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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

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While college is an exciting time for students, some are bombarded with homework and other tasks that keep them from exploring the other opportunities that campus life has to offer.

As college students, it is necessary to ?let off some steam? from the grueling confines of the library, to be entertained by someone other than a teacher, to live out our college experience so that when we look back years from now we can say, ?College was the best time of my life!?

But there?s so much work.

Well, what if Pepperdine made it easy for students to achieve all of these things without even leaving campus and at an affordable price? This is where the Center for the Arts comes to the rescue of over-worked, over-hiked and over Caf food (OK, maybe not that far) Pepperdine students everywhere.

Each year, the Center for the Arts invites acclaimed entertainment acts, musicians, and theatrical troupes from all over the country to perform on campus for students and the surrounding community. This provides a ?great opportunity for students to try something new,? Rebecca Carson, the Center?s managing director said.

Plena Libre

Sept. 30, 2012

Plena Libre helps students explore the fun, upbeat rhythms of Puerto Rican music with a trifecta of five vocalists, master drummers and horns.

The Grammy-nominated group provides a lively, energetic show requiring audience involvement and has performed all over the world, including the Morocco?s Fez Festival and the Playboy Jazz Festival. They even do half of their show in Spanish, which is perfect for those students missing a certain International Program.

Dala

Oct. 7, 2012

Dala adds an acoustic/folk genre with a smidge of pop into the mix of musical line-ups for this coming year. Formed in 2002 by two best friends from high school, Dala?s unique earth tones and upbeat tempo have earned them recognition and various awards, including the 2010 Canadian Folk Music Award for Vocal Group of the Year, the 2010 Toronto Independent Music Award for Best Folk Artist, a nomination by the National Public Radio in the U.S. as one of the Top 10 folk songs of 2009, as well as many other recognitions herein the U.S. and Canada. If you like Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and Gordon Lightfoot, Dala is definitely something you might want to consider.

Whose Live Anyway?

The guys from ?Who?s Line is it Anyway?? are back in this hilarious stand-up comedy event on Oct. 19!

This isn?t their first time on the Pepperdine campus however, as they have performed the past few years for students. Whose Live Anyway is always a sell-out here at Pepperdine, so be sure to get your tickets fast. As always, tickets are just $10 for students.

?Oklahoma!?

Nov. 8-11 and 15-17, 2012

The Center for the Arts did not have to look far for this show; it is done entirely by Pepperdine students. Debuting on Broadway in 1943, ?Oklahoma!? tells the story of a cowboy who falls in love with a farm girl through lighthearted musical numbers and dances.

These performances are just a taste of what is to come from The Center for the Arts this upcoming year. The Center for the Arts works hard to find performers appealing to the entire student body, so if these don?t excite your theatrical taste buds, there are about thirty other performances that can be found at their website, arts.pepperdine.edu/performances/.

Don?t worry about that pile of homework sitting on the desk or that stack of laundry that needs to be done. It?ll all still be there tomorrow, but tickets to some of these amazing shows might not be, so hurry and get yours before they are sold out.

Source: http://www.pepperdine-graphic.com/lifearts/the-center-for-the-arts-offers-entertainment-here-on-campus/

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Roleplayer Needed for Drama RP!

Hello out there!

I got a really interesting( or at least I think it's interesting) idea, and so I created an RP. It is a private one, so I'm only looking for one person to take the other role! I've already created my character, so I'm in need of someone for the second role. If you're interested you can either post here, the RP's OOC, or PM me! :)

The Story:
He was the son of a successful mogul and heir to the company that was passed down through the generations. His parents weren't around much, traveling the globe and whatnot, so they left their son in the care of different nannies. Other than going to private school during the day, he was alone otherwise. He wasn't exactly a social butterfly. Around the age of ten his parents fired the current nanny and hired a new one, the woman had a son who she always bought to the manor. It was no surprise that the two boys became fast friends. They grew up together from that point on. The heir's parents liked Him so much that they even paid for him to attend the same school as their son. They were pretty much inseparable, and around their senior year of high school, they started dating, in secret of course. The problem was, his parents wanted him to marry the daughter of another CEO. They were oblivious to the fact that there son was gay, he purposely hid it from them in fear that they would find out about his relationship with him and make them break up. It worked for a year, keeping their relationship a secret, but when the girl dropped by the mansion unexpectedly she saw the couple kissing. Enraged she contacted her future fiance's parents, who immediately came back from a business trip and all hell broke loose.

The parents told the, now housekeeper, that she and her son had to leave immediately. There was a a huge argument that resulted in him running out into the rain. He was hit by a car and nearly died. He slipped into a coma. During the time he was unconscious, his parents paid him and his mother a large sum of money to leave and never show up again. He tried to see his boyfriend numerous times, but had to give up after being denied visitation time on numerous occasions. A year passed by and finally he woke up. He lost his memory from the point of age 10. His parents told him what they wanted him to believe instead of the truth. Including that he was supposed to marry the other CEO's daughter. While he still doesn't feel anything towards her, he has no recollection of him. He leaves for college, choosing not to struggle with remembering the memories he lost. It just so happens the the university he goes to is the same one he attends. The school made a mistake, instead of giving him a private room, he finds that he has a roommate, and it just so happens to be his old boyfriend.

