By Ashley JonesStaff Writer ALLISON CULLY Traveling across the Atlantic Ocean, golden retriever in tow, freshman Allison Cully was not quite sure what she was going to find at Pepperdine University. Having visited the United States before, Cully was not completely surprised by what she found. However, she has learned a lot about the United States that she didn’t … [Read more...] about FaceInTheCrowd
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Saving grunion, California’s treasure
By Jami LambertStaff Writer The words “California’s treasure” can bring many different ideas to mind. Some see the beautiful stretches of beach while others may picture the abundant redwoods or even the promise of gold to new settlers in the 1840s and 50s. But when Karen Martin, professor of biology at Pepperdine University, says those words, she’s not referring to trees, … [Read more...] about Saving grunion, California’s treasure
Just say no to drunk dialing
Julieanne Leupold My grandmother used to call me sponge because I had the kind of brain that remembered anything. I probably can still rattle off my address from second grade or some of those poems I had to memorize in eighth-grade English. But I couldn’t tell you my best friend’s cell phone number. Or my father’s office number and extension. My sudden lack of memory is not … [Read more...] about Just say no to drunk dialing
Can you hear me now?
By Sarah PyeAssistant Lifestyles Editor The top of the stairs down to the Com Pad? Nope, no reception there. How about the rock in front of dorm eight? No, no service there either. Try standing in the fountain, on one leg, hopping up and down, with a tin foil hat. Well, that might work for some people. Out of five major cellular service carriers (AT&T, Cingular, Nextel, … [Read more...] about Can you hear me now?
McClelland taps her way to the top
By Kristen LowreyAssistant A & E Editor “Buffalo, buffalo, wings wings.” To most people this might sound like the appetizer special at Chili’s, but to sophomore Hayley McClelland these words have a different meaning as tap dancing steps. McClelland began her extensive relationship with show business at the age of three when she became hooked on dancing. She later picked up … [Read more...] about McClelland taps her way to the top