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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1990)
OPINION SUM: “Sexing Under the Influence of Intoxicants” •When you're drunk, you’ll have sex with someone who normally you wouldn't even have lunch with — ” — Richard Keeling. M D Dr Richard Keeling, past chair of the American College Health Association AIDS Task Force visited the University of Oregon campus this past October with some interesting nows on col lege life, sex and alcohol Nor mally. we wouldn t associate AIDS with a Friday night happy hour phasing into a party or a night at the bars, but there's good reason to begin keeping this connection in mind AIDS is no longer a headliner on the newsstand The issue has grown news weary but the dis ease is still rampant Consider this the average age of a person first discovering s/he has AIDS is 32 It can take up to 10 years for the HIV virus to incubate before symptoms manifest ten years' Statistically, then, people are po tentially becoming exposed in college or during college, carry mg the virus and passing it on to others Consider these 1988 statistics from a national survey of college students • 81'., had intercourse during college (were sexually active), • 60° didn't use condoms, • 97 ’ understood condoms prevent the spread of HIV One might argue "if you know your partner then you won t need a condom." In regard to the im portance of knowing your part ner, another 1988 survey indicat ed that it is extremely common for partners to lie about their sexual history and practices Furthermore, unwanted sex on campuses is a major problem that includes more than rape Dr Keeling showed startling stabs tics where a majority of surveyed students (both male and female) reported at least one experience ot unwanted sex To explain this, he needed only one word alcohol Let s tace it. when you're drunk you II have sex with someone who normally you wouldn t even have lunch with He strongly emphasized that mixing sex and alcohol is extremely dangerous t)o< ause al cohol greatly impairs sensible judgment Advertising plays heavily on sex to sell alcohol (as well as nu merous other products) making it difficult not to mix sex and al cohol E3ut with these messages, what cultural morals are present ed9 Can we simultaneously val ue abstinence (or at least sexual sensibility) and the sexual nu ances ot the steamiest ads9 Basically, relates Keeling, to reduce the spread of HIV we need to change behaviors by building skills This means more than just say no to sex We need to build assertive commu mcation skills, sex without inter course skills, sex without alco hoi skills and skill in using con doms, planning ahead so they are available Like any skill these take practice to master Finally, students on college campuses like anyone, must be responsible tor their own health and future We must value our bodies more than any single rela tionship or one night ot wild abandonment We must also work toward building esteem ot ourselves and our peers so that healthy behaviors not sexing under the influence -are re speeded not ridiculed By Annie Dochnahl GTF, Health Education; Out Reach Coordinator HIGH = HIGH RISK How many limes have you read a newspaper, an article or a pam phlet where the emphasis of the information cites a statistic'5 Or, turned on the television and heard those percentages reiterated with each news station you turned to and what happens to your thought processes when you hear those percentages again, and again, over and over"5 Do they have an impact on you or hold any meaning"5 Or do they become scrambled with all the previous per centages heard last year9 What do they mean and how important are they9 Well, once again here is another article citing statistics; but. read more carefully and hopefully their meaning may have an impact • On most college campuses, between 87 and 93 o of all students drink alcohol • By 1991 the National Centers for Disease Control (CDC) predicts AIDS will be the number one killer on college campuses So why should those numbers hold meaning for you9 First, you are part of a college campus Look around and you can see that drinking is a central activity Decisions regarding the use (or relative abuse) of alcohol can affect your life Alarmingly high numbers of students are treated tor alcohol overdose on college campuses each year Next college is a time when many individuals develop their knowledge and values regarding sexuality And U S campus life is a center for non monogamous sexual activity Various studies throughout the country estimate that between 40 and 70 percent of students are sexually active Your choices to be sexual, not to be sexual and who your sexual partners are, are impor tant AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases are becoming more prevalent among people 20 24 years old and on college cam puses today According to Dr Richard Keeling, past chair of the American College Health Association AIDS Task Force, thousands of students are carriers of the disease Others estimate that between 30,000 and 80,000 students on American college campuses carry a contagious form of the AIDS virus If U of O is included, approxi mately 60 100 students here, potentially carry the virus These peo ple have or carry the AIDS virus in the blood but are asymptomatic (without symptoms) and in good health So what is in the meaning of the statistics previously cited? Col lege students need to become aware of the connection between al cohol other drugs and AIDS High High Risk Alcohol impairs )udg ment therefore lowering your ability to make decisions you might otherwise not make Mixing alcohol with sex distorts your judgment in choosing to be sexual, and with whom you will have sex and whether or not precautions will be taken The combination of these two behaviors puts you at a high risk for HIV infection and other STD s along with unplanned pregnancies, pressured sex and/or ac quamtance rape Perhaps you might not like to pay attention to statistics or to think about their meaning but do not lull yourself into denial either Think about your behaviors which create the statistics think about your behaviors Joanne Frank. Director of Health Education Student Health Center MOCKTAIL: A simph splendid drink that \ou can drink and drink and still count your finders forwards and back and awaken refreshed and clear-headed the next morning. Strawberry Smoothie I cup ot trcsh strawberries or strawberrx concentrate 'r blender ot ice I cup ol eithei milk, buttermilk, plain or \antlla yoyurt Blend until troths * add a dash ot sugar it needed Spritzers Mix 7 up ssith orange |uice. pineapple |uiee or a juice mixture. Add a splash ot lemon juice or sweet and sour to emus based spritzers Mix in a blender ssith ice to form a frozen punch Fruit Spritzers '4 blender ot ice. orange juice concentrate and 7 up Blend until bubble l’our into a punch boss I and garnish ssith orange sherbet (sanilla ice mild also makes this delicious!) Fruit Frappe lresh straw berries (or Iro/en) or bananas 'j blender ot lee ‘ ■ cup milk and '4 cup halt and halt Blend until troth) * l or a low tat version, use buttermilk or plain yogurt * Add a dash ot sugar to taste Nada Colada '4 blender ot ice '<4 cup coconut syrup '4 crushed pineapple 'cup orange juice 1: cup milk Blend until frothy Yogurt Shake Choose your favorite frozen yogurt flavor. I ill blender 1: full and add milk to thin I luovv m blueberries, strawberries or bananas and blend until smooth Mocktail essentials: Mix and match these basic ingredients and create your own frothy, fruit) beverages F ruit juice concentrate grape, grapefruit, orange Ice cubes or shaved ice. For creamy drinks sherbet, ice milk, frozen yogurt, plain yogurt, buttermilk, vanilla yogurt and lemon yogurt, milk, half and half. ^ Basic mixers collins mix, 7-up. lime juice, lemon juice and margarita mix. ^ Don't forget fruit garnishes orange slices, cherries, lemon slices, and lime squeezes.
