Knowledge of consequences doesn'tdeter unprotectedsex

Condoms

STD facts , page 1 experience has never had any type of scare. "I think that most people never really think it could happen to them. Pregnancy is probably the thing I am most afraid of. ho,1.-e\-er.for every girl to get pregnant but not everyone has an STD." Going out to parties and using drugs and alcohol can cause people to make bad judgment calls. In a study conducted in 2001 by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, this research concluded that risky sexual behaviors were considered to be 1.76 times more likely when alcohol was consumed as opposed to it not being consumed.

Dr.MyrnaGrondgnettresigns fromCabriniofter l Oyears

SHAWN RICE EDITOR IN cmEF SMR723@CABRJNI.EDU

Dr. Myrna Grandgenett, whose contributions to Cabrini consists of the creation of the Wolfington Center, has handed in her resignation and will leave Cabrini come June 11. Grangenett has decided to return to her alma mater, The College of Saint Mary, in Omaha, Nebraska where she has been appointed Chair of the Division of Health Care Professions. Grandgenett said, "I began to think about moving closer to my family in Nebraska after my sister died last fall. I realized in a new way how short life is and how important it is to be close to family. When the opportunity at the College of Saint Mary in

Omaha presented itself, I was extremely happy because it is such a good school and a challenging position where [ can continue to make a difference."

Grandgenett's new job has the same priorities that attracted her to Cabrini. Her job will consist of the things she cares most about: educating women for leadership in professional careers and encouraging commitment to responsible social action for justice.

For ten years, Grandgenett has worked at Cabrini providing service to several leadership areas. Her experience at Cabrini has ranged from occupying roles as consultant and facilitator to working full-time as the VicePresident for Human Resources and Planning. Since 1999, Grandgenett has devoted her energies to Mission Integration.

"The hardest part of leaving Cabrini will be leaving the people who make Cabrini such a special place. We've celebrated good times and supported each other in hard times. So often, we take each other for granted but as I'm getting ready to leave, I am even more aware of how special this community is. I've always found it hard to leave a place I love," Grandgenett said.

Although Grandgenett will be leaving Cabrini, her contributions in putting together the Wolfington Center, an integrated division where campus ministry, service learning, community outreach and Catholic social teaching come together, will be remembered for years to come.

A female senior education major admitted to having unprotected sex after consuming alc_ohol her junior year in college. "I did with a very good friend of mine who I had known for two years. It was raining outside and neither of us wanted to go outside to the other room where the condoms were to get one," she said. Although on birth control, she started to worry and took a pregnancy test. The test came out negative. "I don't regret what happened. I feel as though if something were to have happened he wouldn't have just run away from the situation."

The most frequently reported STDs are gonorrhea and chlamydia; over a half million cases of each are reported each year. According to www.askalice.columbia.edu, "somewhere between 20 and 25 percent of college students are or have been infected with an STD (sexually transmitted disease). Although there may be differences from campus to campus, chlamydia, HPV (Human Papillomavirus) or gen- ital warts, and genital herpes appear to be the most common STDs among college students in general." i

A female sophomore English and commuruca :: -.-!.lcr .:.z.s during a g: 11eco"&St ..ppo;.;:.1ment. "I had unprotected sex once before, but I really didn't worry about contracting an STD too much because I knew the other person's sexual history," she said. She feels as though kids in college don't get tested for STDs because they either feel as though it can't happen to them or they are in fear that it has already happened to them. However, she agrees that pregnancy is probably her biggest fear about having unprotected sex. "I knew a girl who call~d me and told me that she was 5 months pregnant. Pregnancy really puts your life on hold whereas when you have an STD, you still have the chance to live life."

The reality is that there are 15 million new cases ofSTDs in the United States, l Omillion of those affecting people aged 1524. Most of those who are infected probably felt as though they didn't need to use protection; the person they were sleeping with didn't "look" like the type of person who would have an STD. But while there are some STDs that can be cured, they can have a lasting effect on your health and on your future sex life. For more information on safer sex visit: www.itsyoursexlife.eom.

For more information on safer sex visit: itsyoursexlife.com.