Lubbock Health Community: ‘Sex Ed Wanted’

By Kristen Barton, Amanda Castro-Crist and Lilly Quiroz Since the number of syphilis cases in Lubbock County tripled in the first four months of 2016 compared to 2015, the State Health Department issued an outbreak alert and the Lubbock Board of Health created a committee in May to address the issue of STDs. The alert was issued in […]

Raider Rash: Fact or Fiction?

By Kortni Robinson Raider Rash. The dreaded term. We’ve all heard of it. We’ve all been embarrassed by it. But the question still remains, is it real? The phrase is a slang term for STDs at Texas Tech University, according to Urban Dictionary, which also suggests that Tech is known for a high STD rate—one in […]

STI Stigma: Here To Stay

By Audra Coffman, Halima Fasasi and Alyssa Herzog Sexually transmitted infections are no dinner-table topic, but statistically speaking, you probably know many people who have them. There are 110 million STIs in the U.S.,  both existing and new cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Twenty million new infections occur each year, about half […]

Is Raider Rash Offensive?

Sure we all enjoy the friendly trash talk that ensues with any sports activity, particularly at the level of college football, but sometimes people can go a little too far. Earlier this week Oklahoma State University published an article about this week’s upcoming game with the title ‘Cowboys Look To Avoid Raider Rash.’ Now for […]