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friday january
22 2010
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‘I Heart Female Orgasm’ educates students Show returns to campus, draws crowd
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Joanna Banegas Staff Writer
Hundreds of students gathered
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Thursday to watch and learn about the “I Heart Female Orgasm” program in the Stewart Theater. People were waiting in line as early as 6 p.m., although the program started at 7 p.m. Sex educators Marshall Miller and Dorian Solot came to the University to share their personal experiences and to educate students on their sexuality. The program covered many topics such as achieving the “G-spot,” having multiple orgasms, the female anatomy and an open discussion for students. Solot said when people usually learn more about the program or attend the program they understand it better and realize that it’s not some horrible thing. “People actually realize that its some sort of a tasteful program about informing yourself and about making choices that are right for you,” she said. “There are important reasons why women need access to really good accurate information about our bodies and about our sexuality.” Jewel Williams, a senior in english, said she thinks the main topic of the program is different from any other
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Explaining the alternative uses for the vibrating Harry Potter Nimbus 2000 broom, Marshall Miller reads five-star reviews from Amazon.com at the I Heart Female Orgasm presentation at Stewart Theatre Thursday evening.
programs she has attended. “That’s why there were so many people out here tonight,” Williams said. “College, in general, is supposed to be open to all topics, it’s not just
academia. It’s about learning about yourself and everything in the world. I think that’s why I think this program was a really important.” The pair of sex educators separated
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Dorian and Marshall’s book about female orgasm, “I Heart Female Orgasm: An Extraordinary Orgasm Guide” by Dorian Solot and Marshall Miller A resource on how to have an orgasm, “The Elusive Orgasm: A Woman’s Guide to Why She Can’t and How She Can Orgasm” by Vivienne Cass A book about female sexuality, “The Clitoral Truth: The Secret World at Your Fingertips” by Rebecca Chalker ”Petals” by Nick Karras “The Whole Lesbian Sex Book: A Passionate Guide for the Rest of Us” by Felice Newman ”Female Ejaculation and the G-Spot” by Deborah Sundahl Sex for One: The Joy of Selfloving by Betty Dodson A book for people of all genders in regards to “getting it on,” “The Guide to Getting It On” by Paul Joannides A book on sex for men, “Great Sex: A Man’s Guide to the Secret Principles of Total-Body Sex” by Michael Castleman Source: SOLOT & MILLER
the males and females during the program to learn about sex education and the anatomy of their bodies.
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Students fear job market and apply to graduate, law school In spite of the low economy, graduate programs receive an increase in their applicants
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Second year graduate student Amanda Smith answers a question from one of her students about secant lines in her MA 141 class Wednesday morning. Smith, who is in her first semester of teaching, has noticed substantial cut backs in the graduate program in her department. “They’ve hired less grad students this year,” Smith said, “and they’ve combined multiple smaller classes into bigger lectures with more students.”
Graduates present fresh teaching styles in classroom Graduate teachers diverge from traditional teaching methods, quality questioned Nick Tran Deputy News Editor Students completing their undergraduate educations have the opportunity to gain additional experience in their field by becoming teaching assistants. TAs shadow experienced professors to get a feel for how to teach effectively and are eventually given jobs teaching classes of their own. TAs are generally given positions teaching lower-level or introductory classes and are often criticized by students for being ineffective at communicating essential information and being generally disorganized. Genesis Atkins, a junior in marketing, said having a TA teach instead of a qualified professor is definitely a different experience. “It gives practice to student teachers in teaching and their field, but it’s more valuable for them than the students [being taught],” she said. “A lot
of times they’re really nervous and a split down the middle. “I can somewhat tell which little easy on the material.” Atkins said TAs are also much less evaluation was written by who formal and the likely reason for having though,” she said. “Much of the graduates teach is the ailing economy. time students who didn’t really “It has a lot to do with the reces- participate in the class or did poorly will write sion and how complaints.” the University Bell said is having to cut formality isn’t back costs.” necessarily an Taylor Gapissue with just cynski, a freshgraduate TAs. man in com“Informality puter science Ryan Therkelsen, a graduate TA is an issue with engineering, professors in said he also noticed a different style with TAs, but it general. Many feel they can drop formality and still maintain conwasn’t always a disadvantage. “Sometimes TAs teach in different trol of their class,” she said. “In a styles and they’re hard to get used to, larger class it’s hard to be inforbut it might or might not always be mal and still come across with a bad,” he said. “TAs can be informal sense of authority. With formaland laid back but that doesn’t mean ity, there’s no question on your auyou can’t still learn. It doesn’t matter thority, but without it people tend if they’re students too, there should al- to see you as their friend instead of ways be respect for them as teachers.” as a teacher.” According to University policy Jennifer Bell, a graduate teaching assistant, said it depends on the students’ perspective, and those who like Teaching continued page 3 or dislike her teaching are pretty much
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be in graduate school needs to know why they are going into that specific program. “They need go ahead and do it now assuming it will be necessary to have several years of experience before Joanna Banegas competing in the global economy,” Staff Writer She said. “The more experience you have the more meaningful your trainWith the economy of ing and education will be.” unemployment at ten percent, Schroeder also said one needs to be more people are growing interest incredibly well prepared for the job and applying to graduate and law market because it is extremely chalschools. A NY Times article published last lenging. “I think there is a lot of fear and week that the number of people taking the Law School Admissions Test rose anxiety about the job market but 20 percent in October. And the num- I wouldn’t say it was uncalled for,” Schroeder said. ber of Americans “I think it is a who took t he very place to be. Graduate Record Students should Examination in approach t he 2009 rose 13 perjob market with cent, according hope and in a to Educational positive way but Testing Service. also in a very The University pragmatic and Annual Assesspersistent way.” ment Report of Machado said 2008 stated the Nicole Machado, a senior in textile and she wa nt s to number of apapparel management further her eduplicants for the cation and make graduate school climbed to nearly 10,000 in 2007- sure that not just a bachelor’s degree 2008, the largest number the graduate is taking her to places she wants to go. “I have big dream and I need a betschool has ever received. Nicole Machado a senior in textile ter education for that,” Machado said. and apparel management said she “It used to be that you could get an thinks more students are applying awesome job with an undergraduto graduate school because they are ate degree but now going to graduate afraid of the people who already have school is starting to become a norm.” Schroeder said they are some things jobs in the global market. “They don’t have the network as the that students can do and being in a older professionals do have because good graduate program may wind they’ve been working in the field for a up being the best bet for them but it long time,” Machado said. “Eventually needs be a carefully decision. “Students who believe that finding graduate school is their back up plan and tell themselves, ‘So I guess I’m just a goal in life will magically appear going to stay in school longer.’” Carol G. Schroeder, director of Career Center said anybody wanting to Increase continued page 3
“It used to be that you could get an awesome job with an undergraduate degree...”
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