Graphic by Haley Laningham Pepperdine Probz knows your Pepperdine struggles, and this week we are here to reflect on a sincere pain of the shuttle lifestyle. It's 9:50 a.m. and you're driving on campus to get to class when, suddenly, a moral dilemma of Pepperdine proportions is presented. Do you blow by the shuttle stop without offering any of the poor students … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Probz: When You Make Eye Contact at the Shuttle Stop
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Raise the Salad Bar
Photos by Gabriella Chan When one enters the Waves Cafe, an overwhelming sensory explosion hits the innocent bystander, who, for the sake of convenience or hunger, has entered this bustling culinary realm. Sometimes it can be quite intimidating to pick a meal, particularly when there is a dictionary-thick stack of orders piling up at The Grill, or if the broccoli-and-apple … [Read more...] about Raise the Salad Bar
New Film ‘Burnt’ Lacks Flavor
Photo Courtesy of Shiny Penny Productions“Burnt” is an acquired taste. How invested the viewer is in the culture of fine cuisine will significantly impact his or her viewing experience. Directed and co-produced by John Wells (“August: Osage County”) and written by Steven Knight (“Eastern Promise”) and Michael Kalesniko (“Iron … [Read more...] about New Film ‘Burnt’ Lacks Flavor
Java House brews applause and awe
Photo by Shawn Jones Friday night the Sandbar was transformed from a Jamba Juice and homework hangout to a dimly lit coffee house complete with the smell of coffee and fresh pastries supplied by Porto’s Bakery. The seats arranged in neat rows facing the familiar pale blue piano were hard to come by as the lights dimmed. Thus the first CoffeeHouse of the year began. … [Read more...] about Java House brews applause and awe
Spread the LOVE (letters)
Gusts of wind shook the tree outside of the cafeteria aggressively, as the sharp, cold winter air walloped against the dark, ambiguous clothes that ‘Me’ was wearing on the night she started distributing the first batch of love letters. She tied twenty letters to the tree outside the cafeteria late at night on Dec. 8. On the next day, the letters were still there. Disappointed, … [Read more...] about Spread the LOVE (letters)