Again, if you want the role, please let me know!

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Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Ex-prof gets life in prison for meeting rampage

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) ? A Harvard-educated biologist was sentenced to life in prison without parole Monday after being convicted of going on a shooting rampage during a faculty meeting at an Alabama university, killing three colleagues and wounding three others in 2010.

The jury deliberated for about 20 minutes before convicting Amy Bishop. The former professor at the University of Alabama in Hunstville showed no reaction as the verdict was read. She did not speak in court, but her attorney said she has often expressed great remorse to the victims and their families.

"She is shattered beyond belief," attorney Roy Miller said.

Bishop avoided a death sentence by pleading guilty earlier this month to the shootings on Feb. 12, 2010. Before the guilty plea ? which she signed with a barely legible scrawl ? her attorneys had said they planned to use an insanity defense.

However, she was still required to have a brief trial because she admitted to a capital murder charge.

And she still could face a trial in Massachusetts, where she is charged in the 1986 killing of her 18-year-old brother. Seth Bishop's death had been ruled an accident after Amy Bishop told investigators she shot him in the family's Braintree home as she tried to unload her father's gun. But the Alabama shootings prompted a new investigation and charges. Prosecutors have said they will wait until after sentencing in the Alabama case to determine whether to put Bishop on trial in Massachusetts.

Bishop killed her boss, biology department chairman Gopi Padila, plus professors Maria Ragland Davis and Adriel Johnson. Professors Joseph Leahy, staff aide Stephanie Monticciolo and assistant professor Luis Cruz-Vera were shot and wounded.

A police investigator testified Monday during the brief trial that Bishop denied having anything to do with the rampage. During testimony Monday, Bishop shook her head anytime the judge or prosecutors described the killings as intentional.

Investigator Charlie Gray also said police believe Bishop opened fire during the faculty meeting because she was angry over being denied tenure, which effectively ended her career at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.

"She would say, 'It didn't happened. I wasn't there. It wasn't me,'" Gray said.

Bishop wore a red jail uniform in court and was shackled at the feet, seated between two attorneys at the defense table.

Also in court, sitting behind prosecutors, were relatives of the people killed in the February 2010 rampage. At least one of the shooting victims who survived also was present, though none spoke to reporters.

The only other witness to testify Monday was Debra Moriarity, now the chairman of biological sciences at UAH. She testified about how a routine Friday afternoon faculty meeting turned into a scene of carnage with no warning.

Moriarty testified that Amy Bishop sat unusually silent during the nearly hourlong faculty meeting, during which discussions ran from a spring open house to plans for the following fall. People were seated around a crowded conference table in a small room on a chilly, overcast day, she said.

Moriarity said she glanced down at a piece of paper on the table. "And there was a loud bang," she said.

Moriarity said more shots followed in quick succession without Bishop ever saying a word. Moriarity said she was looking directly at Bishop when she shot professor Maria Ragland Davis, who was killed instantly while still seated at the table.

Moriarity said she dove under the table for safety and tried to grab Bishop's legs, but the woman stepped out of her grasp. "I was saying, 'Stop Amy, stop. Don't do this. I've helped you before, I'll help you again.'"

Moriarity said Bishop pointed the gun at her and pulled the trigger, but nothing happened. She said Bishop continued trying to shoot her in a hall outside, but the gun had jammed.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/ex-prof-gets-life-prison-meeting-rampage-212729165.html

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General Motors recruiting 10,000 to fill IT outsourcing void is actually ...

September 24th, 2012 by Harsimran Pal Singh Leave a reply ?

Back in July General Motors (GM) announced plans to bring outsourced IT work in-house and create about 10,000 in-house IT jobs in the process.

GM?s CIO Randy Mott recently announced plans to bring 90% of outsourced IT back in-house.

The news itself is incredibly significant in the world of outsourcing because GM was not only one of the biggest IT outsourcers on earth but it was also an IT outsourcing pioneer. GM acquired a company known as EDS and turned it into its internal IT department before selling it off as a separate company, which HP bought for $13.9bn.

But when I say the creation of 10,000 internal jobs is bad news I mean it just shows how in-house IT roles, which help train people up and define careers, are few and far between if the big corporates outsource.

OK GM is an extreme example but imagine the total number of IT job vacancies that would be available if all the big banks for example brought work that is outsourced in-house. Thousands of jobs would be created.

So whilst the move by GM is an opportunity for 10,000 IT pros it is also confirmation of the lack of opportunities for IT workers to get in-house jobs. In the long run this can be damaging to IT pros opportunities and also the businesses that are outsourcing.

John Harris, chair of The Corporate IT Forum and chief architect and head of IT strategy at pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), for example told Computer weekly in a recent interview that years of outsourcing commodity IT skills means young people are not being given a chance to come into the industry.

?Yes, it may be more economical to outsource to India, but such a job may be the type of work that gives an apprentice a real grounding [in IT],? he says.

By developing skills in-house young IT apprentices who progress into future IT architecture experts will have a thorough grasp of the businesses. It may be regarded as a long-term game, but Harris believes clear career planning and progression can ultimately deliver high value to a business.

Source:http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/inside-outsourcing/2012/09/general-motors-recruiting-10000-to-fill-it-outsourcing-void-is-actually-bad-news-for-it-pros.html

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