Ong: Sex in the media influences society's sexual expectations
Sex and Health columnist Isabella Ong writes about Game of Thrones and how the media influences general perceptions about sex. Read more »
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Ong: The difficulties of maintaining an open relationship
Sex and Health columnist Isabella Ong discusses the open relationship she was in before she came to college and why it failed. Read more »
Ong: Soda should be substituted with carbonated water
Sex and Health columnist Isabella Ong used to be an avid drinker of different sodas. Since realizing the negative effects the drink has on her health, she has found health alternatives. Read more »
Ong: Porn is not proper source of sexual education
Sex and health columnist Isabella Ong explains how she believes that young people should not get their information on sex through watching porn but through actual sexual education. Read more »
Ong: Practicing safe sex is important to avoiding the Zika virus
Sex & health columnist Isabella Ong delves into the health risks of the Zika virus and why safe sex is imperative to avoid spreading it. Read more »
Ong: Vaping is not a healthy alternative to smoking cigarettes
Sex and Health columnist Isabella Ong explains how contrary to many ' beliefs, vaping still has many negative health effects despite not having tobacco. Read more »
Ong: HPV vaccine is an easy way to help prevent cancer, practice safe sex
When sex and health columnist Isobella Ong was young, her mother was worried the HPV vaccine would promote early sexual activity. Ong explains why this isn't the case and why the vaccine is important. Read more »
Ong: Companies should not be allowed to track women's personal information
With data mining more prominent then ever, many companies are beginning to track women's everyday habits so they can predict when they are pregnant and fire them before they have to allow them a leave of absence. Read more »
Ong: Waist training is a dangerous practice
There are always different fads based around how to lose weight; the most recent being waist trainers. While these are publicized by celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, they can be detrimental to a person's health as they rearrange internal organs. Read more »
Ong: Pop culture promotes abusive relationships
Sex and Health columnist Isabella Ong reflects on a past abusive relationship, how she moved past it and why popular culture taught her to stay in it for so long. Read more »
Archambault: Giving up refined sugar could benefit your health
Archambault and her roommate attempt to give up eating refined sugar for a week to avoid binging during finals week. Read more »
Archambault: What sex means to me
Alex Archambault sums up her time as sex and health columnist by explaining what sex means to her. Read more »
Archambault: To help prevent herpes, communicate with your sexual partners and use condoms
Nearly half of the 20 million newly diagnosed STD cases each year are among people ages 15-24. Read more »
Archambault: College students need to balance work and sleep to manage stress
Since college can be stressful, students need to make sure they have a good balance of work, sleep and play to get by. Read more »
Archambault: The science behind thrill-seeking personalities
We all know people who identify as thrill-seekers, or what Frank Farley — the former president of the American Psychological Association — calls them: “Type T personalities.” Read more »
Week in Pulp: Hoverboards, budding musician
Get caught up on this week in Pulp. Read more »
Archambault: Women should be able to talk openly about their sex lives
Women should be able to talk openly about their sex lives without being sexualized or chastized. Read more »
Archambault: Fornication preferences should be personal and not judged
“Spit or swallow” can be a personal code of conduct by which many people become quite adamant. Read more »
Archambault: Your boyfriend watching porn isn't the end of the world
“So I’m just not good enough, huh?” Two-and-a-half years of dating and it had just come out that he watched porn fairly regularly. In the… Read more »
Archambault: Pro-choice, yet respectful of Planned Parenthood protestors
As I approached the group huddled together, shivering in the breeze of the first cool day of autumn, I had already formed an opinion of… Read more »
Archambault: The walk of shame should be renamed walk of triumph
Sex and Health columnist Alex Archambault says the phrase "walk of shame" is a form of slut-shaming. Read more »
Archambault: Social media detox for class proves worthwhile
Columnist tries out a social media detox for her iSchool class, and afterwards finds she had learned to use her apps in a healthier way. Read more »
Archambault: Columnist trains for half marathon to show up fit mom
Unlike the last time columnist Alex Archambault ran the same half marathon as her mother, she plans on being the first in her family to cross the finish line. Read more »
Archambault: Enter friends with benefits relationships with caution
At the end of the day, being FWB is nothing to be ashamed of and can be fun. Just make sure you know what your end goal is and don’t make excuses for a relationship that isn’t living up to your expectations. Read more »
