MICHELLE MCKINLEYStaff Writer The latest exhibit at the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art boasts an inconspicuous title: “Some Drawings.” But one step inside the on-campus museum reveals more than a few sketches by pop artist Jim Dine. While seemingly random images of hearts, tools, Venuses, bathrobes and other common household objects serve as the subject for many of the … [Read more...] about More than just ‘some drawings’
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Roots: Black Hairstory
ASHLYEE HICKMANLiving Editor Imagine using a comb that would automatically straighten your hair. The catch: the temperature of the tool measures between 300 and 500 degrees Fahrenheit. Welcome to the world of black hair care. Freshman Alissa Hayden sometimes has her mother straighten her hair. “It’s an uphill battle, you never know who’s going to win: my mom or the hot comb,” … [Read more...] about Roots: Black Hairstory
Prof helps develop students’ futures
POPPY GAROFALOStaff Writer If a picture speaks a thousand words then what can be said of a collage of pictures consuming an entire wall. Images of countless Pepperdine students interacting, learning and sharing in a clearly stimulating academic environment overlap with one another. Each photograph represents an individual student in a specific moment in time. But, taken … [Read more...] about Prof helps develop students’ futures
‘Wishing’ provides water in Africa
MARY WISNIEWSKIAssistant Living Editor Born in Zimbabwe, senior Moe Mutuma witnessed the need for clean water in Africa a long time ago. He said people in the suburbs with middle-class standing did not and do not have enough water, and in the villages, people are starving. “No one is doing well,” he said. Having seen such visions may have given Mutuma the vision to co-form the … [Read more...] about ‘Wishing’ provides water in Africa
Face in the Crowd: Julie Dlugokecki
LINDSEY BOERMALiving Assistant Throughout history, women have influenced the world as we know it. When Harriet Tubman spoke the words, “You have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world,” she did not know that they would someday define Pepperdine senior Julie Dlugokecki. Dlugokecki, a political science major, has begun … [Read more...] about Face in the Crowd: Julie Dlugokecki