BY NATALIE SEQUEIRA For Ellie Kim, leaving university for seven months started with what she thought was just indigestion. Her stomach hurt a lot, she could not eat anything and she slowly started skipping classes days at a time, until she had fallen too far behind to go back. Nauseated and dizzy, she went to her university’s health centre. “They didn’t let me see a real doctor,” she said,...
The University of Toronto Scarborough’s (UTSC) Women’s Centre room is situated in a quieter area of the university’s busy campus. Located on the upper level of the student centre, many students find comfort in this quiet getaway. The doors are a light wood and are almost always open. As students enter, they are immediately greeted by a colourful wall filled with bright yellow, pink and orange pamphlets.
Now, these aren’t just any ordinary pamphlets, these pamphlets are all about sex. The bright and decorative sheets of paper discuss a wide array of topics from advice on coming out to various coping methods for sexual assault victims. There are pamphlets on how to conduct a successful and sophisticated hand job and how to practice safe yet exciting sex.
Sean Adams* is a tall, dark and handsome 23-year-old. He’s a full time student and soccer star at Cornell University, an Ivy League school in the Upstate New York. He plays for the school’s team which is one of North America’s top teams and has even travelled the world thanks to his unbelievable talent. As if this isn’t enough, he’s fluent in two languages: English and French. He’s a...
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