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LISA CUMBIELiving Editor As you walk into the library, you see a handful of antsy students hovering around the printer at Main Circulation as the library staff tries to figure out whose document jammed up the industrial-sized machine. Eight minutes and counting until the next round of classes start and all of these students are undoubtedly going to be late to class, holding … [Read more...] about How to put a stop to habitual procrastination

SARA TRUEDSONStaff Writer Sometimes it’s too easy to fall prey to daily routines. I do it all the time. It’s not hard really. A morning stop at Coffee Bean, a bagel at the Country Mart, hunting for a parking spot five minutes before class, the list goes on. This week, I sat back and actually thought about the mundane traps I encounter. All of this contemplation led me to wonder … [Read more...] about Break free from everyday routine

CAITLIN WHITEAssistant Living Editor “Shoes. Let’s get some shoes.” This phrase can now be heard all over campus, thanks to the infamous satirical YouTube video dealing with the subject of shoes, (if you haven’t seen it, please go watch it right now; there is a reason it has more than 5 million views). But especially at a school like Pepperdine, where many students tend to have … [Read more...] about Footwear trends tread creatively coast-to-coast

LAURA JOHNSONA&E Assistant Editor Tom and Dick Smothers have absolutely no relation to Flora Smothers, who donated the money for Smothers Theater. Still, they will be performing there once again to a sold out crowd this Friday, Sept. 15. After over 46 years in the business, the Smothers Brothers comedy duo has had more than ample time to become an absolutely perfected … [Read more...] about Brotherly love brings laughs

SHANNON URTNOWSKIA&E Editor I used to think change was a good thing, but this year’s MTV Video Music Awards has given me a new outlook. The awards show, which aired Sunday, showed a completely revamped version of the annual ceremony, which recognizes musicians in pop culture. First off, in honor of the show airing in Las Vegas this year, the network launched a publicity … [Read more...] about Oops, the VMAs did it once again