Thursday, September 5, 1991
Condoms on campus
Condom vending machines bring mixed
reactions to Behrend
b Vick Sn der the vending machines.
"Several years ago a
university-wide decision was
made to make condoms available
to students, but it was up to the
individual campus as to how they
would do it," he said. "University
The Collegian
On college campuses across
the country you'll find vending
machines for pop, candy, laundry
detergent and stamps. But more
and more condom vending
machines arc being installed next
to their big brothers, receiving
protest from some and quarters
from others.
And now they're here.
Installed in both the men's and
women's rest rooms in Niagara,
Perry and Lawrence Halls, as well
as the laundry room of the
community center, the machines
are designed to provide two
varieties of condoms for either
5.50 or $l. Their arrival,
however, had mixed reactions
from the Behrend community.
Monsignor Robert Smith, of
the Roman Catholic Diocese of
Erie, said the church would rather
educate students about abstinence.
"The church feels that this is an
unfortunate situation which
encourages promiscuity and only
advances the myth that condoms
equal safe sex," he said. "Even
the best medical professionals
will tell you that it's not true."
Behrend administrators,
according to Chris Reber, dean of
Student Services, didn't have a
problem with the installation of
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from 17-25 years
old, are the largest
and fastest-growing
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- Patty McMahon,
Behrend's nurse
practitioner
Park has had condom machines in
the residential areas for a couple
of years and the community there
seems to have accepted it."
Patty McMahon, nurse
practitioner at the Health Center,
said that the machines were
installed to cover the hours that
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the Health Center was closed.
The center has been supplying
condoms to students since 1987,
but they were only available
during business hours.
"College-aged individuals,
ranging from 17-25 years old, are
the largest and fastest-growing
group to test positive for the
HIV/AIDS virus and other
sexually-transmitted diseases,"
she said. "We're hoping the
machines will increase the use of
condoms and other safe-sex
practices." Currently three out of
every 1,000 college students test
positive for the HIV virus.
McMahon urged students to
abstain from sex if they don't feel
comfortable with the situation,
but if they are sexually active to
observe safe practices.
The machines have been
received well by Behrend
students. "It's a step up for
Behrend because Behrend is
known as being uptight," said
LaTanya White, a sixth-semester
accounting student. Diana
Ziemniak, a seventh-semester
communications major, said
"Condom machines out in the
open says society accepts that we
are beings that make our own
choices. It's a sign of
enlightenment."
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Condom Controversy: These machines are
part of a growing trend of safe sex awareness.
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