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Empower our artists, nude or not How many naked people have you seen in your classes? I bet you can count them on one hand. That’s been my experience — and I’ve got no chip on my shoulder about it. But here’s a second question: how many nude people have you seen in your classes? For Cara Strever, senior art major, that is a different question from the first, and our utter lack of the nude is troubling. To continue my inquiry into the nature of Christian university education, I investigated Pepperdine’s policy forbidding the drawing of ...

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Forget promises, democracy is our only hope If you were expecting a giant crawl of yellow text across the front of this page underscored by some brilliant John Williams music, I’m sorry to say the technology has yet to be invented. I will, however, try to make up for it with some epic words of my own (feel free to stick your iPod in and jam to Mr. Williams as you read this). Nearly four years ago, in the wake of one of the worst financial meltdowns in recent history, then-Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., was sworn in as ...

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Gluten intolerance radically alters lifestyle “Does it have gluten?” It’s a question that has been asked quite frequently lately. While some ask it because they’d rather avoid gluten to stick to their strict diets, others avoid gluten because it can cause them harm. Gluten is not a protein, but a protein composite. This means that it is composed of glutenin, gliadin, secalin and hordein, which are proteins. Gluten can be found in a number of things like grains such as wheat, barley, rye, kamut and spelt. Gluten is not only an important nutritional protein, but also a ...

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Student offers tips to help dodge dicey ex run-ins With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, you might have noticed that the number of couples polluting the Malibu campus seems to be skyrocketing rapidly. While I’m simply brimming with joy for those of you who’ve at last found a kindred spirit in this desolate wasteland of romantic selection, I must inquire whether it’s entirely necessary to spend each beautiful reunion between two hours of class separation with explicit PDA in Joslyn Plaza. Be considerate, as some of us are dealing with much more important issues, like being single. Dear Grace, Pepperdine is a ...

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Cheers to fresh housing options and slashed pricing On-campus housing started so well. We all bounded up the hill with our luggage and NSO nametags to find that the “Dorms Like Palaces” ranking from Princeton Review hit it right on the nose. If you lived on Lower Dorm Road, you could watch baseball games on your way to class and the sun sinking into the ocean on your way back. If you lived on Upper Road, well, the hills of Malibu were nice to look at too. Sophomore year, most of the class traveled abroad, making housing choices a ...