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Evelyn BargeA&E Editor Psychologists frequently study the impact of violence in the arts on its viewers. In modern society, such violence is considered an unnecessary, negative part of life. But a new exhibit at The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles reveals that violence has often been documented in the arts, especially during times when violence played an integral role … [Read more...] about Exhibit features violence in medieval art

Carissa MarshStaff Writer Eight one thousand… nine one thousand… ten one thousand. Ready or not, here I come! Who ever thought that an innocent children’s game would become the subject of a gruesome nightmare? But this is just what happens in “Hide and Seek” when the favorite childhood game goes terribly wrong and Emily Callaway’s imaginary friend Charlie becomes more real than … [Read more...] about ‘Hide and Seek’ plays off fear

Brittany DeanStaff Writer When describing first-year Seaver College graduate student Russell Lingerfelt, his friends frequently use adjectives such as sociable, Christian and intelligent. And while many students might recognize the 24-year-old religion major as the man with a shaved head who wears a T-shirt and jeans every day while studying in the Waves Cafe, there is much … [Read more...] about Grad student pens book to help teens

Poppy GarofaloStaff Writer No one can explain how fast four years at Pepperdine fly by better than a graduating senior. In their final semesters, students suddenly face the realization that in a few months they will truly be on their own for the first time in their lives. Reality is the word many people use to describe life after college and there are few who want to face such … [Read more...] about Getting Hitched

Virgina ThomasOverseas Columnist As California was drowning and the East Coast was freezing, we Buenos Aires dwellers are tanning. That is, except for this week. Right now we’re on an educational field trip to Calafate, in southern Argentina. And for the first time since summer started, we’re cold. All 60 gazillion of us (Ok, really 60, more or less), are bundled up as we’re … [Read more...] about Argentina is a true home