Safe Sex at UNCC
By: Jalen Robinson
When looking at the list
of topics we could right about I didn't see one that really stuck out to me. I
wanted to write about something that almost everyone could relate to. I knew
sex was something I wanted to write about but I had no idea what exactly to
write about since sex is a broad topic. Many people that are active around
campus have sex which is no secret, but what could I write about that anyone
sexually active could relate to? Then the brilliant idea of writing about
wearing protection during sex came to me. I did research online and around
campus coming up with positive results. This blog will let into everything I
found out.
I believe that around
our campus we have students that do the right things and take the right
precautions when it comes to safe sex. When first researching one the internet
I found some statistics from 2012 about UNCC and the use of protection during
sex. On nineronline.com Gwen Sherman did an article called "UNC Charlotte
student sex statistics- just in time for Valentine's Day". It stated that
during sex 63% of our students were using protection during sexual intercourse.
24% of the students said most times they used protection while the other 14%
said they rarely or never wore protection[1]. Now what's the change in
stats from 2012 to now? Well I went to the student health center to the
Wellness department and found recent stats. As of Fall 2013 a recent survey of
campus stated that 71% of our students say they use some type of
protection/contraception when having a sexual activity[2]. That is a great number
and I believe that we could get that number even higher. The Wellness Promotion
Center could go around on random days just giving out condoms and protection,
this would be a great thing for the students because I personally always deal
with friends asking me if I have condoms I could let them have. I have a few
ideas as to why that is. I believe that the students are too afraid of being
judged going to get protection from the Wellness Center; I believe the same
applies for going to get them from stores. I always had the idea that if you
are worried about what people think if you’re going to protect yourself then
maybe you shouldn't be having sex at all.
Another one of my ideas
is that many students don’t walk around with contraception because they just
forget to pick any up for “Just In Case” purposes. For example last Wednesday I
was with a young lady on campus and we were in my apartment. We've always
had a physical attraction to one another so I guess the tension was too
much and we ended up having sex. Before hand we talked about it and both gave
consent which is always needed before you “tap that”.
At the beginning of the
school year my dad gave me a parting gift that he ALWAYS gives me which was
condoms. Did I expect to have sex this semester? No but they’re for “just in
case” instances such as last Wednesday. So if our organizations around campus
just walked around giving condoms to students then no one would feel singled
out and they would have them for the right moments. This is an idea that I
believe would be beneficial to all college campuses around the world. I’m
pretty sure that most students face the same problem of being nervous going to
get protection, so this not only just a thing our school could take advantage of.
Let’s spread some latex (or non-latex if you’re allergic) around and protect
our community!
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