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21 NEWS
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29,2020 | HILLTOPVIEWSONLINE.COM
High STD rates in Austin raise concerns over sex education at university health centers
Health Educator, argues that double major at UT, said
IN AN ERA WHERE
SEX-POSITIVITY IS
MICHAELA GARZA, UT STUDENT
New comprehensive fee to be added to student bill in fall 2020, will replace prior fees
—
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KATYA MELCHOR / HILLTOP VIEWS
Lisa Kirkpatrick sent an email to the student body regarding the new fee earlier this semester.
The school plans to implement the fee starting in the fall 2020 semester.
By SAMMY JO CIENFUEGOS
@ahundredfires
Diaz said the university reviews the tuition
process in order to remove obstacles for en-
rollment. After reviewing historical data
of fees that have been charged and hearing
“WE ARE LIVING
THE NEW BLACK.”
By KATYA MELCHOR
@MelchorKatya
According to an email sent out to the stu-
dent body by Vice President of Student Af-
fairs Lisa Kirkpatrick on Jan. 17, a $750 com-
prehensive student fee will go into effect fall
2020.
Director of Communications Mischelle
Diaz explained what the fee is and what will
be covered, such as printing and facilities.
“The comprehensive fee is a consolidation
of individual course and campus-required
fees," Diaz said. "This single fee replaces the
prior fees for technical support, printing,
labs, facilities, tutoring, student activities, and
other course fees. The funds support student
services, university technology, and university
services.”
Although the comprehensive fee will re-
place some current fees students are required
to pay this semester, it will not cover parking
fees, health insurance and other non-required
service fees.
Diaz also said that although the compre-
hensive fee will cover the orientation fee as
well, freshmen students starting in the fall
2020 semester will have to pay both the ori-
entation fee and the comprehensive fee.
The comprehensive fee will cost $375 per
semester, which will total to $750 per year.
(HCC) follows suit.
Unlike UT Austin, the
HCC doesn’t offer students
free condoms or free
STD testing. However,
the HCC does provide
“referrals to specialists” and
“prescriptions for medication
as appropriate."
Junior Business
Administration major at
St. Edward’s, Lauren Louk,
says that sex education that
teaches abstinence as the
only method of preventing
unwanted pregnancy and
STDs “doesn’t work.”, "We
need safe sex education
so people can take their
sexual health seriously. I do
not think St. Edward's is
doing enough. I don't think
the conversation is even
happening on this campus,
and it starts with the HCC,”
Louk says.
In comparison to St.
Edward’s sex education
“To students who are
passionate about advocating
for safe sex education:
use your voice and speak
up about it. Change can't
and won't happen unless
someone decides to speak up
or do something," Louk says.
Micaela Garza, a junior
Business and English
feedback from students and their parents, the
decision was made to introduce this compre-
hensive fee.
Although the fee is in the early stages of be-
ing introduced, students are welcome to ask
questions and give feedback.
Student Financial Services said that the
comprehensive fee is taken into consideration
when awarding financial aid, but students are
offered the same amount annually. Financial
Services also mentioned that the comprehen-
sive fee is included in the review for the cost
of attendance.
Kristin Barrientos, a senior at St. Edward’s,
expressed concern about this new fee and
how other students will react to it.
"Personally, I don’t know if [the fee] is a
good idea for them to install for next semes-
ter. We already pay so much for this school,
and I don’t think this fee will help,” Barrientos
said. “I have a feeling there’s gonna be some
upset people when they see their fall bill, later
on, especially the freshmen for next fall.”
More information about current student
fees can be accessed through the Tuition and
Fees tab on the university website.
that her best advice for
STD prevention is to get
tested frequently and to use
condoms or dental dams
when engaging in sexual
activity.
“We are living in an era
where sex-positivity is the
new black. Sex positivity
and acknowledgment of
the dangers of unsafe sex
practices shouldn’t be as
taboo as it is. It’s up to us as
young people to break the
stigmas set in place by the
generations before us," Garza
says.
services, UT seems to have
a wider scope of resources
for students regarding sexual
health and STD prevention.
Freshman Government
major David Garcia says
that UT provides several
resources for obtaining
condoms, including a
.,193
condom subscription service contraception, anatomy,
as well as free condoms at STIs, communication and
certain desks at UT campus, consent. These services
In addition, the Gender also offer different forms of
and Sexuality Center at UT contraception to students
provides free STD testing to and lists several resources
UT students. for on and off-campus STD
UT’s Health Services testing.
also offer workshops on Sophie Sanati, a sophomore
Psychology major and Peer
Austin currently ranks
56th among the top cities
with the highest STD rates,
according to a recent KXAN
article and a CDC report
released in 2018.
1,748,668 cases of
chlamydia, 583, 405 cases of
gonorrhea, and 115,045 cases
of syphilis were reported
in Austin in 2018. These
numbers don’t account for
every case, as many cases go
undiagnosed and unreported.
Half of those with STDs in
the U.S. are young adults and
teenagers ages 15-24.
St. Edward’s is a Catholic
university rooted in
Holy Cross values. The
Catholic Church has taught
against premarital sex and
contraception since its
conception, and the Health
and Counseling Center
St. Edward’s should work to
improve their sex education
standards.
"I do not think St.
Edward's is doing enough
to help students prevent
STDs. I understand that
the school is based on a
Catholic foundation, but
more efforts need to be made
on implementing a sexual
education program. We
need more sexual education
programs that teach students
about safe sex, HIV/Aids,
how to use condoms, etc,”
Sanati said.
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