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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

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

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

SHANNON URTNOWSKILondon Columnist As I sit in my six-person dorm room in the London House eating out of my pint of Haagen-Daas, images and memories of my past two weeks spent in London start frantically passing through my mind.  I am 5,461 miles from Pepperdine, and the new and exciting sights and sounds of England pour over me like waves off the Malibu coast.  For example, I … [Read more...] about Student makes unfamiliar world her own

MARY WISNIEWSKIAssistant Living Editor  Pepperdine dorm rooms may look like palaces according to MSN Encarta, but not every student requires a castle. Some prefer the freedoms gained from living off campus in their homes away from school.  Junior Kate Causey is one such student. She resides in the mobile home park Point Dume Club. Causey said the club is a little piece of … [Read more...] about Waves roll to off campus lodging