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By Dominique Swanson\u2014As Morningside\u2019s week of love has come to a close, the controversy surrounding it has not entirely died out.<\/p>\nBy Dominique Swanson\u2014As Morningside\u2019s week of love has come to a close, the controversy surrounding it has not entirely died out.<\/p>\n
Many students seem to be concerned with the sexual focus of many of the activities that ran during the week, which began February 9\u00a0and ran until February 14.<\/p>\n
Maria Falzone was here that week giving her presentation of \u2018Sex Rules,\u2019 which is a humorous lecture on safer and more enjoyable sex. Kara Bentz, a student and RA on Morningside College campus commented, \u201c I am all for educating students on safer sex, but I don\u2019t think it is appropriate to encourage people by promoting how to have more pleasurable sex.\u201d<\/p>\n
Aside from Sex Rules, \u2018Week of Love\u2019 offered Stuff-a-Bear, Sexy-o (Bingo) with some prizes from Dr. John\u2019s, ice-skating, and a midnight movie that offered 50 Shades of Grey in two of the three theaters.<\/p>\n
Bentz explained that one of her main concerns was that it was called \u2018Week of Love,\u2019 when it felt much more like a \u2018Week of Sex.\u2019<\/p>\n
Other students were in disagreement with Bentz, explaining how they enjoyed the events from the week and did not find any problems with them.<\/p>\n
Sarah Yankowski gave her thoughts: \u201cI think what people need to remember is that MAC didn\u2019t seek out 50 Shades of Grey. It was chosen to be played due to popular demand just like the Hunger Games or Breaking Dawn. Aren\u2019t we supposed to be college students? I think we should be able to handle a sexual movie with maturity.\u201d<\/p>\n
Yankowski further explained that she thought there was a good balance between the events, because Stuff-a-Bear was \u201cdefinitely not about sex.\u201d<\/p>\n
The opinions ranged from different extremes and social media reflected the outcry of many of the students with the strongest thoughts on the matter. Some arguments discussed by the general student body included our affiliation with the Methodist Church; others arguing that it is a loose affiliation.<\/p>\n
Shannon Westerfield, a Morningside Junior, looking at the situation from an entirely different light stated. \u201cI was just disappointed they did not have a Valentines dinner this year, it was always my favorite part.\u201d<\/p>\n
Whether or not the week was more about love, sex, or simply just a disappointment of expectations, it did bring Morningside students together in an in-depth debate and tested their abilities to formulate arguments and stand by their values.<\/p>\n
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