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Sexuality and Spirit in the News, November 20

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Getting back to basics can be helpful for some couples and sometimes looking at our animal friends and their habits can offer some insight on what we should or should not be doing in the bedroom. Check out Of mice and men: 10 sex lessons from the wild for some cute insight as to how animal studies can relate to people.

In other news, some college students, sick of the hook up culture, are looking for something more meaningful and powerful than than casual sex but are still not interested in abstinence, which to many frustrated students, seems like the only two options, unfortunately. The prevalent hook up culture on most (if not all) college campuses is a sad indication of our overall detached attitudes towards our bodies and spirits and the movement seeking something different is exciting.

In Sex and the Soul: Juggling Sexuality, Spirituality, Romance, and Religion on America’s College Campuses, a new book by Donna Freitas, a college student at St. Michael’s college, Donna explores the movement at both her college and other colleges nationwide. The Salt Lake Tribune has a great article about Donna’s project and the new revolution on college campuses toward meaningful relationships. From the article”

“Students at the small Catholic school in Vermont told Freitas they were tired of alcohol-fueled casual sex and theme parties where young men and women role play “CEOs and Office Hos.” These norms were destructive, they said, but they felt powerless to resist. They yearned for real romance that would include talking or a walk in the woods. They weren’t interested in abstinence but wanted more meaning in their sexual experiences. They decided to start a campuswide conversation about sex to see if they were alone in these frustrations. It was an immediate success.”Salt Lake Tribune

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