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Jamie Lambert Staff Writer As most Americans stay current with the American involvement in the Middle East via CNN, a small group of Pepperdine students have made a commitment that will most likely land them right in the middle of the action. These nine men and women are just like any other Pepperdine students, except that every Friday, they don the Blues of the United States … [Read more...] about Pepperdine students prepare for lives in military service after they graduate

Elizabeth ReinkingStaff Writer Dr. Margot Condon, assistant director of student teaching at the Pepperdine Graduate School of Education and Psychology, is often asked to give speeches about teaching. Invariably, the subject of her experiences as a working mother comes up. “Women will say to me, ‘I’d like to go back to work but I have three children,’” she said. “They don’t … [Read more...] about Professor takes motherhood to new level

Travis Weber & Nathanial BreedenStaff Writers Noise infiltrates our lives. In the morning, blaring alarm clocks break the silence. The talking heads on our televisions drown out our daily routine. In class, sometimes the professor is difficult to hear above the racket in our heads.Why do we tend to turn the volume of life up instead of down?We have an affinity for noise, … [Read more...] about Breaking through the noise in life: the healing voice of silence

Evelyn Barge Assistant A&E Editor For three years, the Cinespia film society has allowed the film lovers of Los Angeles to view classic cinema alongside their favorite stars. The dead ones, that is. Cinespia sponsors movie screenings at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, a picturesque graveyard overlooked by the Hollywood sign and framed by towering palm trees. The cemetery is … [Read more...] about Cemetery doubles as classic movie venue

Audrey ReedA&E Editor Don’t laugh. Attending concerts is a very serious business.  When to arrive, where to stand, when to crowd surf, who to mosh with and in what venue to see the band are all variables that could make or break a concert. My first concert featured country singer Shania Twain. I was in eighth grade and went with former Pepperdine student Tara Powell and my … [Read more...] about Attending concerts rocks my ears off