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College Student Schools Her Campus on What a Real “Sex Week” Looks Like

As conservative college students, we must reclaim our campuses.

In 2014, Sex Week debuted on my campus—the University of New Mexico—with workshops titled “How to Be a Gentleman and Still Get Laid” and “How to Have a Successful Threesome,” among other salacious headliners.

Advice doled out throughout the week included oral sex techniques. Organizers even dressed as genitalia to “do away with the shame” that comes with sex.

In 2015, sex week returned. During various workshops, it was taught that the Bible supports abortion and homosexuality, and that abortion and hormonal contraception have no negative effects on the body. Other topics included how to use Chap Stick as lube, orgy tips, support for open marriages anal sex how-tos—even talk of how to destigmatize STDs.

How do I know? I attended the events and took notes.

The pattern of objectification and a lack of responsibility became evident. It was clear organizers had an agenda—teach my peers that anything goes, and there are no consequences.

I knew it was time to take matters into my own hands, so I decided to host a “Sex Week” myself—but this time, it would be focused on sexual education, not sexual gratification.

After eight long months of planning, Students for Life UNM brought “The Real Sex Week” to the University of New Mexico in March.

We began with a workshop discussing the male and female body, the biology behind intercourse, and how the act of sex affects our minds and relationships, linking humans chemically and contrasting the notion that one-night stands have no impact on women’s psyches.

Our second workshop was packed with STD education and information on contraception from a local OBGYN, Dr. Ann Church. We discussed the success and failure rate of different contraception (did you know that condoms have a 18 percent failure rate?) and looked at how hormonal contraception negatively affects the body, because those who use oral contraceptives have up to 10 times the risk of developing breast cancer as does a non-user.

We also taught about other forms of contraception, such as Natural Family Planning, which is an umbrella term for different methods used to cause and prevent pregnancies, all based on the observation of the naturally occurring signs of the fertile and infertile phases of a woman’s menstrual cycle. The A-word, abstinence, was also touted. Students learned that avoiding sex before marriage actually has positive effects, such as lower exposures to an STD and more positive thoughts about life in general.

Our next night was all about supporting pregnant and parenting students, a topic near and dear to my heart as I gave birth to a son in 2014, when I was a junior.

I am not alone. Nearly 4.8 million undergraduate students are parents of dependent children, according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research.

When a woman becomes pregnant while still in school, the two major pressures she faces are to drop out or have an abortion. Not enough men and women are empowered and supported to continue their education and parenthood.

During our “Pregnant and Parenting Support” workshop, we heard from a local pregnancy center, Women’s Pregnancy Options, as well as testimonies from five mothers who are recent graduates or still in school. The advice they doled to female students who find themselves pregnant? Stick it out—there’s support available, such as pregnancy resources centers and the national Students for Life of America initiative, Pregnant On Campus.

Sade Patterson
Sade Pattersonhttp://sadepatterson.com
Sade Patterson is a student at the University of New Mexico earning her degree in Strategic Communication with a minor in Family Studies. She is passionate about being a support to women in need and being the voice and advocate for the unborn. Her dream is to be a journalist and writer as well as open a pregnancy center in the future. Sade hopes to have more children, grow old with her best friend, and be the hands and feet of Jesus. Check out more from Sade on her website.

Kevin Bacon Surprises Students at High School Where ‘Footloose’ Was Filmed — Announces He’s Visiting Them for Prom

After some very serious lobbying from students at Payson High School in Payson, Utah, where “Footloose” was filmed, Kevin Bacon announced Friday that he would be returning to the high school for this year’s senior prom. 

“My Last Thought Was a Desperate Plea to God, ‘Lord, Give Me the Strength to Die Well’”: Mom With ‘Invisible Illness’ Shares Her Harrowing...

"'Help me to not look like I am suffocating,' I prayed. 'Lord, please protect my son’s heart from this.’ And I faded away."

“My Husband Turned Blue to Gray”: Wife In Shock Over the One Drink That Killed Her Husband

"The doctor's exact words were 'People drinking these drinks are playing Russian Roulette with their lives.' I was blown away and couldn’t believe just one drink could do this damage"... And KIDS can buy these anywhere.