When packing, don't forget the right heart Virginia ThomasOverseas Columnist As I’m tossing the necessities for studying and traveling in South America into my suitcase, I’m realizing that there’s one thing I didn’t pick up at the mall. Hiking boots for trekking through the Incan ruins of Macchu Picchu? Check. Comfy cute shoes for dancin’ the night away in Rio de … [Read more...] about Global Gab
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Face in the Crowd
Courtney HongStaff Writer Called “Walker, Texas Ranger” one too many times growing up, Platt Walker Davis still goes by Walker, but there’s more to the friendly Houston native than his name. For one thing, he is good natured about answering random questions. Fresh from studying abroad his sophomore year in Florence, this junior international business major has been to 17 … [Read more...] about Face in the Crowd
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The Graphic's Step-By-Step Guide to All ThingsHow to share your room (by any means necessary!) Sarah PyeEditor in Chief As a new student at Pepperdine, you have probably already engaged in a myriad of time-honored new-student activities, the foremost of which is of course being assaulted by orange-clad NSO counselors who appear to be on high-powered smile-enhancing drugs that … [Read more...] about How to
DVD release re-ignites religion in film
ELICE GIORGIONEA&E Assistant For years, religion was taboo in Hollywood – one of those unmentionable subjects kept tidily under the rug for fear of offending people or stirring up controversy. Movies rarely touched upon, much less embraced, the notion of faith. But in recent years, there has been a seeming resurgence of religious themes being espoused by the entertainment … [Read more...] about DVD release re-ignites religion in film
Taking Malibu by Storm
EVELYN BARGEAssistant A&E Editor Courtesy of Malibu StormHome Grown: Twins Dana Burke and Lauren Mills, and their brother Michael Alden grew up near Malibu Beach. The group released its album Aug. 10. There’s a storm brewing over Nashville and, believe it or not, it’s from Malibu. Forget that it rarely rains in here, because the California group Malibu Storm is making big … [Read more...] about Taking Malibu by Storm