College Clips

By Meg Walsh

Published May 1, 2007

Area men of Cal-Poly strap on heels for charity

Sexy stilettos, neon-colored flip-flops and strappy sandals all helped the Sexual Assault Recovery and Prevention Center at California Polytechnic State University raise money for sexual assault. SARP held its fifth-annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event Saturday and drew the largest crowd in the event's history.

The event challenged men to walk a mile in high heels to help inform the public about sexual assault.

"It's a really fun way to raise awareness about a serious issue," said Amber Kennedy, the fund development coordinator for SARP.

More than 150 people carried signs that read "put yourself in her shoes" and "men against rape." Men walked beside their families and friends to show their support for SARP's cause.

— The Mustang Daily

(California Polytechnic State University)

Indiana students wrestle in pudding

No one enjoys the filmy top layer of pudding that's been sitting out too long. On April 20, that film started to harden around Indiana University junior Josh Falcon's body and hair. The scent of warm chocolate and sweat surrounded him after the third-annual pudding wrestling competition held at apartments near the campus.

"You don't live college until you have been smacked in the face with pudding," Falcon said.

Falcon was part of a crowd of people that gathered around an inflatable pool filled with 150 gallons of pudding.

Once the wrestling began, spectators including freshman Rachel Thomas unwillingly became participants.

Thomas was declared the winner of a three-way match, and she uncomfortably stood, covered in pudding.

"It's kind of cold," Thomas said. "It's starting to dry up on me, and it feels kind of gross."

Other people at the event, including junior C.J. Stults, enjoyed the feeling of being covered in pudding.

— The Indiana Daily Student

(Indiana University)

Study says abstinence-only education

not effective

Students who participate in abstinence-only education programs are just as likely to engage in premarital sex as students who do not participate in such programs, according to a study released this month.

"Essentially, we found that kids who attend these programs are no more likely to abstain from having sex before marriage," said Ken Fortson, co-author of the study.

The study found that targeting middle-school students might focus on the wrong age group.

The federally mandated study was conducted over nine years and reviewed the effectiveness of four abstinence education programs in Milwaukee, Miami, Powhatan, Va., and Clarksdale, Miss. Researchers surveyed more than 2,000 middle-school and high-school students — both enrolled and not enrolled in abstinence programs — four to six years after they joined the study.

The study stated most sexually active young people start having sex in high school. Researchers suggested that continuing abstinence education in high school might be more effective.

—The Marquette Tribune

(Marquette University)

— compiled from U-Wire reports by Meg Walsh, senior staff writer

Area men of Cal-Poly strap on heels for charity

Sexy stilettos, neon-colored flip-flops and strappy sandals all helped the Sexual Assault Recovery and Prevention Center at California Polytechnic State University raise money for sexual assault. SARP held its fifth-annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event Saturday and drew the largest crowd in the event's history.

The event challenged men to walk a mile in high heels to help inform the public about sexual assault.

"It's a really fun way to raise awareness about a serious issue," said Amber Kennedy, the fund development coordinator for SARP.

More than 150 people carried signs that read "put yourself in her shoes" and "men against rape." Men walked beside their families and friends to show their support for SARP's cause.

— The Mustang Daily

(California Polytechnic State University)

Indiana students wrestle in pudding

No one enjoys the filmy top layer of pudding that's been sitting out too long. On April 20, that film started to harden around Indiana University junior Josh Falcon's body and hair. The scent of warm chocolate and sweat surrounded him after the third-annual pudding wrestling competition held at apartments near the campus.

"You don't live college until you have been smacked in the face with pudding," Falcon said.

Falcon was part of a crowd of people that gathered around an inflatable pool filled with 150 gallons of pudding.

Once the wrestling began, spectators including freshman Rachel Thomas unwillingly became participants.

Thomas was declared the winner of a three-way match, and she uncomfortably stood, covered in pudding.

"It's kind of cold," Thomas said. "It's starting to dry up on me, and it feels kind of gross."

Other people at the event, including junior C.J. Stults, enjoyed the feeling of being covered in pudding.

— The Indiana Daily Student

(Indiana University)

Study says abstinence-only education

not effective

Students who participate in abstinence-only education programs are just as likely to engage in premarital sex as students who do not participate in such programs, according to a study released this month.

"Essentially, we found that kids who attend these programs are no more likely to abstain from having sex before marriage," said Ken Fortson, co-author of the study.

The study found that targeting middle-school students might focus on the wrong age group.

The federally mandated study was conducted over nine years and reviewed the effectiveness of four abstinence education programs in Milwaukee, Miami, Powhatan, Va., and Clarksdale, Miss. Researchers surveyed more than 2,000 middle-school and high-school students — both enrolled and not enrolled in abstinence programs — four to six years after they joined the study.

The study stated most sexually active young people start having sex in high school. Researchers suggested that continuing abstinence education in high school might be more effective.

—The Marquette Tribune

(Marquette University)