Over the decades, many groups have flocked to the town of Ocean Beach (OB): Artists, hippies, grassroots activists and small-batch brewers. 

Mike James arrived to OB in 1976. Since then he has lived in eight different spots, crisscrossing around town from Muir avenue all the way down to Del Monte avenue. At the age of twenty, James moved in with his brother; possessing no car or closed-toed shoes, just a skateboard and flip-flops. 

A year into the two living together, James’ brother came running into their apartment,

“Mike! You gotta meet this guy he calls himself the Spaceman!” 

When I called her a storyteller at first, her facial expression shifted in disagreement.

“Psychology is such a unique field, it’s such a joy to be a part of. I wouldn’t have thought about it this way but it is absolutely storytelling,” Alexandra Bitter, professor of psychology at PLNU, said.  

Cottrill made the stage her home; starting off the show she sat on the floor with her bandmates sipping on red wine out of tiny glasses. It’s obvious that she has found comfort in performance. She seemed incredibly present with her audience and band, yet her comfortability on stage makes you think she was alone in her living room. She swept across the stage with charm as she hummed, sang and danced alongside the downtown San Diego skyline. 

Ranking as the No. 1 television show on Hulu last month is “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” a reality TV show following the scandalous lives of eight Mormon mothers who gained their fame from making TikTok dances in their Salt Lake City suburban mansions. Let that sink in.

LomaBooks is a new student life and formation (SLAF) initiative that enrolls traditional undergraduate students into a program that automatically orders their course materials. Mary Paul, vice president of SLAF, emailed all Point Loma Nazarene University undergraduate students in April, introducing them to the new program. 

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Third-year media communication major, Annabelle Young, has been working in the film industry while receiving her undergraduate degree with an emphasis on film production. Young hopes to become an actor and has been in Los Angeles on the set of a television sitcom doing background work and has recently landed her first principal role on the show. Due to legal restrictions, the show title cannot be named.

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The Ocean Beach (OB) Municipal Pier has been closed since October 2023 as a result of the structural damage it has undergone from numerous storms that have hit San Diego, California. A notice has been posted at the site detailing that a claim has been filed for demolition with the city of San Diego.

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The EP is a simple ending carrying out the sorrowful feelings sprinkled all throughout “the record.” “the rest” is incredibly well written and emotional, but lacks the intense head-bouncing rock anthems “the record” had.

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The Last Dinner Party takes listeners to a room filled with candlelight, ballgowns and grand pianos in their debut album “Prelude to Ecstasy.”

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Every now and then The Beatles come on, reminding us of something we love. Whether it’s a song you haven’t heard since childhood or the one you frequently play when you’re feeling low, The Beatles have shaped the history of music and gave the world anthems that will last a lifetime.

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Master filmmaker, Sofia Coppola, has done it again bringing her audience an impeccable viewing experience. “Priscilla” was released on Oct. 27, 2023 through A24, based off of Priscilla Presley’s memoir “Elvis and Me.” The film tells the story of Priscilla Presley’s life and love with Elvis Presley.