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...effort to increase awareness of their services, the group has began conducting a series of presentations like the one in Wigglesworth, collectively known as "Freshman Outreach" This was the third session this fall of the about 20 planned for this year...
...People paid a lot more attention to this than to the first two orientation meetings I gave," said Proctor-Michael K. Fridkin '81 who said he signed up to host an outreach session because "these are the questions that people want to start asking now, but they're afraid to Sexuality becomes more relevant when people are separate from their families" He adds. "I doubt very many people have been given the opportunity to learn about contraception in at atmosphere where they feel comfortable asking the questions they most want...
Dean of Freshman Henry C. Moses says he feels the outreach program serves an important purpose. "We've been trying to find a way to go and talk to freshman about contraception and sexuality for at least five years, since 1977 when all the freshmen lived in the Yard, male and female, for the first time...
...things that impressed me was their absolutely matter of fact attitude," says Senior Adviser Shaller who hosted one of the first outreach sessions last spring and who says he plans to have another one sometime this year...
Jill E Nichols '87, who attended an outreach session in Grays Hall two weeks ago, says, "It's good that it's students doing it, it's more likely for students to listen to other students, rather than being talked down to or preached...