Pillow Talk: When bigger doesn’t mean better
Dear Katherine, I just started seeing this guy and we recently had sex for the first time. The only problem is that he’s well-endowed, and it’s been pretty painful. What can we do about it? — Bigger...
View ArticlePillow Talk: What do I get for her besides flowers?
Dear Katherine, What are some simple “just because” gestures I make besides giving her flowers? Sincerely, Lover’s Block Dear Lover’s Block, Few things compare to the gestures you’re talking about. The...
View ArticleThink Eugene needs a gay bar? You might be in luck.
When John O’Malley first moved to Eugene from New York City, he was shocked. It wasn’t the city’s people, its politics or its dampness. It was its nightlife: Eugene didn’t have a gay bar. Then O’Malley...
View ArticleLife as an asexual in a hypersexual culture: “Invisibility is probably the...
Lillian Huebner forgets where they first heard the word. It might have been while reading a book. Or scrolling through Tumblr accounts. What the 20-year-old University of Oregon sophomore does remember...
View ArticlePillow Talk: How ineffective is the pullout method, really?
The first time I sought birth control, I was in high school and I was nervous. It wasn’t so much that I was embarrassed to talk about sex. I’d been having sex for a few months with my long-term...
View ArticlePillow Talk: I have a right to go topless, too: Why we should “free the nipple”
Just this September, I went topless — in public — for the first time. Laying on a towel by the river in Eugene, I had untied my bikini top. I felt free. Confident. Empowered. Luckily, I live in Oregon...
View ArticlePillow Talk: “My boyfriend and best friends don’t get along. What should I do?”
Dear Katherine, My best friends and my boyfriend don’t get along — so much so that they can’t stand being in the same room. What should I do? Sincerely, Stuck In the Middle Dear Stuck, That’s a lot of...
View ArticlePillow Talk: My best friends spend more time with their boyfriends than with...
Dear Katherine, I hardly ever get to see or talk to some of my best friends since they started becoming more interested in their boyfriends. This keeps happening again and again. Should I be jealous?...
View Article“Stroke it for me”: Seven songs about female sexual pleasure
I’ll admit: I really like to shake my ass. But, sometimes, the music I like to dance to (club hits, mostly) compromise my feminist sensibilities: I back my ass up to “Gas Pedal” and drop it like it’s...
View Article“Coming to understand:” How ignorance skews our ideas of the female orgasm
Remember back in middle school when it seemed you couldn’t go anywhere without finding a drawing of a penis? You’d find penises scribbled in notebooks, or drawn in the dust of a car window, or etched...
View Article2012-13 schedule of productions for University theater
You’ll laugh, you’ll cry. Mark your calendar with these 2012-13 University Theatre productions. Love.Will.Shake. Robinson Theatre November 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17 “Love. Will. Shake.” weaves through...
View ArticleA world with the male birth control pill
Since the approval of the birth control pill in the early 1960s, women have largely carried the burden of contraception: we set daily reminders into our phones to take the pill, we get the Depo-Provera...
View ArticleStudy says younger people are more likely to search for a soul mate on average
Do couples that believe in the concept of soul mates have a higher chance of survival than those that don’t? According to the Washington Times, an article in Social Science Research shows that these...
View ArticleAdvice: How to tell your boyfriend to text more maturely
Dear Katherine, It’s been two months since I’ve started seeing my current boyfriend. I am very happy — he’s kind and considerate, he has a great sense of humor and he’s interesting. There is just one...
View ArticleRelationships: A new website analyzes his texts for you
I have many memories of hours spent deciphering crush’s texts. Mostly, these were passed on a girlfriend’s bed during sleepovers in middle school while scenes of dreamy Zac Efron played in the...
View ArticleYoung marriage — it's not for everyone, but sometimes it does work
The first time Brandon asked for Tia’s number, it was at the gas station where she worked. He had been to the station a few times before that with the same intention, but each time left with only a...
View ArticleAdvice column: How to deal with past loves in a relationship
Dear Katherine, I have been with my girlfriend for a little over a year now. I’ve had a few relationships before her, but nothing like this. I can confidently say she is my first love. And the only...
View ArticleReview: Cirque du Soleil balances light and dark emotions in 'Quidam'
Zoe is bored with life. Fueled by her parents’ indifference, the young girl escapes into a magical world of fantasy, where acrobats dance suspended in the air, and where men juggling hats and umbrellas...
View ArticleSex: From Ninja Turtles to sexy Big Birds—a reflection on Halloweens past
It’s Halloween, and I want to go trick-or-treating. I remember the days when Halloween used to signify heaping pumpkin-shaped bags of candy and dressing up as a Ninja Turtle. It meant going...
View ArticleRelationships: A critical look into 'Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus'
From the cars and Barbies we played with as children to the movies we watch as adults, gender stereotypes are deeply ingrained in our culture. We know the ones: men like rolling in the dirt and playing...
View ArticleAdvice Column: Dealing with being a hopeless (and single) romantic
Dear Katherine, I’m interested in men, and I’m having a hard time finding a boyfriend. I sometimes joke with my straight friends about how much easier it must be for them to find somebody. Let’s face...
View ArticleAdvice column: Are long-distance relationships worth the time and energy?
