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Courtney HongLiving Assistant Rare is the college student (or anyone, for that matter) who doesn’t just walk by but instinctively looks at a homeless person as a human being and says, “You have a destiny, a plan, a purpose. The power is in you to leave this situation.” This is what Mario Woodruff, 23, needed someone to say to him when he was homeless and impoverished for … [Read more...] about Taking a look at how the other half lives

Michael AlahouzosStaff Writer Dr. David Lowry is one of Pepperdine’s unique professors, though he might be the last person to admit it. “I feel ordinary, among extraordinary people,” Lowry said.Lowry has been teaching yoga to students for eight years of his 15-year residency at Pepperdine as a mass communication and human communication professor. As if yoga isn’t enough to … [Read more...] about Prof devotes himself to relationships at Pep

Rhonda Hariss-ScottHealth Columnist On the third Thursday of every November the nation observes the Great American Smokeout.  The Great American Smokeout is an initiative sponsored by the American Cancer Society to combat the 400,000 deaths per year caused by tobacco use. The issue of tobacco use by young adults is an extremely important topic.  Cigarettes,  cloves, cigars, … [Read more...] about Breaking the habit with ‘The Great American Smokeout’

Karin SabinStaff Writer Even though alumnus Brett Davidson left Texas to try acting in California, he returned to Texas, at least fictionally, for his first major movie. Davidson recently wrapped his first major role in an independent movie, titled “Schattenkind” (German for “shadow kids”). Davidson, who graduated in May 2004, stars as the male lead, along with female lead … [Read more...] about Alumnus gets break in horror flick

He lives in a pineapple under the sea. He’s absorbent, yellow and porous. And if the statistics are right, his feature film debut today will prove to be required viewing for a many college students. Jen ClayStaff Writer Sea sponge SpongeBob SquarePants, whose trials and tribulations have been chronicled in the Nickelodeon animated series of the same name, will make the leap … [Read more...] about Why Pepperdine students soak up Spongebob