LIZ ABENDStaff Writer Far from Malibu, two Georgia universities have turned the familiar iPod into an education and research tool, now a common practice in many colleges and a handful of high schools across the nation. However, Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville, Ga. have been practical in creating more versatile uses of the iPod on their campus. They have … [Read more...] about iPods as classroom tools are growing trend among national college campuses
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Left-leaning films still Oscar worthy
GABE DURAM Staff Writer I’ve spilled some satirical ink this year about the awful state of modern filmmaking, and on the whole I believe our country’s entertainment is in a trite, mindless place. Yet the Academy’s choice of five exceptional films as the year’s Best Picture nominees gives me hope. I’m aware that not all of Pepperdine feels this way. In Brian Chatwin’s Feb. 2 … [Read more...] about Left-leaning films still Oscar worthy
Creating V for Victorious
HANNA CHUA&E Editor The public was surprised to see Natalie Portman sporting a shaved head recently, and while her baldness has helped publicize director McTeigue’s new action-packed movie “V for Vendetta,” the movie will stand out on its own once it hits theaters tomorrow because of the movie’s carefully laid out production. The movie is set in a futuristic landscape of … [Read more...] about Creating V for Victorious
Burned shops to be revived this spring
NICOLE KLIESTStaff Writer Malibu: warm weather, blue skies, sandy beaches, what more could students ask for? Oh, that’s right, a movie theater. In April of 2005 an electrical short caused a fire in Malibu’s Creek Plaza. In result, Casa Escobar, Beauty Supply, Fast Frames, Malibu Eye Center Optometry, Ben and Jerry’s Homemade Ice Cream and the Malibu Theater suffered extensive … [Read more...] about Burned shops to be revived this spring
Hailed films cater to left
BRIAN CHATWINStaff Writer After seeing George Clooney’s new sophist film “Good Night, and Good Luck,” I decided to take a page out of the Hollywood playbook and use my own media forum to describe the problems with the Hollywood left. Clooney repeatedly hit me over the head with his pro-liberal media – anti conservative government mallet, so now I’m irritated. It doesn’t … [Read more...] about Hailed films cater to left