Draft #1

So, since I changed my topic I wasn't able to put the first report on my blog.. but i'm going to the writing center tomorrow (monday) to work on it, so I'll add my 2nd draft Monday night!

As said by Swami X, “Sex is not the answer, sex is the question, yes is the answer!” Or is it no? A survey conducted in Donovan Hall at St. John’s University shows how diversified both male and female virgins and non-virgins really are. Some base their decisions on religion and religion alone. However, the majority does not seem to care anymore, and just want to have fun during their college years. What will truly change a college students mind about having sex? Falling in love? Getting drunk at a Fraternity party? Or just simply following something seen on television or heard in the new hip-hop song? In the survey, 75% of males in Donovan Hall have had sex and only 40% of females have had sex. The real question is, how are college students truly treating sex at this point in their life? .

Although a good percentage of male and female college students have already had sex, there are some who have not. The survey asked students if they were virgins or not, and why they chose this path. 60% of women are virgins. Out of that percentage, 38% claim it is a religious standpoint, going by what the Holy Bible tells them what to do. Then, 50% of them say that they just simply have not met the right person yet but only 10% truly want to wait until marriage. When asked about how many times a day they thought about sex, nearly all of them replied, “Only when I’m with my friends.” When asked if they believed sex was an act of love, 75% answered yes. The rest just believe that sex can never be about love anymore. One girl even stated, “I think it should be an act of love, but it just isn’t anymore because of all the things on television and dirty talks across the country. This totally changes my opinion about sex.” Another question asked was, “Do you believe television and radio have any affect on your decision?” 25% answered yes. However, Most of these people did not truly think about that question. If one thinks about the amount of sexual appeal there is in music, and all the pornographic material on the Web or television. No one really thinks about these things to be a factor in their decision to have sex, which is why most of them answered No. Another interesting statistic about woman was that every one of them claimed they drank and that it gave them no added pressure to have sex. Then, come the men. Only 25% of the men living in Donovan Hall are still virgins. None of them base this decision upon religion, while all of them just have not met the right person yet. When asked how many times a day they thought about sex, some common replies were, “once or twice,” “hardly ever,” and “daily.” Only one male said they wanted to wait until marriage, or at least he was “hoping for it.” Also, all of them believed sex was an act of love, not just something done when their drunk. Is there a reason why there are more many female virgins than male virgins? Some may say that women have higher morals, or that men are just dumb jerks who only care about sex. The fact remains that most college males, particularly students at a Catholic School, have no care for any religion or moral standpoint. And the ones that do, seem to be very insecure about themselves. While girls on the other hand, just want to wait until they fall in love.

Although there were some virgins still accounted for at this Catholic school, there are still many non-virgins. 40% of the women asked were no longer virgins. And 70% of those woman have been with more than one man. Apparently they all took that into account and were all tested for an STD. All of the woman asked view sex as an act of love, and they all use protection. What seemed to be interesting while surveying the woman was that all women who have not had sex, drank. But, most woman who do have sex, do not drink. So, alcohol really does not have an affect on peoples’ sex lives. While surveying the woman was boring and awkward, surveying the men, seemed to very interesting to say the least. 75% of men have had sex. Out of these men, 72% have been with more than one woman. 50% have been with more than five. And 22% have been with more than ten women throughout their lives. Unlike girls, the men agree that television and the radio increases thoughts about sex. “We see sex all the time and it makes us want to,” said a student living on the third floor. Another popular response was to the question, “How many times a day do you think about sex?” Most men looked down and laughed at this answer, not knowing what to say. Some hilarious answers included, “there’s only a couple minutes I don’t think about sex,” “you lose track after noon,” and “how many seconds are there in a day?” But, surprisingly the most common answer was simply, “five.” Whether that was the truth, no one can ever be certain. To get more serious, 40% of these men have indeed been tested for an STD. And 50% still believe sex is all about love. One boy even asked, “Do I view sex as an act of love now or five years ago?” This clearly states that maybe men mature as they hit college, and try to find love instead of just a one night stand. Another popular question seemed to be when asked if they used protection. “Sometimes,” “only on special occasions,” “no glove, no love,” and “is pulling out protection?” Men seem to take sex as a joke, and girls seem to take it more seriously. There was however, a common trend between both male and female non-virgins. They all seemed to have lost their virginity at the same time in their lives; their freshman year of high school.