Professor Brennan
English CompII, Fall 2013
Essay 2
October 14, 2013
In modern society a college degree is not only encouraged but greatly desired by the masses. Within their dream they imagine a beautiful school, excellent job, and lifetime of success. Camden County College should be all about giving the students the best education they can possibly receive. CCC came up with an idea to install condom dispensers in all of the restrooms. This idea will bring up very conflicting point of views. Students will begin to question what the school’s true priorities are. CCC Administrations are there because they know what is best for the school, they make all the decisions for the school whether it is wall paint or it is faculty. Both the students and their environment heavily contribute to the success of the educational institution. Discrepancies may present themselves that prove to be irrelevant to the college’s true priorities. Overall, CCC Administration should not be making decisions that are so irrelevant to the college’s initial purpose.
Nearly every student who attends CCC is eighteen or older. The age of a legal adult is eighteen years old. Therefore, students in CCC are perfectly capable of making their own decisions. Students will practice unsafe sex regardless of condom dispensers. “Responses from a student sample of 1,919 indicated that slightly more than 10% used condoms consistently”
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(Prince, Alice, and Amy L. Bernard 11-21). Hence, the condom dispensers will have no purpose to Camden County College.
There are many issues that management at CCC should be thinking about solutions they should be working towards. Perfection is rarely achieved and there is always room for improvements. When creating a shortlist of the aforementioned issues, condom dispensers do not make the cut, instead, advisors should be looking for ways to better their campus with books and technology. Education should be the number one
Cited: Berger, Joseph. "CONDOMS, AIDS AND MORALS: NEW CONCERN ALTERS DEBATE." The New York Times. N.p.. Web. 15 Oct 2013. . Prince, Alice, and Amy L. Bernard. "Sexual behaviors and safer sex practices of college students on a commuter campus." Journal of American College Health 47.1 (1998): 11-21.