College Voice Vol. 32 No. 16

Connecticut College Digital Commons @ Connecticut College 2007-2008 Student Newspapers 2-27-2008 College Voice Vol. 32 No. 16 Connecticut College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/ccnews_2007_2008 Recommended Citation Connecticut College, "College Voice Vol. 32 No. 16" (2008). 2007-2008. 5. https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/ccnews_2007_2008/5 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. It has been accepted for inclusion in 2007-2008 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The views expressed in this paper are solely those of the author. PUBliSHED WEEKLY BY THE STUDENTS OF CONNECI1CUT COLLEGE THE First Class u.s. Postage PAID Permit '35 COLLEGE VOICE New London, cr NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT VOLUME xxxn . ISSUE 16 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27,2008 Conn Students Practicing Safe Sex BY KATHERINE SHUSHTARI '11 staff writer Whether it is a drunken mistake from the night before, the prospect of contracting an STD, or sexual assault, people on college campuses across the country are talking about sex. With adulthood on the horizon, no supervision, and possibly alcohol, college students can easily find themselves in the high-risk situation of having unprotected sex with a stranger. By the age of twenty-four, one in three sexually active people will have contracted an STD. S'TDs are, in fact, most corn- men in college students. Conn's Health Services and Counseling Services are well aware of college culture and have made Conn's campus well-equipped to handle many sexual issues. To many, Health Services is the place to go when you have the flu or you need to pick up a prescription. However, Health Services at the College offers a plethora of options for people who are concerned about Next Week: Election Special their sexual health. They offer the Morning After Pill, STD Testing, and various forms of birth control includ- McCain? B-Rockor Hillary? For many students, this is their first election, how will they decide? ing free condoms. Cate Moffett, Director of Health Services, makes it clear that all of these services are (Web) one hundred percent confidential. On any bill a student receives, it will not specify what the student is actual- Housefellow, Student Counseling Services, Health Natalie Thayer '08, whole-heartedly agreed, "In this ly being charged for, but read "Health Service charge." Services, or Campus Safety. As the website and the day and age, I think it is vital for a college to offer ways For any student who feels uncomfortable using the pamphlet offered at the Health Center explain, "These that help young adults practice safe sex." facilities on campus, they should be aware that there is contacts will offer support and explain options in clear Charlotte Oldsman '08 said, "1 think that both a Planned Parenthood less than two miles away from terms and help in the decision-making process." Counseling Services and Heath Services offer wonder- campus on Franklin Street. Janet Spoltore, Director of Student Counseling ful resources for people who have been sexually Cate M~ffett addressed the question of STDs on Services states, "If a student bas been assaulted, they assaulted, but these resources are not advertised well Conn's campus. "By and large kids here are educated need health care and support. The Counseling Services enough. I think it is really irnpottant that students be and self aware. The cases doc.umented at Conn are is a wonderful option." She then goes on to talk about fully aware of their options." low." She continues, "Worried students who come in how the counselors at Conn talk to students, see what Seamus Joyce '08 counters, "It's refreshing to hear do the responsible thing. !t gives students and us a they need, and how they want to handle the assault. that Conn students have a low number ofSTDs, but that good opportunity to evaluate whether Conn students "They can report it to the College or the police. There shouldn't detract from people practicing safe sex. Low are practicing safe sex." Moffett says that Conn stu- are a number of options that Counseling Services will stats doesn't mean disease-free sex. You just don't dents are both "pretty careful" and "pretty healthy." discuss with the student." She concludes that each indi- know what's out there," Sexual assault is another issue that plagues college vidual case is different and can be handled in various With sex, STDs and sexual assault on the minds of campuses across the country. On Conn 's campus there ways. many young college students, it is nice to know that have been nine reported cases of forced sexual assault Students at Conn were incredibly surprised to hear Connecticut College is well prepared to handle many since 2004. !t is state law that any reported crime, with that Health Services offered so many options. "I was sexual health problems students may have. Though the exception of sexual assaults reported to Counseling shocked to hear that our Health Center offered both having a low number of documented STD cases is Services, be listed by Campus Safety on the Conn STD testing and the Morning After Pill," said Sara uplifting, practicing safe sex is possible with the College website. Students who face sexual assault on Paulshock '08. "It's nice to know that our college is resources the College offers. Conn's campus are first instructed to contact their keeping up with the times," Paulshock added. MORE NEWS: Pressing Issues Around A&E: Project Runwoy's "Fierce" Final SPORTS: Women's Diving the WorM, page 3 Four, page 14 Resurgence, page 9 Why We Love The Yoice, pages 4&5 Food and Wine, pages 6&7 Men's HD<key Playoffs, page 8 FEBRUARY 27, 2008 2 EDITORIAL THE Cou..EGE VOICE Letter from the Editors The College Voice What is teamwork? Certainly we know the expres- way. It's not fair to others if ynu hurt them because you Box 4970' Office (860) 439-2813 sion "there is no I in team," but I was thinking about the are having difficulty understanding yourself and your Email: [email protected] word itself. Together everyone achieves more. Team. behavior, Editors-in-Chief That's what it stands for, and as the campus community Today everyone is a paparazzo and you never know gears up for the big push before Spring Break, perhaps who you are encountering, granted we may know most Claire Dowd '08 Areti A. Sakellaris '08 keeping the idea of teamwork in mind will belp us all go of our fellow students, but on the grand scale of things, further. you can not expect everyone to treat you as you want to News Editors You need not ask an athlete wbat a team is; but what be treated. My camera-phone may be my ticket to Chris Buonincontri '08 is the difference between a team and a winning team? YouTube stardom catching someone stumbling around Gozde Erdeniz '08 Leaders ponder tbe question and try to work out its and selling the story afterwards to Star. What I am get- implications all the time. But what about the members ting at is, you need to accept complete ownership of Sports Editors of the team? Have you thought about the cooperative your actions, words, and feelings. Ben Eagle '09 efforts-c-or even friendship circles-s-you are a member We all face drama, some of us more than others, but Jason Starr '09 of? What do you contribute? Are you satisfied? Do your it's part of our everyday lives. Leam to deal with it. efforts get the credit you feel entitled to? Could you do Practice being a listener. Figure out what's importantto Arts & Entertainment Editors a betterjob? Could you make someone feel more invest- you, and hold yourself accountable. Live the honor Zach Adams '08 ed? code. When you join your team, group, clubs, or Carolyn Sebasky '09 The College presents a complex environment: we friends, you are a member of a team. Teams need every- Photo Editors work and live with the same students. Transferring our one to move ahead; one single person does not cany a Arielle Shipper' 10 working relationships to the personal sphere can happen team. Everyone here is a college student, and that role Gabby Kaminsky '09 within seconds, and you can neither escape the addition- comes with a myriad of academic, social, financial, al layering of relationships nor avoid their existence. familial, and mental complexities. You can spend your Business Manager Sure, we all have bad days or days we would prefer not whole life pushing things or people to the background, Sasha Goldman' 10 to see particular individuals, but actively eschewing a but if you feel invested in a team-s-your community-s- person or situation so as to not handle it is actually a that sense of belonging to something bigger than your Advertising Manager passive maneuver. individual self separates you as a valued, contributing Claire Gould' 10 Humans get upset, angry, excited, jealous, unstable, member from the person standing in the background. Head Copy Editor stressed, anxious-you name it-but what happens if -Areti Sasha Goldman' 10 you start to deny or not address the way you feel? I notice patterns in my own behavior undercertain condi- ps: If you want to join our team, turn to page 5 to CONNECT WITH tions and try to think through why I feel and act in that find out what positions are available.

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