Emblazoned across the bottom of all District of Columbia license plates are the words “Taxation without Representation.” Even today, the phrase has a degree of truth to it.
It is raining, and Marjorie McClure is not pleased. Instead of the hillside outdoors, her second-grade physical education class troops into the great white tent serving as both cafeteria and gymnasium while Lafayette Elementary School is under construction.
Babbling amongst themselves, the students snap on matching blue helmets with nimble fingers.
Some of the most common questions volunteers at the Peer Health Exchange (PHE) hear in their classes include: “What if I’ve had blue balls for more than a day?” “How do I get rid of a hickey?” “Is it okay to wear two condoms?”
PHE is a national organization that trains college student volunteers to teach health curriculum in high schools.
Forty-seven percent of women who have used at least one method of contraception have discontinued using a method due to dissatisfaction, according to the Center for Disease Control.
s the issue of sexual consent continues to appear in the news, another facet of sexual attraction is increasingly entering the conversation after long being ignored.
“I had always just kind of assumed I was straight,” said American University junior Tori Gilkeson.
