SARAH BETH MOOREStaff Writer How can a mass of cells define the development of a person just as much as an entire moral and political controversy? Easy. Embryonic stem cells are used to see how we develop into the complex creatures we are. They are different than adult stem cells, which can only become a limited number of types of tissue. Researchers look at embryonic cells … [Read more...] about Hot Topics: What the candidates are talking about…
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Project Serve: A Labor of Love SABRINA JONESStaff Writer Aching. That’s what it feels like right now. Not the kind of aching you feel when you hit your elbow on the kitchen counter and it stings for a few minutes until the pain gradually dulls. Not the kind of aching you feel in the gut of your stomach when you haven’t eaten in a few hours and you smell something sumptuous … [Read more...] about Photo courtesy Sabrina Jones
A ‘shot’ at preventing cancer
ASHLEY GALLARDOStaff Writer Whether the message has been seen on TV, read about in a magazine or written on posters taped to the walls of the doctor’s office, Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and its vaccination have received considerable attention recently. HPV is a sexually transmitted disease that is contracted through acts of intimacy, which includes not only intercourse, but … [Read more...] about A ‘shot’ at preventing cancer
Pep emergency system updated after shootings
SHANNON URTNOWSKINews Editor Though the tragedy of the violent shootings at Virginia Tech lives on in the memory of many, it has been almost a year since the incident, and campus shootings nationwide had appeared to be on a decline — until this month, that is. Five campus shootings have occurred in February, spanning from institutions like Louisiana Technical College in Baton … [Read more...] about Pep emergency system updated after shootings
New film questions bias against Intelligent Design
STEPHEN ROESLERStaff Writer Former Pepperdine Professor Ben Stein’s controversial film, “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed,” scheduled for release in early April, explores the complex topic of Intelligent Design (ID) and the role it plays in academia. Stein, who wrote and stars in the film, finds numerous examples of professors who are being denied tenure and publishing rights … [Read more...] about New film questions bias against Intelligent Design