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By Jen Clay A&E Assistant Senior Heather Horton has extra reason to look forward to the concert choir’s fall performance on Tuesday. Horton serves as this year’s choir president. But if she looks relaxed, it’s because she’s done it before. “This is my second year as president of the choir,” she said. Serving her fellow singers is nothing new to her; Horten has held an … [Read more...] about Choir President organizes and leads by example

How a dummy can bring its owner to life and its viewers to tears By Evelyn Barge Staff Writer There’s something to be said for an actor who is able to play the role of a heart-wrenchingly realistic holocaust survivor and then turn around and stun the audience as a painfully shy ventriloquist on a mission to find love. Actor Adrien Brody has definitely convinced this viewer of … [Read more...] about ‘Don’t blame me…the dummy said it!’

Riptide TV producer brings his experience to the Fieldhouse. By Peter Celauro A&E Editor Nicholas Sheldon is used to hard work and long hours. As the producer of Riptide TV on Pepperdine’s TV-26 television station, the senior telecommunications major specializes in taking a lot of elements – video, music and sound bytes – and pulling them together into a finished product, … [Read more...] about Organizing the Madness

By Elice Giorgione Staff Writer Until very recently, I had never really experienced a true emotional reaction to the death of a celebrity to the extent that I’ve actually mourned their passing. That changed when John Ritter died Sept. 11. When I first saw the news flash, I was completely speechless – it seemed unreal. I didn’t want to believe what I was seeing. I caught … [Read more...] about Loss reminds viewers of Ritter’s great talent

By Rosy Banks Assistant Living Editor Could your cell phone kill you? Forget what you’ve heard about radioactive waves frying your brain. More and more people are saying that the real danger lies in phone use while on the road. More than 115 million Americans consider cell phones a necessity to daily communication, but recently findings argue cell phones are potentially … [Read more...] about Driving Danger: What we risk when talking while on the road