Art by Peau PorotesanoThis past November, California raised the gas tax 12 cents, from 29.7 to 41.7 cents per gallon. With the rising gas prices, Pepperdine students are suffering from the costs of a tax that has no benefit for them at all. This overreaching tax is a complete waste of money for most Californians because public transportation simply is not a realistic option for … [Read more...] about Gas Tax Hurts Pepperdine Students
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Solve the Calabasas Driving Issue
Art by Peau Porotesano Pepperdine should provide shuttles to Calabasas. There's no shortage of students who live off campus, particularly in Calabasas, especially with the more recent housing difficulties and Villa Malibu breaking up with Pepperdine by shutting its doors to students. It's nice to live in Calabasas. The rent is cheaper, the scenery is picturesque and my high … [Read more...] about Solve the Calabasas Driving Issue
Navigate Malibu Without a Car
Photos by Alli Burnison Coming to Pepperdine without a car can seem like campus-arrest. Between the hills, the busy roads and the sheer distance even to the nearest restaurant, getting around and experiencing LA can seem impossible. For the first few months, Malibu is a calm paradise, but after a while everyone gets restless. Santa Monica and LA call to students' curiosities … [Read more...] about Navigate Malibu Without a Car
How to survive without a car
Art by Sacha Irick If there was ever a good reason to own a car, being on Pepperdine’s campus is it. Cars are a hefty investment, though, and sometimes a student cannot purchase one. In this case, the ordeal of going through Pepperdine car-less is tough but manageable. It all depends on your attitude, time management skills and how willing you are to ask your friends who do … [Read more...] about How to survive without a car
Let’s utilize the deer
New York City recently introduced a new rideshare program called Citi Bikes, in which citizens can pay to rent a bicycle from a variety of designated areas around the city and then drop them back off somewhere else in the city when they’re done. This kind of socialistic utopian garbage got me thinking about Pepperdine and ways we could implement similar concepts on our … [Read more...] about Let’s utilize the deer
