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COLUMN: America needs a better sex education program

COLUMN: America needs a better sex education program

Elise Keane, Columnist October 27, 2021

During middle school, I remember one fateful day where the girls were separated from the boys, and we discussed what will happen to our bodies as we grow up. I was with the girls, and we talked about...

Netflix’s ‘Sex Education’ is worth your time

Megan Keane, Columnist January 23, 2019

Maybe “cute” isn’t a descriptor you would associate with “sexual education.” “Awkward” or “scarring” or “cringy” are probably more realistic adjectives that you associate with sex...

Open conversations about sex lead to safe practices

Abbey Whittington, Columnist November 9, 2017

Our sexuality is a fluid concept that we often do not dive into, because of our discomfort with the “taboo” topic. We all know what the overwhelming, tense feeling of awkward silence is like. A...

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