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Poppy GarofaloStaff Writer Pepperdine shares its home in Malibu, Calif., with many of Hollywood’s biggest stars. Just outside of Los Angeles, this coastal community provides the perfect haven for celebrities wishing to escape from city life. Students are accustomed to living among the rich and famous. But when a fellow student reaches this stature, people begin to take … [Read more...] about Freshman model has ambitious goals

SARAH PYEAssociate Editor The way a particular company treats the title song in “Oklahoma!” says a lot about the production overall. In the current revival tour, which stops at the Pantages through Sunday, this idea certainly holds true: The title number, coming at the end of the second act, is solid, well-sung and enjoyable. And yet the song, much like the production overall, … [Read more...] about Musical sticks close to classic

Amy LarsonStaff Writer Imagine walking into a building of complete strangers. No one recognizes you, and no faces look familiar either. But, by the time you leave that same building, you have made friends that you will not forget as long as you live. That is precisely what happens in “The Weir,” a production that Pepperdine students will be performing this week. Written by … [Read more...] about Student theater production explores human relationships

Mary WisniewskiAssistant A&E Editor Terrence Mealick’s “The New World” is a new world in itself. Scenes cut quickly from shot to shot, and dialogue is limited due to language barriers between the English and the Native Americans. However, these limitations make a strong movie by revealing what it may be like to go somewhere one has never gone before — a little confusing and … [Read more...] about Entering ‘The New World’

Ginna NguyenStaff Writer What I love most about college is this: it is an education of the whole person. Mind, heart, body and soul comprise the gestalt of your being. Pepperdine offers plenty of resources that address your growth as a person and citizen. What I would like to offer you in this weekly column are what I hope to be out-of-the-Pepperdine-box ways to feed that … [Read more...] about Discovering California’s getaways