Safe sex shields against disease, but not heartbreak

January 28, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Illustration by: Ashley Fairbourne   It is no secret that there are many types of protection available to sexually active people to prevent the spread of communicable diseases. But what many don’t take into account before climbing into bed with someone is that there are other risks involved that are far more difficult to avoid. A […]

Utah, it’s time we had ‘The Talk’

January 28, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes Illustration by: Ashley Fairbourne   Sometimes a fear comes creeping into my mind that we are still stuck in the 19th century. At one point people need to just wake up and realize that it is 2015 and change isn’t going to kill us, in fact it could save many lives. The last time sex education […]

There’s nothing like the first time

December 3, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Illustration by: Ashley Fairbourne   In an attempt to educate, enlighten and expound people’s views on the most natural and yet most secretive subject, the UVU Review is starting a sex column. Most of us have heard of the birds and the bees, though many of us still don’t understand what it even means. This euphemism was […]