ASHLYEE HICKMANLiving Editor Sanjaya Malakar still hangs on the to the top of the “American Idol” dynasty while Simon Cowell reminds America that it is a singing competition. In a show where a form of democracy reigns questions could arise as to the competence of the American people’s abilities to vote. This is a world where a hairdo and beaming smile can give a first class … [Read more...] about Virtual dance for vote heats up
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People fight for dying Darfur
MARY WISNIEWSKIAssistant Living Editor Like filmmaker and documentary photographer Mark Brecke, Pepperdine students have a knack for humanitarian causes. His current focus is on Darfur, a region where the Sudanese government and the government-sponsored Janjaweed militia is killing, raping, starving and displacing non-Arabs since February 2003, partially, to arm rebel groups … [Read more...] about People fight for dying Darfur
How to make Dead Week come alive
LINDSEY BOERMALiving Assistant Silence blankets the campus, sweat bullets pour down the faces of everyone from freshmen to seniors. Textbooks are opened, sometimes for the first time all semester. With finals just around the corner, so is the looming air of the most dreaded time in a college student’s life. It is Dead Week, when teachers of all subjects maniacally rub their … [Read more...] about How to make Dead Week come alive
Family rockers deliver unique southern flair
MARC CHOQUETTEPerspectives Editor Family musical acts are nowhere to be found these days. The most popular ones that come to mind are long gone: for pop, The Jackson Five and the Osmonds, and for rock music, perhaps the brothers Gallagher of Oasis, who made great music but were not exactly good examples of brotherly love.The Kings of Leon have brought the family act to rock ‘n’ … [Read more...] about Family rockers deliver unique southern flair
Singer’s faith guides album
JESSIE REIMERStaff Writer With profound lyrical content coupled with an extraordinary voice and warm tone, singer/songwriter Bethany Dillon creates a therapeutic cleansing for the soul on her new album,“Waking Up.” It features brilliantly intimate, spiritual vocals that compliment her mature pop-rooted musicality. On the album, Dillon offers insight on faith, love, adolescence, … [Read more...] about Singer’s faith guides album