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Pepperdine’s newly created Entertainment Business Network (EBN) sponsors ‘Pepperdine Idol’ and offers students interested in the industry an opportunity to, well, network. By Sara Rosner Staff Writer Although Hollywood is only miles away, perpetual traffic on Highway 101 is enough to deter most students from enjoying the show business capital of the world. However, they will … [Read more...] about Breaking into the biz

From the Pepperdine Villa in Florence to the Key Club in Hollywood, these four boys are making some noise. By Virginia Thomans Assistant A&E Editor Grattan Donahoe strolled into Pepperdine’s Villa in Florence for the first time in 2001, guitar case in hand.  “Oh sweet, you play guitar!” he heard. “Oh great,” he thought. He cringed at the thought of another chump, who … [Read more...] about Good Golly Black Molly

Hollywood Report By Elice Giorgione Staff Writer If you’re anything like the typical college student, you most likely spend a good deal of time in front of the computer surfing the Internet.           There’s just something about the dorm room that draws me to my laptop at least once an hour. I suppose the computer at times feels kind of like my lifeline to the outside world … [Read more...] about Online celeb forums make for extra fun

Senior art major Diana Pearson prepares to showcase her work in the Weisman exhibition ‘Disclosure.’ By Peter Celauro Staff Writer There are students at Pepperdine for whom career and calling are two separate worlds. They come home at night to indulge their love of music or art by singing or painting. For these students, after school is the only time they have to free … [Read more...] about Life is this senior’s canvas

Album Review Santa Barbara’s very own Sugarcult serves fans a second offereing of its own brand of pseudo-punk in the quartet’s “Palm Trees and Power Lines.” By Jen Clay A&E Editor Bubbling just below the mainstream radar, Sugarcult has made a name for itself touring the country with the likes of more established artists including Blink-182, The Hives and Radiohead.    … [Read more...] about One for the sweet tooth?