2008 Woodie Awards
P/C: President Scanlan's Proposed Virgin Club: Is Sex Acceptable On Campus?
Virgin Club Makes Sex Acceptable
Sean Duffy
Issue date: 10/8/08 Section: Op Ed
Students and teachers on campus should be proud of President Scanlan's recent comments concerning the formation of a virgin club. This is a big step forward in thinking for the more conservative leadership of college. Think about it for a minute, if Scanlan believes a virgin club should be formed, then by logical process he accepts that sex does occur on campus. This is the first step in the school's evolution to a more moderate Catholic institution.
Don't get me wrong, I am not against the Virgin Club nor am I making statements in a sarcastic tone. Rather I fully support the Virgin Club because I believe anyone who attends MC should be allowed to join or form whatever group suits their wants, even if I disagree with them.
This is a day to rejoice on campus. With the newfound acceptance of both virgins and the sexually active, Rule 15 should finally be tossed away with other outdated rules. For those of you who do not know, Rule 15 prohibits sex outside of marriage on campus. As most students realize, Rule 15 is never enforced.
With Rule 15 abolished, students would be able to host their boyfriends or girlfriends and not have to go through the hassle of getting a member of the opposite sex to sign a visitor's pass. Students who live on campus would not be forced to leave their ID with an RA to enter a campus dorm. RA's and the school nurse would finally be allowed to distribute condoms for safe sex, like so many other colleges and universities.
These might seem like real stretches of the imagination, but think of it as a practice in law. By the President accepting virgins and in essence, their noncelibate counterparts, it sets precedent for students to ask for equal rights as non-virgins.
With the abolishment of Rule 15, the school's policy on sex would have to be reassessed. The Admissions Office could start actively courting gay applicants, and incentives could be offered to teen mothers to get them the education they deserve. School events on National AIDS day could be allowed to talk about safe sex and to provide numbers for Planned Parenthood to students in need.
Sex is a big part of life, essential to create life, and essential to experience life. Students should be well educated in the facts about sex, and their institutions should provide safe sex options.
Thanks to President Scanlan's desire for a virgin club, and his unknowing acceptance that sex does occur, students should now be able to live a sexually active life on campus. I whole-heartedly welcome a virgin club to campus, and all the benefits it will bring my fellow sexually-active peers.
Don't get me wrong, I am not against the Virgin Club nor am I making statements in a sarcastic tone. Rather I fully support the Virgin Club because I believe anyone who attends MC should be allowed to join or form whatever group suits their wants, even if I disagree with them.
This is a day to rejoice on campus. With the newfound acceptance of both virgins and the sexually active, Rule 15 should finally be tossed away with other outdated rules. For those of you who do not know, Rule 15 prohibits sex outside of marriage on campus. As most students realize, Rule 15 is never enforced.
With Rule 15 abolished, students would be able to host their boyfriends or girlfriends and not have to go through the hassle of getting a member of the opposite sex to sign a visitor's pass. Students who live on campus would not be forced to leave their ID with an RA to enter a campus dorm. RA's and the school nurse would finally be allowed to distribute condoms for safe sex, like so many other colleges and universities.
These might seem like real stretches of the imagination, but think of it as a practice in law. By the President accepting virgins and in essence, their noncelibate counterparts, it sets precedent for students to ask for equal rights as non-virgins.
With the abolishment of Rule 15, the school's policy on sex would have to be reassessed. The Admissions Office could start actively courting gay applicants, and incentives could be offered to teen mothers to get them the education they deserve. School events on National AIDS day could be allowed to talk about safe sex and to provide numbers for Planned Parenthood to students in need.
Sex is a big part of life, essential to create life, and essential to experience life. Students should be well educated in the facts about sex, and their institutions should provide safe sex options.
Thanks to President Scanlan's desire for a virgin club, and his unknowing acceptance that sex does occur, students should now be able to live a sexually active life on campus. I whole-heartedly welcome a virgin club to campus, and all the benefits it will bring my fellow sexually-active peers.