Building Strong Marriages with Munira Lekovic Ezzeldine

Share On March 3, the Love and Fidelity Network cosponsored a day-long conference with the Muslim Life Program and AltMuslimah.com called “Courtship, Marriage, and Divorce: The American Muslim Happily Ever After.” This event brought together a diverse group of thinkers ranging from community activists and academics to religious leaders and professionals to discuss the common [...]

“Disconnected Libido” by Justin Hawkins, First Place Winner of the Essay Contest

ShareWe are told that these are the best four years of life. Visibly eager, and almost impossibly energetic, the recent high school graduate fantasizes about the ideas he will learn and the experiences he will live in this new utopia without limits and free from the dreaded specter of authority figures quelling fun and life [...]

Boundaries: Make Sure your Boundaries Aren’t Blurred by Genevieve Fiorito

Share Please take a moment to read this thought-provoking article by Genevieve Fiorito.  In a culture where dating has been replaced by “hanging out” and friends become “friends with benefits,” many young adults are left confused and wondering “just what exactly is going on?”  If you like this, please feel free to share with your [...]

Lady Gaga and the Value of Abstinence by Cassy Hough

Share Last month, Lady Gaga made headlines with her statement that it’s “not really cool anymore to have sex all the time.”  Can Lady Gaga make chastity cool? This was the question many people were asking. What is cool about choosing chastity?  Lady Gaga proposes that what is cool is “to be strong and independent”, [...]

“No Hooking Up, No Sex for Some Coeds”

“I’m respecting myself, ,” Boyle said confidently one sunny morning before class. “And I won’t waste my time with some guy who doesn’t care about me.”

Instant Gratification Not Ultimately Satisfying

Although there is so much emphasis placed on the phrase, “it’s just sex,” sooner or later you come to realize the incorrectness of that statement. Sexual liberation is instead found when you decide that you want happiness and stability in your own life, when you choose not to be swayed by the actions of your friends, and when you hold yourself worth to a higher standard than “just having sex.”

Let’s Talk About Sex

Many students are unconcerned about finding love, instead they enjoy living in the moment with a string of casual fun encounters. Others find themselves confused about how to build a relationship. In the meantime, why not heal loneliness with a one night stand?

Twilight is Bringing Sexy Back… by Ashley Crouch

Edward becomes every woman’s hero, not only because of his dashing good looks and strange intriguing powers, but because he can say no to his inclinations in order to protect and preserve his beloved.

Gender and a New Trend in Campus Pageants?

In October, a transgendered student was awarded the title of Homecoming Queen, and a month later a lesbian student at Yale was elected to participate in the 2010 Mr. Yale pageant. Should biological sex be rendered meaningless in today’s vocabulary, and gender neutrality be given preference?

Room for Conversation?

A college institution that is designed to help students in their pursuit of knowledge, guiding them towards successful futures, should consider not only the students’ professional and financial success, but also the reality that a majority of students will go on to get married and have families in the future. This aspiration for one’s future should not be belittled or forgotten. It needs education and preparation as well.