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The Doctor's Bag
By Arnold Werner, M.D
Copyright, 1973
Question: While walking
along a trail in a park, I was
attacked and raped. Fortu
nately, before too much hap
pened, some people came up
the trail and my unknown
assailant fled. His penis did
not penetrate very far and
due to a lack of time, no se
men was released.
A few days after this hap
pened, a white vaginal dis
charge appeared and there
seemed to be some irritation
inside. There is a slight possi
bility that a small amount of
dirt could have entered the
vagina. Could this discharge
be the result of gonorrhea or
a related disease? Or is it just
an infection from possible
presence of dirt? I have told
no one of this incident, and I
am under a great deal of stress
to find the answers to my
questions. This incident hap
pened a few months ago, and
the discharge has been with
me since that time.
Answer: Following sexual
assault by an unknown man, a
woman should always visit a
physician as soon as possible.
Appropriate treatment should
pay attention to the psycho
logical state of the victim and
in addition should include a
careful examination for in
fection and other damage.
Venereal disease definitely
can be transmitted in the type
of situation you describe. If
ejaculation did occur, and if
there is any chance of preg
nancy resulting, the use of ap
propriate hormones to pre
vent such pregnancy is also in
dicated. The likelihood of dirt
entering the vagina and caus
ing an infection is small. How
ever, some irritation could
have resulted and this could
produce a vaginal discharge.
At this time you still should
see a physician for an exami
nation.
Although the legal investi
gation of rape may have a
number of primitive and harsh
aspects to it, I urge women
to report such incidents to
the police immediately. While
some unenlightened police
and courts may make the vie-
Revolutionary 7-7-3 Program Introduced
Forest Grove, Ore.- (1.P.) -
In a two-year study leading
up to recent reforms, the
Committee on Long-Range
Goals said if Pacific Univer
sity is to attain a distinctive
ness to make it visible, if Pac
ific is to become more viable
against growing competition,
the curriculum changes would
have to be truly substantive
The devices by which
these sweeping changes will
be ushered in? Deceptively
modest-sounding ones, really.
They're called the "Three-
One" and "Seven - Seven
Three" programs.
"Three-One" refers to the
four years a student spends at
college. Formal academic
work will be condensed into
the first three years. The
fourth year, with the possible
exception of the final weeks,
will be spent in the field -
perhaps abroad, or in other
parts of the country -- where
the student will receive super
vised, practical experience in
a field he hopes to pursue.
Tim feel as if she is the accus
ed, many agencies are making
a strenuous attempt to deal
kindly and discretely with the
victim. In any case, the victim
of such a crime owes it to all
of us to help apprehend the
rapist.
Question: I am up against
a problem. In the last year I
acquired a 35mm camera and
I like to photograph many
varied things including ani
mals, scenery, places, events,
etc. But, after observing vari
ous publications I naturally
wanted to try my hand on
nude and semi-nude women.
I know many girls and carry
on sexual activities with all of
them. But, when I mention or
bring out my camera, they are
all turned off. Why is this and
what, if anything, can I do to
overcome their hesitancy?
Answer: Some letters just
naturally have more appeal
to me than others. This one
has some professional merits
and is also amusing because
of my own interest in photo
graphy. You count yourself
as pretty skilled with women
but it strikes me that you are
awfully naive about them at
the same time. The women
you have been going out with
are sufficiently circumspect
to not want to become part
of a collection you are intent
on acquiring. It is one thing
to model, for which one re
ceives a fee and which is con
sidered a professional activity,
and another thing to record
for posterity one's sexual in
volvements. For many people
sexual involvements are con
sidered highly private matters
and this seems to be the case
for women more than men,
or at least for more women
than it is for you. The hesi
tancy your friends are demon
strating is probably a reflec
tion of their uncertainty
about your motives, which
may be good judgment.
From a technical point of
view, photographing the hu
man figure is not that simple.
While potentially graceful and
pleasing to the eye, the hu
man figure can also appear
awkward and unappealing,
making you wish you had
stuck to your fantasies.
Under "Seven - Seven -
Three", the annual academic
calendar is divided into six
periods of time -- two terms
of seven weeks each; a three
week term; two more seven
week terms; and a final term
of three weeks. During the
seven-week sessions, a student
may enroll for two academic
courses and for only one dur
ing the three-week term.
And therein lies the beau
ty, according to the editors of
Pacific Today. Their recent
"A Time For Change" issue
points out that "Seven-Seven-
Three" is designed to avoid
diluting the student's atten
tion. One of the things wrong
with higher education is that
when a student carries as
many as five or six courses
over a 14-week semester, a
couple of two-hour courses
usually get only "back-burn
ner" attention, at best.
The student might juggle
his major courses until his
standing in the two-hour
course seems in peril. Then he
GUILFORDIAN
Question: I'm a 19 year
old man. I have no problem
with acne except two or three
days after a sexual encounter
when my face and especially
my back, breaks out. Can you
wcptein this?
Answer: No.
