Cal Poly Campus Health & Wellbeing hosted “Spread Love, Not STIs” last Wednesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Campus Health Center, building 27, to raise awareness about its Self-Order STI Testing Program. The drop-in event focused on educating students about confidential sexually transmitted infection testing available on campus. Students arrived throughout the 90-minute […]
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Better safe than sorry: get STI tested
With many students having their first sexual experience on a college campus, knowledge of where to go for help when things go wrong is extremely important. Inexperience can bring a lack of caution and preparation to an intimate situation. Luckily, we have plenty of great (and free) options on campus you can take advantage of.
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Sex education in America still fails to properly educate
I received a few brief lessons of sex ed from my science teacher in 6th grade. Our regularly scheduled science classes got put on hold as my middle school class got taught about periods, how someone becomes pregnant and how to put on a condom. I don’t remember a banana presentation, so my teacher must […]
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Cal Poly at the “epicenter” as STD rates increase in San Luis Obispo
In the past eight years, rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in San Luis Obispo County have nearly doubled, and studies show that Cal Poly plays a huge role in the increase.
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Rise of STIs highlights importance of a dialogue with sexual partners
As an at-risk population, Cal Poly students can be carriers for undiagnosed STIs.
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HIV and other STIs on the rise in SLO
A steady increase in cases of other STIs in San Luis Obispo County could point to increased vulnerability to HIV