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Pro: Allow More Pets On Campus

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Art by Madeline Duvall Life without pets is rough. Students who have grown up surrounded by loving, furry friends come to college and might not see an animal for weeks or even months. The Pepperdine Student Handbook allows students to have service and support animals in the dorms, and does not allow other animals in […]

Artists Corner: Meridith Cary

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Photo Courtesy of Meridith Cary Meridith Cary’s studio space on the fourth floor of the CAC is a collection of abstract oil paintings depicting human figures, finished and unfinished, clothed and nude. Cary describes herself as an “an abstract contemporary traditional realistic” painter. Her journey toward being a painter began with a general education sculpture […]

Chamber Choir Harmonizes to the Heavens

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Photos by Kaelin Mendez Choral music echoed in the Weisman Museum at the Pepperdine Chamber Choir’s fall concert. Under the direction of music professor Ryan Board, the group performed songs in a variety of genres, all surrounding the theme of Psalm 8:3. The performance, which took place at 7:30 p.m., on Oct. 27, featured an […]

Sweet Symphony: Pepperdine and Westlake High School Orchestras Fill Smothers with Sound

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Photos by Sherry Yang Great waves of sounds and harmonies filled Smothers Theatre on Thurs. Oct. 19, when the Pepperdine Orchestra performed with the Westlake High School Chamber Orchestra and internationally renowned pianist Rufus Choi. Under the direction of conductor Tony Cason, they performed pieces from Wolfgang A. Mozart, Ludwig von Beethoven and the lesser […]

Amber Rose SlutWalk Celebrates Sex Positivity

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Photos by Sherry Yang “Don’t hate the slut, hate the shame,” read one sign at the 3rd Annual Amber Rose SlutWalk. The SlutWalk was part of Amber Rose Weekend, a series of events to dismantle stereotypes and oppose slut shaming, victim blaming and rape culture. Thousands of people met at Pershing Square in Downtown LA […]

Live Jazz at LACMA Livens the Night

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Photos by Kaelin Mendez Things got jazzy at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art last Friday. An audience gathered in front of a stage by the iconic LACMA lanterns on Wilshire Boulevard to hear renowned Colombian woodwind player Justo Almario lead a quartet. Some people who stood near the stage danced and tapped their […]