Graphic by Ali Levens Carved jack-o’-lanterns sit outside dorm rooms, spider webs and ghosts loom over the HAWC and students become frantic as they try to figure out what to dress up as. Alas, Halloween is here. As we inch closer to the spooky day, the Pepperdine community embraces the holiday spirit. But, how did this day come to be? The holiday started as an ancient … [Read more...] about Happy Haunting: The Origins of Halloween and Urban Legends
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Calabasas Pumpkin Festival
These cooler temperatures come after a drastic temperature change as residents experienced record breaking heat just last week. But that did not stop the Calabasas residents from enjoying the fall season. NewsWaves reporter Kristin Vartan went to the Calabasas Pumpkin Festival to speak with families. … [Read more...] about Calabasas Pumpkin Festival
Malibu Funny Farm Opens Pumpkin Patch
Photos by Monica AvilaMalibu Funny Farm, a family owned and managed pumpkin patch, opened Saturday, Oct. 1 on Pacific Coast Highway and allows the Malibu community to embrace the Halloween spirit. This is the first year there is a pumpkin patch opening its doors to the Malibu community. Co-owner Laurie Anderson is enthusiastic about the new addition her family has made to the … [Read more...] about Malibu Funny Farm Opens Pumpkin Patch
How to be a pumpkin entrepreneur
Mike Michalowicz, author of “The Pumpkin Plan” and director of outreach at Nextiva.com, surveyed the crowd as he stepped up to the microphone last Thursday night. At 24, Michalowicz and his family lived out of a retirement home. He had quit his job and decided to start his own business with no contacts, no experience and no savings. That changed as he founded three … [Read more...] about How to be a pumpkin entrepreneur
