A couple of decades ago, women were burning their bras across America's campuses in hopes of giving their chimichangas a little air. Now it seems there's another sexual revolution going on, and this one isn't nearly as fun.A New York Times article says that more students are keeping it in their pants -- and telling more people about it than ever before.
Abstinence activists like Janie Fredell at Harvard are waging an all-out war for the hearts (and pants) of the Ivy League elite:
"The hookup culture is so absolutely all-encompassing," says Fredell, who runs a group called the True Love Revolution. "It's shocking! It's everywhere!"
Apparently those pesky human impulses are enough of a problem that Fredell's group is sending out fliers and holding debates at such a pace you might think they were overcompensating for something.
It's not for us to tell students what to do, but we can't help think Harvard sex columnist Lena Chen sounds like better company: "For me being a strong woman means not being ashamed that I like to have sex... It feels good! It feels good!"
Perhaps Lena can tell us in which dorm this all-encompassing smarty pants hook-up culture can be found.
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Wednesday 02 April
By Devynn
i wish i was there to get more info, but i think ppl aren't seeing the big picture here. it's not b/c they hate sex or are some right winged religious nut, it's just b/c they figured out that doing things b/c "it feels good!," doesn't mean it's good for you. by staying a virigin until you're in a commited relationship means no having to worry about std's, unwanted pregancy, rumors flying about who's slept with who, etc, etc. men and women approach sex differently. guys can separate "just sex" from "making love" a helluvalot better than women. and for those of us who remember college and the hooks ups and the ensuing drama that followed, NOT having sex seems like a good idea! and if NOT having it means they're not gonna have those issues, than they can concentrate on more important things: like paying their bills on time, getting AND keeping a job, and if they're in school, GRADUATING! which is what you SHOULD be concentrating on in school. i'm advocating for 1yr after you graduate to just party out. get all wild and do all those social things you couldn't do b/c you were too busy studying. but that's just me. :p
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Wednesday 02 April
By Liz
I personally feel that it is a matter of choice, and if they choose to remain virgins until they feel completely ready, then good for them! I personally have, and its because the college hook-up scene is just too much of not enough. There's one night stands while drunk, with people you just met, and its risking too much for something that "feels good." There are a lot of other things people do that feels good (cigarettes, drugs, etc.) that aren't good for you, and most of the time thats what sex is in the party scene: not good for you. I'd rather wait, and be in a relationship to have sex than to go around sleeping with random guys because its fun and feels good, so that I can graduate without being pregnant and without any STD's that seem to spread like wildfire around my campus.
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Saturday 07 June
By Yo
I don't think it's a religious concept, and i doubt it has much to do with the school, or the rumors. There will Always be some sort of rumor. It's about the Danger. STDS. It's a Plague, and like all good plagues, its sucking the life and fun outta this ball we call earth. Round up the victims/carriers, quarentine them, and "Protect" then for everyone's 'Safety'. That way people can enjoy their carnality, and not have to worry about thier lower anatomy rotting off/out, then the only worry is the same one people have had for generations...
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