By the Health Center A patient has just learned she has an abnormal Pap smear and had tested positive for human papillomavirus, HPV, a sexually transmitted disease. She suddenly has so many questions: How could this have happened? What is HPV? I wonder which partner gave this to me? Can I pass this on to another person? Is there a cure? Will I be able to have children? Why me? … [Read more...] about Healthy Habits: Kissed some toads? Look out for warts
Get a Job: Test the career waters with an internship
By the Career Center Are you one of the many Pepperdine students interning this semester? If not you may want to consider applying for an internship this summer. Typically, students begin the internship search process one semester in advance. Many competitive programs have early deadlines. Where can you intern this summer? If you are staying in the Pepperdine area, there are … [Read more...] about Get a Job: Test the career waters with an internship
Whatever: Think you are having a bad day?
By Karma Christine SalvatoStaff Writer Have you ever had one of those days? You know the kind. You oversleep, skip breakfast, get stuck in traffic — and then to top it all off you can’t find parking. Frustrating, isn’t it? Your mood is already soured before the day has truly begun, and anyone who crosses your path better watch out. All of these events seem to set the course … [Read more...] about Whatever: Think you are having a bad day?
Global Gab: Um, Jimmy Eat World thinks they played at Pep
By Lindsey BeseckerStaff Correspondent FLORENCE—Winter break is finally over and it is time for a fresh start in the Florentine villa. Most of us are tired of traveling and living out of a bag, but we all have plenty of stories for the 10 new students in the house. One of my favorites deals with the Jimmy Eat World concert in Lyon, France. It was during the first week of … [Read more...] about Global Gab: Um, Jimmy Eat World thinks they played at Pep
3.1415: Looking for a fantastic meat treat
By Sarah (Pi = 3.1415...) PyeStaff Writer I have this strange obsession with Spam. (And with pirates, but this is another story entirely.) It was not intentional — certainly not as if I woke up one morning and thought, “My life, up to this point, has been entirely devoid of purpose. I have finally found meaning, and I have found it in Spam.” This would be absurd. No, the … [Read more...] about 3.1415: Looking for a fantastic meat treat