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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’

James RiswickAssistant A&E Editor   While the world-famous North American International Auto Show is wowing journalists and car enthusiasts alike in Detroit, many of the same vehicles being showcased in Motown are also being displayed here in Los Angeles. Running until tomorrow at the L.A. Convention Center (admission is $10), the L.A. auto show, as always, highlights the … [Read more...] about World of Wheels

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

Rhonda Harris-ScottHealth Columnist The human population has grown over the years and this has had a huge effect on the environment. This growth is in some ways due to the advances in medicine, sanitation and agriculture. Waste created by the population surge is continuously changing the ecosystem because we are constantly using non-replaceable resources and increasing the … [Read more...] about Environmental consciousness key to well-being