Music chart princess Taylor Swift returns with her fourth studio album, “Red.” The highly anticipated album shows a very different side of the country music starlet with its extremely experimental arrangement, which is saying a lot since Swift is a well-known crossover artist. The celebrity that is Taylor Swift has become a pop culture phenomenon over the last few years, and … [Read more...] about Swift’s risk pays off with album ‘Red’
DPS Reports: Part II
DEPARTMENTAL - LOST/FOUND PROPERTY Date: Oct 17, 2012-Wednesday at 21:34 Case Number: 12-01191 Location: OFF CAMPUS LOCATION Summary: FOUND PROPERTY TURNED INTO PUBLIC SAFETY - CELL PHONE Disposition: Referred to Investigations DEPARTMENTAL - LOST/FOUND PROPERTY Date: Oct 18, 2012-Thursday at 8:50 Case Number: 12-01192 Location: TYLER CAMPUS … [Read more...] about DPS Reports: Part II
Consultants sell the election 2012
Famed political consultants Daniel Schnur and Don Ringe analyzed the presidential campaign in the media Oct. 18 Payson Library. Ken Lazebnik, director for Library Advancement and Public Affairs, opened the lecture. The two men offered the audience a glimpse of the media campaigns of each candidate, focusing solely on the 2012 presidential campaign ads of President … [Read more...] about Consultants sell the election 2012
The politics of absurdity
Since the start, American politics have always been a messy, riotous affair. But the chaos of the democratic process has ever been tempered by basic principles of fair practice... at least in theory. Since the Citizens United decision of 2010, the balance of the American political landscape has shifted into something bizarre and oddly familiar all at once. The ruling, at its … [Read more...] about The politics of absurdity
Alumnus Alan Jackson runs for DA
Pepperdine School of Law alumnus Alan Jackson (JD ’94) is running for Los Angeles District Attorney. Currently, Jackson serves as the assistant head deputy of the Major Crimes Division. “I believe the general value system that Pepperdine imbues in their students is paramount for anyone in law,” Jackson said. After graduating from high school, Jackson enlisted in the Air … [Read more...] about Alumnus Alan Jackson runs for DA