Last week the University Core Office held a Sexual Responsibility Fair in the Jack B. Kelly Student Center. The purpose of this event was to educate students about the risks and consequences involved when one is sexually active.

The Core Office set up a table in the JBK on Monday and Tuesday of last week from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. so that students could stop by on their way to class or lunch. The lunch rush was especially busy for the table, where they educated a large number of students about sexual responsibility. Many students had a positive reaction to the event and were grateful that the Core Office sponsored it.

“I think it is important to educate people about sexual responsibility so that they know about the consequences,” Zach England, a freshman athletic training major, said. “People need to know the consequences of their actions and be ready to be responsible for their actions.”

There are multiple consequences one could face if one engages in sexual activity irresponsibly. The Core Office wanted to use the Sexual Responsibility Fair to show students these consequences as well as how to prevent them.

“I’m glad that they are teaching people about all of this stuff,” Tim Barrett, a junior psychology major, said. “I mean, nobody wants to have a kid running around when you haven’t planned for that to happen. People need to know about this because once you have a kid you won’t finish your degree and that is what we are here for.”

Unplanned parenthood is not the only consequence of irresponsible sexual activity that students have to worry.

“One thing that everyone needs to know more about is STDs,” England said. “Those are really bad and people need to know more about them.”

Another student expressed a unique outlook on the event and the reasons for which it was done.

“I think people get out of high school and get to college and don’t know how to deal with their new freedom,” Dan Bonds, a junior sports and exercise science major, said. “They just want to have fun and don’t think about the consequences. It’s cool that they are working to teach students more about these things so that they can handle their new freedom and won’t let things like kids get in the way of their college careers.”

With rates for both unplanned pregnancy and STDs both rising in recent years, events such as the Sexual Responsibility Fair are a good way to educate people on these problems and how they can be prevented.