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Missouri sexual, reproductive health curriculum fails to prepare students

Audrey Novinger • February 13, 2020

Through Columbia Public Schools (CPS), students learn about human sexuality at various points in their education, including during online or in-seat high school health classes, of which they must take at least one half credit to graduate.

‘How to Survive a Plague’ screening celebrates 2019 World AIDS Day

Sarah Ding • December 3, 2019

A free screening of the documentary How to Survive a Plague and a panel discussion with medical professionals took place at Ragtag Cinema Monday Dec. 2. The event celebrated the 2019 World AIDS Day.

Worth a shot

Ben Kimchi • February 27, 2019

In 2012, 270,000 women died from cervical cancer, caused nearly exclusively by the spread of the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV) according to the WHO. The organization additionally reports most sexually active people will come into contact with the virus at some point in their lifetime. While 90 percent of people overcome the HPV infection within two years, some cases persist and progress to cancers.

Teachers vary approach to sex education

Nikol Slatinska • November 1, 2017

Knowing how to have safe sex is crucial, especially since 41 percent of high school students reported having intercourse in a 2015 study.

Sex happens. Let’s teach it.

Abby Kempf • May 20, 2015

Sex. It’s a word that carries so much connotation and is often treated as taboo and dirty. But contrary to the natural inclination for adults and teens not to discuss this ‘off-limits’ topic, sex...

Teens realize prevalence of STIs

Ipsa Chaudhary • October 28, 2012

Media depicts teenagers as frequently having sex, and it’s become no secret that teenagers "do it." According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, among U.S. high school students surveyed...