CARISSA MARSHA&E Editor “From the top. Five, six, seven, eight,” Bill Szobody calls out to a group of sweatpants-clad dancers. It is a whirlwind of movement as dancers jump, spin, leap and roll into action in the mirrored dance studio at the Malibu Center for Performing Arts on Saturday morning. The energetic but visibly exhausted group of students is practicing the opening … [Read more...] about Students soar like rock stars
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Tuesdays break free of forgotten day status
SAMANTHA BLONSAssistant A&E Editor Editor’s Note: This is the second of a seven-part series featuring fun, out-of-the-ordinary activities to do each day of the week. It is the perfect guide for those who find themselves searching for new ways to spend their nights. Tuesday is the forgotten day. It is not dreaded like Monday, and it does not mark the middle of the week like … [Read more...] about Tuesdays break free of forgotten day status
Theater alumni struggle to break into biz post-Pep
AIRAN SCRUBYEditor in Chief He slept on couches in Rockwell Towers for a while after graduation, then stayed at a professor’s empty house. There were nights spent in his car, and Jason Murphy quickly learned the hard way that a degree in theater and television production from Pepperdine was not enough to make it in Los Angeles. “I learned that I had to either get a day job or … [Read more...] about Theater alumni struggle to break into biz post-Pep
Don’t ‘Catch’ this one
MEAGAN MAXWELLStaff Writer With movie ticket prices as expensive as they are these days, it would logically seem that the movie studios’ film releases would have to pass a standard of at least being entertaining. In the case of the new movie “Catch and Release,” starring Jennifer Garner, the film did not live up to the $10.50 it costs to enter the theater. The film was a … [Read more...] about Don’t ‘Catch’ this one
FIGURE shapes up confidence
LINDSEY BOERMALiving Assistant In a nation that lives by the mantra that “Thin is in,” and where deadly eating disorders are on the rise, two Pepperdine students created an organization to combat the misconceptions. There are many non-profit organizations represented and created by students on the Pepperdine campus. One of these organizations, called “FIGURE, Inc.,” stands … [Read more...] about FIGURE shapes up confidence