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LISA YAMADAStaff Writer  It started with a homing pigeon in Athens followed by running messengers in Egypt. Since then, civilization has sought new and quicker modes of communication, from heliographs to horse and buggies to electric telegraphs to the increasingly irrelevant snail mail.  Today, e-mail changes the time of transmitting messages from days to seconds. But it is … [Read more...] about Your tube becomes ‘YouTube’

ALEXIS SEBRINGLife Assistant Take a look at Pepperdine’s student body, and most will find that swimmers, singers, dancers, golfers and runners sprinkle campus. Everybody on campus has at least one unique thing about them that helps separate them from one other. Individuality is vital, whether it be through personality, athletic ability or artistic talents. A deep look into the … [Read more...] about among us: Artist Brian Guterding

CAITLIN WHITE The Current Assistant Editor Tomorrow marks the start of Pepperdine’s first annual comedy weekend, a celebration of improvisation and stand up comedy directed at entertaining the Pepperdine community. Both the talented comedians that Los Angeles attracts and possibly the very people sitting in class next to you will be performing, depending on if you attend the … [Read more...] about Students look forward to laughs

SHANNON URTNOWSKI The Current Editor Doing it all isn’t easy, but senior Leslie Horvath does her best to make it look that way. With a weekly schedule jam-packed to the minute, Horvath has learned to juggle a wide variety of extracurricular activities and still sport a smile. She is currently a double major in both speech communication and organizational communication. In … [Read more...] about Face in the crowd: Leslie Horvath

By LAURA JOHNSON The Current Assistant Editor A funny thing happened on the way to the back lots of networks like ABC, NBC, Fox and CBS starting 11 days ago. As actors and crewmen alike pulled up to their respective TV-land gates, they were swiftly greeted by steamed-up writers picketing in front of the studios. Rally boards were scribbled with phrases like, “We’re not even … [Read more...] about Writers’ strike threatens students’ favorite shows