Office of Health Education promotes Safer Sex Week in Atrium

Jessica Stevens, graduate assistant for the Office of Health Education, has a message she wants to get out for Safer Sex Week.

"There's no such thing as safe sex, there's only safer sex," she said.

The week is Nov.30 - Dec.3 and is sponsored by the Office of Health Education, Eta Sigma Gamma, Spectrum, Meridian Services, and Open Door Family Planning.

Stevens was handing out pamphlets of information about safe sex, free condoms and "condom key chains" -- key chains with a slide out department for a condom -- which she says has been a popular item, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday in the Atrium. Her booth was promoted by a WCRD DJ playing music and awarding prizes to students who answered questions correctly about the week.

One in four college students have an sexual transmitted infection, Stevens said, so students need to be aware of their options.

Safer Sex Week is sponsored by the Office of Health Education, Eta Sigma Gamma, Spectrum, Meridian Services, and Open Door Family Planning.

Here's a list of events sent in an e-mail to all students about the week:

Monday Nov. 30
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Safer Sex Table sponsored by Health Education & Eta Sigma Gamma

Tuesday Dec. 1
World AIDS Day Speaker Panel
7 p.m. Student Center 303
Guest speakers talk about their experiences living with HIV

Wednesday Dec. 2
TBA

Thursday Dec. 3
Free HIV testing
Bracken 225
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
No blood is needed. Results will take about 20 minutes.