Philadelphia has installed condom dispensers in 22 high schools throughout the city. Of the 6,500 Philadelphia students tested for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the past five years, five percent have had STDs. Making condoms available to…
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When is the last time your feelings were hurt because of someone else’s words? My answer is—not so long ago. For as long as I can remember, classmates have laughed about my last name, “Fung-Wiener,” and it took me years […]
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A few weeks ago, Stephen Colbert did a segment on the Colbert Report about the governor of California’s decision to make gay history a mandatory part of the school curriculum. For those of you who know that Colbert adopts a […]
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If you’ve seen The Social Network, then you’re familiar with the scene where Mark Zuckerberg (played by Jesse Eisenberg) posts a list that ranks his fellow classmates. Zuckerberg hurts a lot of women in the process, but in the end […]
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Just in time for back to school, Governor Paterson of New York signed the Dignity for all Students Act (DASA). This anti-bullying law forbids school harassment based on many factors, including race, origin, weight, religious belief and disability.…
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