The DSM-5-TR misses an opportunity to create a more inclusive diagnosis of autism by clinging to outdated stereotypes. Confronting the misalignment between simplistic conservative diagnostic models and the complex varied ways neurodiversity presents in different people is essential.
Joshua Evans
Opinion: Mask Mandates Should Return
There is still a lot of COVID-19 virus spreading in the community. Lifting mask mandates is a reckless decision, and a return to requiring masking inside indoor public areas like classrooms is safer from a public health perspective.
Opinion: Embrace Neurodiversity
Diversity is an important topic discussed around campus, but among conversations surrounding it many people forget about neurodiversity. Neurodivergent minds that think differently are a creative strength at Pepperdine.
Opinion: Why Those TikTok ‘For You’ Recommendations May Not Be The Best Thing For You
TikTok rabbit holes into extreme content that you would not self-select and that you are better off not seeing. Emotionally triggering videos make TikTok an unsafe space.
Opinion: Pepp Needs Stronger COVID-19 Response Plan to Stop Virus Transmission
While Pepperdine’s COVID-19 control plan looks impressive at first glance, loopholes leave easy ways for the virus to still spread on campus.
Pepperdine IP Announces Fall 2021 In-Person Classes Will Run at Four Locations in Early September
Pepperdine International Programs office announced July 9 the Heidelberg, London, Lausanne and Washington, D.C., programs will all run on time for fall 2021 with in-person classes. IP staff and students adjust to this fall’s pandemic challenges by preparing for their host locations’ COVID-19 guidelines.
Opinion: Pepperdine Should Put Protection of Health First and Mandate Vaccination of All On-Campus Staff and Students
The COVID-19 virus can cross into the brain and cause a vast array of mental health issues, ranging from brain fog to severe anxiety, depression and psychosis. For a school that values the fruits of the mind, Pepperdine should protect staff and student health best through mandatory vaccination.
Opinion: COVID-19 Numbers in America Demonstrate Urgent Need for Action
Other nations are doing a better job at combating COVID-19. Greater measures to protect public health are needed to save lives in the U.S.
Opinion: Judge Amy Coney Barrett Should Not Be Confirmed
Judge Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation puts abortion, disability and LGBTQ+ rights at risk. With this shift to the right, the Supreme Court could end up permitting the legal mistreatment of marginalized communities.
Opinion: Take Down Monuments to Racism
Why is America still idolizing racists? Keeping Confederate monuments up is complicit racism.
