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LINDSEY BOERMALiving Editor For the average college student, money falls just below food and water on the pyramid of necessity. In light of Pepperdine’s recently announced tuition inflation, funding for college has become an even more prominent topic on campus. According to Janet Lockhart, director of Financial Assistance at Seaver College, some type of financial aid is … [Read more...] about Finding ways to get more funds

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

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

LAURA JOHNSONA&E Assistant A few simple wooden chairs and two plain little tables complete the scene. There is no backdrop, there are few props and most actions are pantomimed. Welcome to “Our Town,” Thornton Wilder’s American classic, which is the Pepperdine Theatre department’s last production for the 2006-2007 season. A uniquely script-centered story, it is a drama that … [Read more...] about Welcome to ‘Our Town’

SAMANTHA BLONSAssistant A&E Editor The Pepperdine Hawaii Club will inspire aloha spirit and teach island culture on campus when the annual lu’au returns to Firestone Fieldhouse on Saturday. Club members will serve a traditional Hawaiian dinner before performing an array of hula, Tahitian and New Zealand dances.This year’s lu’au theme is “One Foot on Sand,” an appropriate … [Read more...] about Hawai’i club delivers aloha spirit to campus