Dear Katherine, My boyfriend is going to Spain for winter term. We have been together for four months, and we are crazy about each other. Should we stay together for the four months he’ll be away? I...
View ArticleThe results are in: Trojan's 7th Annual Sexual Health Report Card
A couple of weeks ago, The Daily Beast published the results of Trojan’s 7th annual sexual health report card, which ranks 141 schools based on the amount of sexual health information and campus...
View ArticleSex: Sex and relationships news for Nov. 12
Here’s this week’s highlights in sex and relationships on the Internet: Arizona may elect its first openly bisexual to Congress, according to Jezebal. Her name is Kyrsten Sinema and she is a...
View ArticleRelationships: Gays against gay marriage
It was the poster of a large wedding cake, toppling over, that caught my attention. I found it on a site with a perplexing title: againstequality.org, and the text that decorated the image communicated...
View ArticleSex: Sex and relationships news this week
Here are some highlights of what happened in the sex and relationships world this week: What is the future of same-sex marriage? Check out this interview on NPR in which both sides — pro same-sex...
View ArticleCondom Fashion Show looks to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS
In the summer of 2007, Mandy Chong’s@@http://newsletter.uoregon.edu/archives/summer-2011/recognized-mandy-chong/@@ mother sent her an email featuring a dress made entirely out of condoms. The email had...
View ArticleRelationships: Advice — falling in love with a roommate
Dear Katherine, A few months ago, I moved in with a group of strangers I met on Craigslist. I like living with them, but there’s one problem: I’m in love with one of my roommates. Despite my better...
View ArticleSex: Sex and relationships in the media this week
A new study shows that men in monogamous relationships who possess increased levels of the hormone oxytocin (also known as the “love hormone”), keep their distance from attractive women and are more...
View ArticleA guide to meeting the parents this holiday season
This Thanksgiving, I met my boyfriend’s parents for the first time. After his family had their traditional holiday meal on Thanksgiving day, I was invited to go over to his childhood home and eat...
View ArticleSex: How to mend a broken heart
Dear Katherine, About a week ago, my girlfriend ended our two-and-a-half-year relationship. It was completely out of the blue — I didn’t see it coming at all. She said that she wasn’t sure she wanted...
View ArticleSex: Sex and relationships in the media this week
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists said that the birth control pill should be sold over-the-counter and KVAL News reports that many women in Eugene agree. A Eugene women’s health...
View ArticleSex: Is being attracted to someone while in a relationship normal?
Dear Katherine, I have been dating this guy for a few months and he’s great. It’s going really well, and I think I’m falling in love. Despite this budding romance, I still feel attracted to other guys....
View ArticleSex/Relationships: Holiday gift guide for him and her
Looking for a holiday gift for your significant other that’s more meaningful than a piece of jewelery or a T-shirt? Here are gift ideas that speak more than the price. A book of handmade coupons —...
View ArticleBrightening people's days using 'UOregon Compliments' Facebook page
Believe in the power of compliments? Wish to spread kindness via social media? Well, then post an anonymous compliment on the “UOregon Compliments” Facebook page. “UOregon Compliments” is a page...
View ArticleRelationships: Overcoming the post-Christmas blues
Yesterday, while listening to music on my iPod, Josh Groban’s version of “Little Drummer Boy” came on. And, instead of getting filled with the fuzzy, warm holiday spirit like I normally do when I hear...
View ArticleSex: Nadia Cho's library sex scandal at UC Berkeley
While students at UC Berkeley were busy making travel plans for Thanksgiving, Nadia Cho had another prerogative. She wanted to prove that having sex on campus was possible. Not just anywhere, but in UC...
View ArticleUO Men’s Center helps answer the question: What is masculinity?
When Maj Hutchinson tells people she is the director of the University of Oregon Men’s Center, she is commonly met with two reactions: first, surprise (because she is a woman) and second, confusion...
View ArticleWhy few women major in STEM fields, and what the UO is doing to change that
Prejudice comes in many forms. Sometimes, it shows itself through personal conflicts — through bullying, taunting or hate crimes. Other times, it comes in the form of legal matters — through...
View ArticleMarrone: What the UC Santa Barbara shootings tell us about the consequences...
On Friday night, six people were killed near the University of California at Santa Barbara in a drive-by shooting. The gunman’s reasons for doing so are no mystery: He wrote a manifesto and posted...
View ArticleThe generation that is less likely to be married
Read up on Milennials and you’ll learn a few things: We’re lazy, over-confident and coddled, according to TIME. We’re going to have a hard time finding work out of college. We’re tech obsessed, TV...
View ArticleNot just ropes, whips and chains: A look into the world of kink and fetish in...
Just looking at it, you wouldn’t suspect the house to be anything but normal. It’s large and white; it’s a home dedicated to “clean and sober living,” and it’s located in a rural area of Eugene. Yet...
View ArticlePillow Talk: The orgasm gap
One day each spring, you’ll find a diagram of a vagina in a large lecture hall on campus: PLC 180. The diagram is an intricate, detailed look at female anatomy with each part neatly labeled. But, what...
View ArticlePillow Talk: So. You’ve met someone before summer break. Now what?
Peter and I had been dating for only a week before our relationship became marked by the signs of a long-distance relationship: expensive phone bills, used-up data plans and Skype sessions over plates...
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