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I Want Condoms, and I Want Them Now

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Art by Sacha Irick Sex during college is a thing. And sex at Pepperdine is a thing. Students may be in a loving relationship, they may be married or they may be single. However, the fact that students at Pepperdine don’t have access to condoms is a huge issue. The Student Health Center adheres to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's definition of contraception, … [Read more...] about I Want Condoms, and I Want Them Now

Student Health Center Offers Free Flu Shots

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Photos by Shawn Jones Nurses and medical assistants from the Student Health Center administered free flu shots to students on Wednesday in the Caf as part of the SHC’s aim to reduce the incidence of flu on campus. The event followed Stick or Treat, a Halloween-themed event in October that gave students the opportunity to get free flu shots, receive goody bags, eat a free … [Read more...] about Student Health Center Offers Free Flu Shots

Student Health Center offers free STI Testing

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Sexually transmitted infections are most common among 15 to 24 year olds, according to the Centers for Disease Control, and 80 percent of these don’t show symptoms for some time. To combat the spread of STIs around campus, the Student Health Center has offered 50 STI shots this week for free after the Student Health Advisory Board (SHAB) presented the idea to the Student … [Read more...] about Student Health Center offers free STI Testing

Health center promotes ‘Enjoy the Taste of Eating Right’

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Photo Courtesy of Pepperdine's Student Health CenterThe Student Health Center has partnered with the Student Counseling Center to promote this year’s National Nutritional Month theme of “Enjoy the Taste of Eating Right” to educate students on why and how to eat better. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics declares a new nutrition theme every March about the … [Read more...] about Health center promotes ‘Enjoy the Taste of Eating Right’