Hopkins pushes for responsible sex
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrases “sga” and “student government”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article covers campus efforts to improve sexual awareness and access to sexual-health services.
- The News-Letter reported that several Hopkins groups had recently worked on sexual-awareness efforts on campus and in Baltimore.
- The paper reported that a student’s Town Hall suggestion led to a proposal for condom dispensers in library restrooms, while two SGA committees pursued free condoms in residence halls and better campus availability.
- The reporter writes that committee chair Rodolfo Finocchi said the goal was to make protection easier to access, while student Larry Hou said the Student Health and Wellness Center’s public condom display felt awkward; the article says chlamydia and gonorrhea tests cost $45 without Hopkins insurance or $28 with it.
- According to the article, Professor Charlotte Gaydos’s IWantTheKit.org offered free home STI testing in Maryland, had tested more than 4,000 women and 2,000 men, and faced funding and publicity limits.
- The article adds that graduate student Jessica Ladd created SoTheyCanKnow to provide STI information and help infected people notify partners.
- The News-Letter reported that the CDC recommends yearly screening for sexually active females in the United States under 25.