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What we can learn from textsfromlastnight.com

Posted April 1, 2010 - 1:37pm by Paige Schoening

The website textsfromlastnight.com says a lot about young people and demonstrates the necessity of family planning clinics and emergency contraception. Despite the fact that we discourage unsafe sex and binge drinking, people are still do these things anyway. Textsfromlastnight.com shows that young people are in fact using drugs, having sex, and often combining the two.

Why I never want to use plastic again

Posted March 29, 2010 - 1:18pm by Paige Schoening

I am never going to microwave my food in plastic Tupperware or use a plastic reusable water bottle or coffee cup ever again. From now on I am using a real plate to microwave my food, a stainless steel water bottle, and a ceramic coffee cup for my tea. I have recently found out about two chemicals in plastics, phthalates and BPA (bisphenol A), that have been shown to have some pretty serious reproductive health effects in animals.

Stereotyping teens is unhealthy

Posted March 26, 2010 - 10:06am by Paige Schoening

The New York Times recently posted an article online called “In Cancer Fight, Teens Don’t Fit In” by Roni Caryn Rabin. In the article, Rabin talks about how when it comes to cancer, teens are not given that much attention. Cancer treatments are routinely focused on young children and adults. And this makes me wonder, why? Cancer is just as serious for a three and 50 year old as it is for a 15 year old. I think it is because of the way teens are overlooked by adults.

5 Safer Sex Mistakes

Posted March 24, 2010 - 10:26am by Paige Schoening

1. Flossing or Brushing After Oral Sex

Never floss or brush your teeth after oral sex. Contrary to popular belief, rushing to clean your mouth after oral sex will not help you decrease the chances for contracting an STD. Flossing or brushing actually does the opposite; it can irritate your gums or create small cuts that might increase your exposure to an infection. If you are afraid of contracting an STD through oral sex, use a condom or dental dam.

Guys should know just as much about birth control as girls do

Posted March 22, 2010 - 3:00am by Paige Schoening

Girls and guys are not equally held responsible for reproductive health and family planning; I think that girls are unfairly held more responsible. Girls are the ones that frequent the family planning clinics, take birth control, and can become pregnant. But since it takes two to make a baby, guys need to be equally responsible for information on birth control and reproductive health.

Cyber-bullying and Callout Cards

Posted March 19, 2010 - 11:11am by Paige Schoening

The site ThatsNotCool.com is having a Callout Card Contest, where you can win some really cool prizes. ThatsNotCool.com is trying to raise awareness about the dangers of digital bullying through electronic Callout Cards, which I think are awesome because almost all of the Callout Cards that are posted on their site are hilarious. I love the sarcasm!

Cancelling the prom? LGBTQ students should have the same rights as everyone else.

Posted March 16, 2010 - 2:23pm by Paige Schoening

I am glad that Constance McMillen got her school’s prom cancelled . I am happy that McMillen stood up for herself and demanded to have the same rights as everyone else. I am glad for two reasons, one because it shows that McMillen didn’t back down when her school told her that she couldn’t bring her girlfriend to prom. And two, because now the story has become national news and people are forced to talk about gay rights .

How Myspace, Facebook, and Twitter has Impacted our Teenage Years

Posted March 15, 2010 - 6:00am by Paige Schoening

Less is more when it comes to social media

A Condom and a Gallon of Water

Posted March 10, 2010 - 9:38am by Paige Schoening

Condoms come in all different shapes and sizes, it doesn’t matter who you are, there is a condom out there for you. There is one excuse that I get from other students as to why they don’t use condoms which drives me nuts, and that is when they say that the guy they are with says that condoms don’t fit.

Not. True. A condom can hold up to a gallon of water.  And if it can hold a gallon of water, it can fit.

The importance of getting tested for STDs

Posted March 8, 2010 - 6:00am by Paige Schoening

Recently at the SexTech conference, one of the speakers discussed how it is easier for people to have sex than to talk about sex. And it really got me thinking, why is this true? With all of the information and resources that are available, why are so many still people contracting STDs? Is it because people don’t know what resources are available to them? Are people not getting tested? Or is it because people aren’t talking to their partners?

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