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By
Michelle
Partridge
Sex,
it's
a
popular
topic
onnst
students.
Who
is
-
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.
p
J&ving
sex,
with
whom,
and
yho's
not
getting
any
at
all.
3ut
if
you
notice
in
your
sex
alks
with
friends
one
question
hat
rarely
comes
up
is.
who
is
ving
safe
sex?
For
some
reason,
safe
sex
s
not
something
that
we
as
tudents
talk
about,
much
less
P
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masm
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by
Andrew
Steele
think
about
as
often
as
we
should,
especially
those
of
us
who
are
sexually
active.
According
to
a
survey
conducted
by
smartersex.org,
a
trendy
and
highly
informative
website
about
sexual
health
and
wellness,
only
47
of
people
surveyed
always
use
some
form
of
birth
control,
be
it
condoms
or
oral
contraceptives,
while
31
use
protection
sometimes,
and
the
remaining
22
admitted
to
never
using
protection.
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On
Tuesday,
March
8tn
Rock
The
Vote
BC,
in
conjunction
with
the
College
of
New
Caledonia
Students'
Association,
held
an
event
at
The
Generator
to
raise
awareness
of
the
upcoming
provincial
election
among
young
voters.
Organized
by
Jason
O'Brien
and
Lisa
McLeod,
the
event
featured
Generator
mainstays
Unit
731,
who
were
well
received
by
the
sparse
yet
enthusiastic
crowd.
Unit
731
stayed
around
after
the
show
to
autograph
numerous
bosoms
before
continuing
their
conquest
of
bars
across
Western
Canada.
The
band's
energetic
performance
brought
those
in
attendance
to
the
floor,
as
did
the
prizes
such
as
mp3
players
and
Rock
The
Vote
T-shirts.
In
addition
to
the
band
and
the
prizes,
a
'Speaker's
Corner'
type
booth
was
set
up
near
the
bar
entrance,
giving
those
with
an
opinion
an
opportunity
to
voice
it
directly
to
the
future
provincial
government,
to
be
decided
on
the
17n
of
May.
'The
turnout
wasn't
quite
what
we'd
hoped
for,
but
I'd
still
say
it
was
a
success,"
said
Students'
Association
Treasurer
Kevin
Lalonde
of
the
Why
is
it
that
some
of
us
are
making
the
choice
to
have
sex
but
not
be
safe
about
it?
The
CNC
Students'
Association
is
doing
what
they
can
to
help
students
make
the
right
choices
when
it
comes
to
safe
sex
by
providing
free
condoms
to
students
who
have
sex
on
the
brain.
I
talked
to
Rob
and
Colin
at
the
Students'
Association
office
as
I
was
curious
to
find
out
what
kind
of
reaction
they
have
received
from
students.
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"It
is
overall
pretty
low
key...
we
let
members
know
contraceptives
are
available
through
our
website
and
when
we
run
out,
students
let
us
know."
Colin
also
added
that
"as
far
as
demographic
goes,
it's
5050;
we
get
just
as
many
guys
coming
in
for
condoms
as
we
do
girls."
When
asked
if
they
felt
that
by
providing
condoms
they
were
promoting
sex,
they
replied
by
stating
that
"the
Students'
Association
is
sim
ply
providing
a
service
to
membe's,
if
anything,
its
a
health
i
.sue."
Still
hirsty
for
knowledge,
I
made
my
way
around
the
college
gr
unds
and
talked
with
student;
of
all
ages,
asking
them
tr
eir
opinion
about
the
availab
lity
of
condoms
on
campus
.
One
woman
that
I
talked
v
rith
thinks
that
making
condorr
s
more
readily
available
tc
students
in
a
non-threateiing
environment
is
"wonderful...
I
even
grabbed
Let's
Make
it
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2005
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f
i
mmr
a
few
and
gave
them
to
my
daughter
and
her
friends
...so
many
kids
think
they
don't
need
protection."
She
added
that
"if
you
think
you
are
big
enough
to
have
sex.
be
big
enough
to
take
responsibility
for
it."
A
group
of
students
that
I
talked
with
later
stated
that
"condoms
break.
People
think
they
are
100
safe
and
they
are
not
...if
the
Students'
Association
is
going
to
hand
out
condoms,
they
also
need
to
give
out
information
about
how
safe
condoms
are."
Although
another
student
added
that
"if
the
Students'
Association
didn't
give
condoms
out,
some
people
might
continue
having
unsafe
sex
...because
they
are
too
embarrassed
to
purchase
them
at
the
grocery
store."
Many
students
that
I
interviewed
expressed
that
we
should
be
educating
students
from
an
early
age
about
safe
sex
and
the
harsh
effects
of
life
ywisad
100
or
more
lucky
souls
who
partook
of
this
well
organized,
well-executed
event.
One
of
the
main
reasons
for
the
less
than
full
house
was
probably
the
unfortunate
fact
that
the
show
landed
on
a
Tuesday,
when
most
students
were
hard
at
work
studying,
cough
cough.
Regardless
of
the
less
than
robust
crowd,
a
good
vibe
surrounded
the
event,
as
well
as
a
certainty
that
future
functions
will
be
something
to
Jook
forward
to
indeed.
In
addition
to
musical
events,
Rock
The
Vote
has
also
held
a
series
of
screenings
of
political
documentaries
at
CNC,
including
the
indie
film
My
Student
Loan,
and
Michael
Moore's
scathing
indictment
of
the
Bush
administration,
Fahrenheit
911.
Future
events
include
the
return
to
Prince
George
of
socially
conscious
Vancouver
hip-hop
crew
Sweatshop
Union,
at
the
Coliseum
March
28th.
So
stay
tuned,
as
Rock
The
Vote
brings
you
some
of
the
top
talent
in
Canadian
Music
today,
and
be
sure
to
get
out
there
May
17n
and
have
your
say
in
our
province's
future.
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mJS
-'-'
will
poor
decisions.
"Hand
out
condoms
in
high
school;
if
wo
start
early,
hopefully
by
the
timo
thoy
roach
the
college
level
people
will
be
smarter
about
-
;
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Overall,
I
was
impressed
with
what
CNC
students
had
to
say
and
I
was
surprised
by
how
eager
students
were
to
voice
their
opinions
on
the
topic
of
free
condoms
and
safe
sex.
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Before
I
leave
you
all
to
your;
thoughts,
whether
pure
or;
impure,
i
strongly
urge
tnose
of
you
having
sex
to
stop
by
the
Students'
Association
and
grab
a
handful
of
condoms.
There
is
nothing
wrong
with
enjoying
yourself.
We
are
all
adults
and
as
such
are
free
to
make
our
own
choices,
but
with
such
freedom
also
comes
responsibility.
If
you
make
the
choice
to
have
sex,
make
the
choice
to
be
safe...
you'll
enjoy
yourself
more
once
you
know
that
you
are
protected!
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