Kerry daughter plays hooky to help beat Bush

Vanessa Kerry, medical student and daughter of presidential candidate John Kerry, is skipping her college classes this semester to help her father campaign for the first time in her life as a politician’s daughter.

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Don’t want crumbling foundations? Research before renting

Last year, Jenna McManus was forced to move.

Now a Hamline junior, she was living in a house near the intersection of Snelling and Taylor when it was deemed too unsafe for tenants.

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A student congress I can’t live with

Ever since I came to Hamline, I’ve been involved with the student congress in some way or another. Whether as a student representative, the technology coordinator, or as the congress’ arch-nemesis, the Oracle editor in chief, I’ve always somehow been caught up in the politics and petty excitement of the student congress.

Now, after witnessing the first student congress meeting of the year, I have my doubts as to whether I can stomach it anymore.

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The thrilling conclusion to Brondyke’s summer movie manifesto

At the risk of stating the obvious for the umpteenth time, I will forego the generic “So, we are back in school” statement, and instead ask you if you took advantage of that unique little list of movies to see over the summer that I compiled for last year’s final Oracle edition. Continue reading this article...

Men's soccer falls to conference leader Macalester 

In Hamline's second conference game of the season, top-ranked MIAC foe Macalester handed the Pipers a hard-fought loss.

The Pipers (6-2, 1-1 MIAC) played with the Scots the entire game, but let in a goal at the 62:32 mark, when Scot Adric Mueller lofted an Andrew Wissler pass over Piper goalkeeper Drew Lueders. Macalester's second goal came in the final minute of the game and was contested by most of the Hamline fans, because it appeared that the Scot forward who scored was offsides.

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Under the covers... with Molly Kirwan

Dear Molly:

What exactly is HPV? And how can you protect yourself from it? From what I’ve heard, there is no protection and no cure! How serious is this STD? Ever since I heard of this virus I’ve been afraid to have sex!

A Concerned, Not-So-Sexually Active Student

When you consider the facts, the human papillomavirus can be a bit terrifying. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), not only is it the most prevalent of all STDs, but it is estimated that 50 percent of all sexually active men and women will acquire genital HPV at some time in their lives. The risk is even greater for women, 80 percent of whom will contract a strain of the virus by the time they are 50. And, while the disease itself is not life-threatening, doctors have found a link between some strains of HPV and the appearance of cervical cancer. If you have no symptoms, it can only be diagnosed through abnormal pap smears in women and not at all in men. The only way to protect yourself completely from the disease, ACNSSAS, is to refrain from ANY sort of sexual contact whatsoever. Yeah, that is a bit scary.

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