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New Year, Same Favorites

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Photos by Tara Jenkins Toward the end of the fall semester, most TV shows went on winter hiatus, leaving students with nothing to do but watch Netflix and study for finals. Now that school and television are starting back up again, students offered what they will be watching this upcoming semester. In a culture inundated with all sorts of viewing options, these shows stood out … [Read more...] about New Year, Same Favorites

Bands Compete for Supremacy

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Photos by Jenna Aguilera The Board’s Battle of the Bands event started off the month of November with a loud, artistic bang. There were five performances by Pepperdine students and each act competed for the opening slot in this spring’s concert, Humaliwo. There were free churros and lattes provided for those who attended the event. The amphitheater was designed with carpets, … [Read more...] about Bands Compete for Supremacy

Prime Time TV Changes its Color

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With the recent surge of popularity of “Scandal” (Season 4 premiere of 9.8 million viewers, Entertainment Weekly), “How to Get Away with Murder” (series premiere of 14 million viewers, Entertainment Weekly) and “Black-ish” (series premiere of 10.8 million viewers, Entertainment Weekly), there is seemingly a quest to infiltrate the white culture that has dominated television for … [Read more...] about Prime Time TV Changes its Color

Education needs to be tuned in, not tuned out

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Art by Brooke Muschott I don’t always watch television, but when I do it’s usually something no longer on the air. At the risk of sounding culturally irrelevant, I question the direction in which our television programming is heading. When I was younger, I remember watching the Discovery Channel and seeing everything from nature documentaries to crime shows and … [Read more...] about Education needs to be tuned in, not tuned out