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
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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?
“Don’t be alone in it”
College is a time of transition, but also a time of truth for many victims of sexual assault and abuse.By Kimiko MartinezLifestyles Editor It’s not as if she has time to think about it. In fact, she doesn’t really want to think about it at all. But after a few months of rushing from class to sorority meetings, swimming practice to her on-campus job, it starts to catch up with … [Read more...] about “Don’t be alone in it”
‘A second chance’
When Katie Althoff went in for a routine physical her senior year in high school she found out she might need a new heart.By DeNae ThomasAssistant Lifestyles Editor Sophomore Katie Althoff looks like any other girl at Pepperdine, with her long blond hair, sweet smile and warm eyes. She also has an incredible story to tell. Althoff had a heart transplant last summer. “All my … [Read more...] about ‘A second chance’