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Parenthood, and here I am 27 years later, doing work I never expected ... I want to help other people avoid the situation,” Friedman said. Friedman touched on a wide variety of subjects, including more controversial political viewpoints. “Students like the lecture because it’s more breadth than depth. It covers a lot of issues in a short amount of time. I always say there’s 3 P’s; prevention, pressure, and then I also
talk about the political and cultural climate related to sex which I think differentiates me from most speakers since that’s a little controversial,” Friedman said. Wherever he goes, he says he generally has a lot of positive response from audiences. “That keeps me going, the comments that people tell me after the lecture or email me afterward about how this changed their relationship
or made their sex life better,” Friedman said. While Friedman appreciates the praise he does receive, he points out that not every campus or group of people is as receptive to his ideas being presented. “Occasionally there are people that strongly object to the work that I do
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Health Center offers two more services services here at Student Health at N.C. State, and there were several that responded. We sat down with each of the specialists that came in and as they came in we selected the best ones that we thought would be able to provide the best possible care for students Emily Collis here,” Hayford said. Staff Writer After an interview process, Dr. The Student Health Center is a Rajat Chander from North Raleigh familiar place on campus. It of- Gastroenterology and Drs. Jonathan fers many services, including some Chappell and Mark Wood from Wake which most students might be un- Orthopaedics were hired. According to Hayford, this makes the University aware of. Battling illness is something Health Center the only one in North students at the University prob- Carolina to offer this level of specialty ably deal with at some point dur- care. Students were able to consult the ing their time here. The Student new specialists beginning last OctoHealth Center offers services to ber. Though the Health Center currently resolve basic ailments. For more serious injuries and medical has two permanent specialty clinics, problems, the Center can see the they are looking to expand into furpatients, but usually refers them to ther clinics in the future. “We are expanding a dietician’s time a specialized doctor, who is better suited to take care of more serious to 20 hours a week. Currently it’s only four hours a week. medical needs. We’re considering Sending stua dental clinic as dents off camwell as a dermatolpus to see a speogy clinic,” Hayford cialist is where said. the problem beWith these new gins, according possibilities, stuto Dr. Beth Neel, dents will not have medical directo wor r y about tor for Student transportation for Health Services. some types of mediStudents who cal care, something live on campus that could undoubtand do not have Robert Hayford, interim director edly make things transportation of Student Health Services easier for those livto specialty clining on campus. ics often have Jennifer Jordan, freshman in psytrouble getting the treatment they need, according to Neel and Robert chology, broke her leg earlier in the Hayford, interim director of Stu- school year. Jordan said having an orthopaedic clinic on campus would dent Health Services. After seeing this, the Health have made things a lot easier for her. “I broke [my leg] earlier in the Center and its directors decided to take action to provide higher- school year when they didn’t have quality health care to students. the clinics running yet. I really wish To select the right people for the they had been though. I just feel more job, Neel and Hayford used a list comfortable seeing someone specialof the specialists whom they had ized directly in what I needed,” Jordan been referring students to over the said. Along with the quality of care comes last few years. “I sent out an invite letter to the great availability of having specialthese specialists asking if they ists right on campus. “We have a lot of international stuwould be interested in providing
The University Health Center now offering orthopaedic and gastroenterology care.
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Glen Edwards, junior in political science and the representative of the GLBT Center, looks over his notes at the Chancellor’s Liaison Meeting, Wednesday, Jan. 25. Edwards said the meeting was “very productive, and we got a lot covered.”
Reports of gunmen on campus not confirmed
Two reports of gunmen on campus Wednesday morning and afternoon remained unconfirmed by press time. A statement on the University website said the first call was received at approximately 10:45 a.m., when an individual reported they had seen a man possibly holding a gun. The suspect was said to be, “a white heavy-set male wearing a dark jacket and dark pants,” according to the University report. The individual reported that a possible weapon appeared to be partially covered by the suspect’s waistband. Police arrived at 10:45 a.m. and searched buildings around the area of Current Drive and Hillsborough, where the suspect had been spotted. They did not locate the suspect any-
Our University has numerous organizations and outlets that promote diversity on campus. In any given week, there are student- or faculty-hosted events where people from different backgrounds can interact with each other. There are also online resources centered on educating and training students and faculty in diversity, such as the University Diversity Advisory Committee’s website. All of the outlets on campus have a variety of resources to establish on-campus diversity. Although there are many outlets that promote diversity, stepping out of one’s comfort zone can be challenging for some students. Whether the resources are effective or not is the real question. Some students give mixed reviews about diversity on campus. When asked about diversity on campus, Sarah Mack, senior in communications, said she feels campus represents various groups. “The student body together is di-
A graduate student in electrical engineering, Udai Muhammed, chats with Jay Friedman after his lecture. “I think it’s really important to know these things,” Muhammed said. “I come from an Arabic country and I think it would be good to have programs like this there, too.”
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Last night, students had the chance to experience sex education in a fresh and funny way at the J-Spot sex talk. The J-Spot is a sex education talk hosted by Jay Friedman, a certified sex educator, graduate from Cornwell University, former disc jockey, food writer and creator of “How to Be a Better Lover”, a peer sex education program for men, by men. He tours college campuses around the world, and is a multi-year nominee for the National Association for Campus Activities’ “Lecture of the Year” award. The event was hosted by the Union Activities Board and took place in Stewart Theater at Talley Student Center. Opening with a story to get the crowd going, Friedman received a lot of laughs from the audience, something he was hoping for. “Sex is fun to talk about, and it’s okay to have fun and laugh about it ... our sexual learning is lifelong as well ... we have a natural desire to learn about sex ... and enjoy sex,” Friedman said. Friedman is not just an educator, however; he has stories of his own. Being a “sexpert” was not in his initial plans. “I was in a relationship with an unexpected teen pregnancy, and it shifted everything for me. I started doing some volunteer work for Planned
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where and had no other witnesses to corraborate the report. At 12:25 p.m., a witness reported seeing a man wearing a long tan coat, a striped toboggan and blue jeans enter Riddick Hall. According to the University report, the witness believed the suspect “might have had a concealed weapon in his jacket.” Police arrived minutes later, at 12:28 p.m., but they were again unable to find anyone fitting the description. Students were notified of the occurrences via WolfAlert around 12:55 p.m. The notification did not instruct students to take any direct action, but to be vigilant and aware in case any suspicious persons should surface. The WolfAlert instructed students to stay aware of their surroundings and report suspicious activity to Campus Police. Although both occurrences were similar and happened less than two hours apart, the announcement did not specify whether they might be related.
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“...We selected the best ones that we thought would be able to provide the best possible care for students here.”
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dents who don’t have a car, and we have a lot of people who, though they may have a car, are from out of town, and it’s quite daunting for them to try to navigate getting to somewhere in this big city that they have never been to, or they’re new to this country and it’s much easier for access,” Neel said. The services offered to the students will not be billed to their accounts, like other services at the Health Center; the insurance information of each student will be collected and filed by the individual clinics. X-rays, however, will be placed on the student’s account if they have them completed by the Health Center. The Health Center encourages all students who need gastroenterology care—which includes diseases of the stomach, intestines, and the associated organs—to make appointments on Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.. Students seeking orthopaedic care should schedule their visits for Mondays from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information on these clinics, students can visit heatlhcenter.ncsu. edu. For more information about Dr. Chander, students can visit http:// www.nrgi.org/ For more information about Drs. Chappell and Wood, students can visit http://www.wakeortho.com/providers/ wood.aspx
Mon-Sat, Jan 23-28 10am to 3pm at NC State Bookstore