Anderson, Kiley: Sexual Heath

            “Here are the data: Fifty-nine percent say they have sex weekly or more often, and 32 percent say they’ve had sex with more than one person over the past year” That leaves 9 percent left that either do not have sex, or have had the same sexual partner for more than a year. I am a part of that 9 percent. However shocking it may be, there are still young people out there who choose abstinence, me being one of them. That being said, I have no personal experiences with the ‘Hookup Culture’ simply because I am not a part of it. Therefore, I will write about another person’s personal experience.

            I had a friend in high school that was very smart and had a lot going for her. She was paid to be in the Razorback Marching Band in the fall of 2013 at the University of Arkansas. However, all of that changed the night of her senior prom.

            Prom, as most people know, is the night many students choose to hookup. She hooked up with a guy the weekend of prom. Later, the day after graduation, she was pregnant. Because she lived in a small town, the news spread like wildfire.

            A couple months later, she had a miscarriage and lost her baby. It was very sad and we all mourned for her. However, this pregnancy taught her a lesson. Yes, the hook up culture is virtually the same as it was decades ago. But, students can still be safe while living in this “hookup culture.” Otherwise, outcome could be responsibility for new life.