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Parents and college officials must do more to address the "sexual chaos" on college campuses, says the founder of a medical group that promotes sexual health.
"The pressure on college youth to practice unhealthy behavior is much more intense than most adults realize," said Dr. Joe S. McIlhaney Jr., founder of the Medical Institute for Sexual Health in Austin, Texas.
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are common among college students, as are alcohol abuse, "date rape" and depression, he said.
Parents, university personnel and others who care about the well-being of young adults have to act, Dr. McIlhaney said. He offers a list of ideas, including a return to single-sex dorms and bathrooms, more abstinence and pro-marriage messages and parent-led "inspector committees" to track high-risk health behaviors on all U.S. campuses.
Dr. McIlhaney isn't the only one concerned about sexual libertinism on campus.
Theology professor Vigen Guroian has decried "the sex carnival that is college life today."
Colleges once denounced debauchery, Mr. Guroian noted in an article on the ChristianityToday.com Web site. "Today, colleges not only turn a blind eye to this behavior but also set up the conditions that foster and invite it," wrote Mr. Guroian, who teaches at Loyola College in Baltimore.
Indeed, college guidebooks talk about top "party" schools, while campus groups boldly advertise sex-toy sales, "fetish" fairs and other sexually oriented activities.
Barrett Seaman, author of a new book on "excesses" in campus life, sees all this but offers a more complex portrait.
Yes, coed dorms can be rife with "hookups" and underage drinking, Mr. Seaman writes in "Binge: What Your College Student Won't Tell You."
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