu ‘a more contemporary Catholic church’

EVELYN BARGEA&E Editor With the end of summer comes a rush of films competing for Oscar nominations and big box office numbers. Below  are some highlights of the upcoming fall movie season. SEPTEMBER 16 “Everything is Illuminated” Liev Schreiber’s directorial debut, “Everything is Illuminated,” is the screen adaptation of author Jonathan Safran Foer’s best-selling novel. … [Read more...] about Fall movie releases brighten the big screen