Question: When I obtain
an erection, my penis is 5 Vi
mches in length, which is just
fine with me. However, when
my penis hangs limp it can
vary from one inch to four
inches in length. Is this nor
mal. or would you advise see
°rg a doctor? I purposely stay
out of any situation which
might involve a shower with
other men because I am em
barrassed.
Answer: You describe a
perfectly normal situation.
The size of the unerect penis
is not very related to the
size of the erect penis. The
small ones get much bigger
while the big ones increase
only slightly. Any man who
has been watching his penis
will observe that it can vary
tremendously in size depend
ing upon body temperature
and degree of activity, among
other things. Throw away
your tape measure and live a
little.
Question: I know that
electrolysis is the best way to
remove unwanted hair from a
woman's upper lip. A few girls
I have talked to feel that shav
ing off such hair will cause it
to grow back darker, coarser,
and thicker. I find it very
hard to think that shaving will
cause more hairs to grow out
of one's face, i.-e. new ones in
addition to those cut off be
fore.
Answer: Shaving does not
change the quantity of hair.
However, the blunt ends that
result give a false appearance
of thickness and they do feel
bristly. Small amounts of hair
on the upper lip can be man
aged by shaving, cutting close
ly or by using a bleaching
cream to lighten them and
make them less conspicuous.
Such a cream can be made of
6% hydrogen peroxide and
soap flakes or a solution of 1
oz. of peroxide and 20 drops
of ammonia.
gives it enough attention to
boost the grade up to what
ever level with which he feels
comfortable.
In terms of grades, that
may be okay. But it isn't
learning. "Seven-Seven-Three"
simply takes the same number
of class hours of a traditional
semester and ounches them
into smaller segments so that
the student takes two courses
at a time, and pours all of his
attention into in-depth study.
The old semester is gone.
"Seven-Seven-Three" sim
plifies, reduces course proli
feration and concentrates
energy. Students take two
courses during "Seven," one
course during "Three."
The new calendar, too,
according to the editors, forc
es a "re-think" on all courses,
Professors will change method
and content so that formal
coursework becomes a build
ing block toward field exper
ience.
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FILM NOTES
THE DAY THE EARTH
STOOD STILL, long consid
ered one of the best science
fiction films, and THE
DAMNED, a recent study of
Nazi Germany, will be pre
sented on Saturday, April 7
and Tuesday, April 10, re
spectively. Both films will be
gin at 8 p.m. in Dana Audi
torium. Guilford students will
be admitted free with I.D.
THE DAY THE EARTH
STOOD STILL is the story of
Klaatu (Michael Rennie) who
comes from a planet 250 mil
lion miles away and lands his
spaceship in Washington, D.C.
Representing a far more ad
vanced civilization, he comes
to earth in peace, but is wel
comed by hostile troops and
a gittery G.l.'s bullet. Therein
begins the intriguing story of
his escape and recovery in a
Washington boarding house.
TIME said: "By far the
best of Hollywood's recent
flights into science-fiction,
combines a glimpse into the
futuristic marvels of outer
space with a thoughtful look
at the seedy old earth of
1951. Like THE THING, it is
the story of a visitor from
another planet. But Klaatu is
no villainous monster; he is
an ultra-civilized human be
ing who makes the earthmen,
by contrast, look like a mon
strous race of Yahoos.
"Klaatu's escape touches
off a vast monster-hunt, de
monstrating the earthling's
frightening capacity for panic,
ignorance, unreasoning hostil
ity and pygmy-minded self
seeking."
The film is directed by
Robert Wise, who directed
THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN
and THE HAUNTING, shown
earlier this year. Although the
film was made in 1951, the
message remains pertinent to
today's society. Also starring
Voluntary Action
Washington, D.C. 20013
THURSDAY APRIL 5, 1973
are Patricia Neal, Billy Gray,
and Sam Jaffe.
THE DAMNED represents
the interest in the value of
protest on the part of Luch
ino Visconti, acclaimed as one
of the leading film directors
of our time. The film, which
probes the soul of Germany
on the eve of Nazi power, has
been described by Judith Crist
as "A shattering experience
in the watching and unfor
gettable detailing of damna
tion in the recall! Such is the
power of Visconti's visuals
that the eye strays not for a
moment."
In 1968, when Luchino
Visconti was in New York to
direct "The Marriage of Fi
garo" at the Metropolitan Op
era House, he observed, "I
have the impression that the
ferment among young people
in the United States is more
sincere than perhaps it is else
where. Here the concrete pro
test can be both beneficial
and necessary under certain
conditions."
Since that time, Visconti
has written and directed "The
Damned," which states un
equivocably Visconti's views
on the value of protest.
"I am making "The
Damned" for the generations
who do not know what Naz
ism was like," the director
said. In pointing the finger
of responsibility at German
industrialists who helped
create the madness of the Se
cond World War by backing
Hitler with vital arms, Vis
conti points out, "The young
people must understand that
it is the absence of protest
that constitutes the blackest
evil in my drama. In this film,
the leaders of a vital steel
empire choose profits and
personal power rather than
obstruct 'that gentleman from
Berlin'."
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