Corvallis condoms hit the big time
It's not that often that Corvallis makes national news (except for OSU sports on occasion), so I was surprised to see that Corvallis was mentioned in the New York Times today.
However, the article is not really about Corvallis. The article is about promoting condom usage and safe sex on college campuses as students return to school for fall term. Readers of the illustrious NY Times will not learn about Corvallis consistently earning high marks on livability surveys, no... they will learn only that Oregon State University supplies "safer sex kits...filled with condoms, lubricant and Hershey’s Kisses" and apparently there are baskets of free condoms just lying around willy nilly!
Actually, I think these campaigns are fantastic. Promoting condom usage to the student population is smart and all universities should take the hint. I just would've preferred that Corvallis make the pages of the NY Times for something really cool, like the mayor being abducted by aliens, or the water in the Willamette River suddenly converting to pinot noir.
However, the article is not really about Corvallis. The article is about promoting condom usage and safe sex on college campuses as students return to school for fall term. Readers of the illustrious NY Times will not learn about Corvallis consistently earning high marks on livability surveys, no... they will learn only that Oregon State University supplies "safer sex kits...filled with condoms, lubricant and Hershey’s Kisses" and apparently there are baskets of free condoms just lying around willy nilly!
Actually, I think these campaigns are fantastic. Promoting condom usage to the student population is smart and all universities should take the hint. I just would've preferred that Corvallis make the pages of the NY Times for something really cool, like the mayor being abducted by aliens, or the water in the Willamette River suddenly converting to pinot noir.
posted by Corvallist at
9:47 PM
4 Comments:
Condoms! Oh my!
What will the Clemens foundation in Philomath say about that? Is OSU still blacklisted by them? This sure won't help.
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Michael Smith, at 11:02 PM
Kudos to OSU for their proactive move to protect students.
I remember watching a lame movie during high school senior week on how "abstinence" was best to protect us from aids, with no other options/solutions mentioned. What kind of advice was that to give people during their last week of school before entering the real world? People ready to move out on their own, join the real dating scene, experiment with sex, find life partners, etc. Gee, lets just abstain forever. College age kids will have sex; better to prepare them - rather than pretending that sex somehow doesn't exist.
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Anonymous, at 10:01 AM
I'm not sure why the New York Times thinks this is news. Condoms have been available free at universities for a while now. Maybe the news is that they're still available even with today's anti-condom administration.
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Anonymous, at 11:13 AM
Well, turtle, I need to know a little more about ya!
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Corvallist, at 2:46 AM
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