Northwestern University - Syllabus Yearbook (Evanston, IL)

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Chicagolandls elevated train, or the El as it is more common- ly known, is both a help and a hindrance to Northwestern stu- dents. Opinions on the transporta- tion system vary. Speech junior MFI. Vanlxeuren explained, It's a pain, but I ride it anyway because it's the only way to get around Chicago if you don't own a car. Speech junior Krista Peterson disagreed. lt's pretty good as far as public transporta- tion goes... I think having it above ground is a plus, Peterson said. Most everyone agrees, how- ever, that the El will certainly take you wherever you want to go. We took the El to go to a dance downtown and it was really convenient because we didn't have to park. It was kind of a pain though because we didn't know which El to take and it was cold, commented Speech freshman lacki Remus. First experiences on the El can be quite intimidating. It lthe FII can be scary, especially when you don't know where you're going, Medill freshman Ryan Owen said. In any case, that first El adventure makes a big impression. Owen recount- ed his first El trip, When we got to the El, all I had was a 3520. It took the lady 5 or 4 minutes to make change. By the time I got down to where the train was it was gone and I couldn't find anyone. I saw the train lights in the distance going down the trac k. I was alone in the Fl sta- tion on my third rlay in the H state. Some expt-rif-nf es are a little lfl what cz more bizarre. Some students claim to have fallen asleep on the train only to wake up com- pletely disorientecl and way past their stop. Others have missed their stops even while they were wide awake. Speech junior Todd Henneman recalled a scary experience on the El. I was sit- ting on the El listening to my walkman. There was a woman sitting across from me by herself. The doors opened and a weird looking group of people - sort of a gang - sat down around this woman and started to give her a hard time. I made the mis- take of giving them dirty looks so they started to hassle me. One guy sat down and said, 'Let me listen to your walkman' I pre- tended I clidnlt hear him, because I had headphones on. Finally I told him that I'd really rather not. He started to get mad and threaten me by saying, 'I'm going to kill you when you get off the Elf All of a sudden I felt something jab into my side. I really thought I was dead. When the El stopped I grabbed my bag and darted off, I-lenneman said. While it's a convenient way to travel, trips on the EI can get boring. Bringing along a book or a walkman certainly helps to pass the time. Whenever I'm on the El alone I ask the conduc- tor if I can announce a stop but he always says no, commented Speech senior Matt Friedman. Riding on the El can certain- ly be interesting experience. For 5ISI.2S itls cheaper than the movies and definitely a stranger ride than anything at Great Amt-ric a. --lessicaa Solomon

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to serve and Since the installation of con- dom machines in Northwestern's six largest dorms, students living there have no longer had to worry about practicing un-safe sex. However, students in the twenty-six smaller dorms have not enjoyed such luxuries. Moira Kinsella, a CAS senior and a resident assistant at 1900 Orrington, expressed her frustra- tion over what she feels is an unjust policy. lust because we're a small dorm doesn't mean we shouldn't have a condom machine, Kinsella said. If the cost were not prohibitive of hav- ing them, then every dorm should have one. The machines are inexpen- sive to install and easy to main- tain. The cost for maintaining the machines depends on the amount of vandalism to them, but it's minimal, lim Carleton, Vice President of Student Affairs, said. For feeling in love... The gynecology department at Searle gives away packets of six condoms free of charge, upon request. Vanessa Dennen, a Peer Contraceptive Educator for Searle, said this option is seldom used because of the awkward circumstances associated with asking for a condom. She said she could understand why stu- dents would prefer the imperson- al condom machines. if this is a medium through which students are going to get condoms, then by all means the machines should be accessible, Dennen said. The University made the decision of where the machines would be installed. Carleton said the plan was to expand the program to smaller dorms if demand was large enough. The machines, which were installed during the winter quarter of the 1991 academic year, are only used T5 to 20 times a week. There are not enough sales at the present time to justify expanding the program, Carleton said. Better sa fe than sorry... It's always a good backup if people aren't prepared for a situ- ation that they find themselves in, Rob Schmeider, a CAS junior said. lt's a small price to pay if it saves even one student's life. Schmeider and Kennen agree that the machines would- n't influence someone to have sex, who wouldn't have had sex in the first place. I can't see any disadvantage to the machines, Schmeider said. At this time I do not foresee an expansion of the program, Carleton added. Kinsella summarized propo- nents' of condom machines feel- ings. The University is responsi- ble for making sure that students have the possibility of making a choice. Unless condom pur- chases increase steadily in the six largest dorms, residents of smaller dorms will have to look elsewhere for contraception. You can't always get what you want, but if you try some- times, you find you get what you need. --jeff Hellbusch '5'?t2'nx I 1 af- G' '1 ' r I-' J. 1 .I -I I ue AAF,- ,- 11 .A.,,L 'I ffhffz. :fa 'H L 1lw 1, s W-on 1 'lik ,v ff -1. Q- ffl V l. l 1 r l !. l ji 1 1 1 1 1 l l