st want to show off anyway. I am sure we could find some other uses for condoms, bingo chips, water balloons or even perhaps something to chew on when gum is scarce. Despite all their many other charms we all know condoms are only designed for one thing. Providing a wink and a smile or even a stern education and a condom is in no way a service to the students of our college if it in any way facilitates immoral activity. People will say that those who want to have sex will have it regardless so they might as well do it safely. This argument can be used to do everything from putting needles in the hands of drug addicts to giving a car thief a slim jim so the danger of breaking a window is avoided. In our culture we continue to use these pathetic arguments to enable people to “safely” engage in all manner of pursuits that are not safe. Berry would be better served if we had abstinence based sex education.Sex education that was based on stressing abstinence could be beneficial in providing a more supportive atmosphere for both male and female students, enabling them to make appropriate and responsible choices about their sexual behavior. Speakers could be brought in who would be able to address issues such as pregnancy and HIV and bring home the consequences of our choices in an effective manner. The failure ratio of condoms as a birth control device and also as a shield against STDs could be discussed. Sexuality could be discussed and explored not as something shameful or to be hidden but as something beautiful that was designed by God for a purpose. This type of approach would be much more effective in fostering an atmosphere that encourages responsible and appropriate choices, than passing out condoms at the Ladd center.Just as there is nothing inherently wrong with hunting there is nothing inherently wrong with sex. However both are only appropriate under certain parameters. Hunting is only okay within the frame...
