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] j ' . ) 1 GAMECOCK" LXX1V, No. 96 University of South Carolina Thursday March 11, 1982 Students Fori Learn Facts I By JAMES SO Staff Wi "Most people are intereste Kilmann, instructor of the hum? Psychology 300 has become most talked about courses at C 1974. This popularity is in part the class' frank and sometimes toDics. "Some students are taken students seem to appreciate tl "A college environment reinfor is being able to talk about it." Kilmann said the class prese allows students to form theii formation brings tolerance for < But Kilmann added, "Havi having liberal behavior. I'm n< have sex with every available lui me 11/ maiw;. "But you can understand having a gay experience." He said relationships are : partners cannot understand e; sex. Major prooiems wun re munication and pressure to pel "People often do not tell ea? are so concerned with our se> pressure on ourselves," Kilma A licensed clinical psychol battle sexual ignorance and students and patients. Even medical journals, print inaccui Kilmann said it is important has published several papers writing a human sexuality text He is also a strong support schools. "There is no evidence education ? that sex educ venereal disease, or teenage pi "Instead, it seems to le; responsible decisions," he saic There was no great public Kilmann, a psychology of mai begin the human sexuality clas He said, "People were just The topic of sexuality makes p litrino in tho HnrLr nflnc " ** * * " V1 v?ui n ugvo< Students who take the clas titudes than students in the cli reported behavior is about the And the class seems to accoi Kilmann cited a survey of class reduces guilt feelings ab Not only does Kilmann teac it. "I've learned a lot about tl fit in their lives. I've heard ev "No question is silly ? relevant." Despite the open format of t are more likely to ask questii during class discussion. "Part of the problem is we don't know something about s Kilmann is also director ol which gives free treatment i has difficulty reaching orga mally cost $500 to $600. In return, Kilmann and As: obtain information on the el two are now writing a bo layman's terms. J ' "m''"" 'ftil'i'lf'" k * 1 *** ^ rn Attitudes, *.... n Sex Class r f, * KOLOWSKI * J iter d in sex," said Dr. Peter * ?n sexuality course at USC. one of the most popular and arolina since it began here in * because of ? or in spite of ? IS graphic discussions of sexual ' ^ jg ci u a civ at nidi, uiiu, muai ie openness," Kilmann said. ces learning. Part of learning nts straightforward facts and ! . f r own opinions. He said iniiffering views on sex. ing a liberal attitude is not .a. 1 . 1.1 * ?1 U H baying uiai cvciyuuc auuuiu B ? person. That's not a decision I ^ * -"H people who are gay without sometimes hurt because the ach other's differing views on lationships are lack of comch other what is Dleasing. We BIkeI tual performance that we put S nn said. SWg t: - . _ _ J ogist, Kilmann said he must misinformation with both his today the media, including | rate information about sex. t to be educated about sex. He m on sex and has just finished book. ter of sex education in public b of any harmful effects of sex Ken Rogers, ; :auon ieaas 10 promiscuity, from the stovi regnancies. ad to people making more IfY! 1 outcry eight years ago when iictge iiuuuciui, was asKeu to j[ J j|[ curious about what I'd teach. 1 teople anxious. In a way we are By TOM COYN1 New* Editor s now have more tolerant at- Campus Court wil ass in previous years, but their tonight to decide same, according to Kumann. course of action will b uplish some of its goals. in Barry Gray's pre his students that showed the the election held Marc outsex. Gray contends Gamecock Editor-I h the class, he also learns from Mark Platte illegally tie ways people try to make sex an four of Student ( ery possible question about sex. ment's executive offi< every question about sex is therefore the election u? I:J uc iuicu iiivanu. In his tri-weekly he class, Kilmann said students March 3, Platte wrot< or.s with anonymous notes than he were elected to the of president, vice pn . ,, . . , . treasurer and secret re araid to let people know we wou)(, eliminate , ex' (Government. f the Human Sexuality Project, Gray was the thir fn roiinles in which the woman finisher for vice pr< sm. This treatment would nor- He missed making th by 63 votes. He said attempt to prove at t< sistant Director Katherine Mills hearing that F ffectivness of sex therapy. The campaign was illej ok explaining sex therapy in that his campaign the results of the elec j||| iBpNBj : < >$& y' <f '^S^Rldfl a member of the glass blowing class, > behind Sloan College. us Court To 1 paign Violate E Gray . said Article 5, won Section 2, Subsection B of abou! Student Government bylaws autor 1 meet states that no student may runol what be a candidate for more than Ell e taken one major office. Gray plac >test of showed this article to Paul said :h4. Reeves, elections com- cont that missioner, to get Tuesday's Trea n-Chief runoff postponed indefinitely behii ran for pending the outcome of than Jovern- tonight's hearing. ces and Some of the candidates Gi i should who made the runoff said not they can understand why elec column Gray decided to protest but he r 3 that if most said they ^wished they was i offices could finish the election and St jsident, return to their normal repr tary he lifestyles. prot Student "I just wish it was over wis! and I could get back to fair ? -A 1- -? ?) ! J fr AL. a piace siuuying, saiu iveiineiii esident. Allen, candidate for Student to h e runoff Government president. turn he will Allen said he thinks if the "< onight's court decides in favor of not I latte's Gray there should be a blac jal and runoff between Gray and dep< altered second-place winner Mike do tion. Sheely. James Bennett, who was nwv j ??? ^iyc'.: nnHHni^ ^ si _ ^ --JKAj^P! tag - - - -- M pPPPWi^..: - PU***^- < 1 iW^MliiW?- ^smW V. v^->^ *-N:"'_ ^: :xffiSfci ^MH -. -if K^WjK::::::^^:-^::<-Kx^flHRHHflHflHHHHHBMHHHBBBHMBHBBBBHB^:^^ lights his cigarette on hot glass he pulled ?ule If Platte's :s SG Bylaws the initial election by support which led Gray to t 400 votes, should contest the election." natically qualify for the "Nobody should be treated f, according to Allen. as a martyr or sore loser in en Treanor, the third- this thing. Everyone just \ finisher for president, wants all the candidates to she had no intention of nave a lair snoi ai winning, esting the election Hibbardsaid. nor had placed third id Ashley Abel by more Hibbard said the reason 200 votes. none of the candidates had protested Platte's column *ay said at first he had until the day of the election planned to contest the was because most cantion but with all support didates said they had ex eceived he said he felt it pected an endorsement in the best thing to do. Thursday's paper, eve Hibbard, who is Hibbard said the Elections esenting Gray in the Code did not provide for est, said it was Gray's circumstances such as this, 1 to give all candidates a so it would be a test case in chance that led him to many respects. He said this est the vote, not a wish was another factor in Gray iQtrA fhn alo/tfinnc Airor_ onnl/mrf an ininnnfinn nn thp IM YV tlIVy vlvv tlvllO V*U OCUIVkUg Ctll lllJUIIV,tlVII Vll mv ied. runoff election. Cray's first reaction was to contest the election but Hibbarcl said many ;ks, Greeks and in- students that voted for endents all urged him to Platte probably would not so," Hibbard said. "It have voted if Platte had not this cross-sectional written his column.