Ok, so I was a little disappointed we cant do video blogs because I have been making videos for the past two weeks, and well, I cant use them. So now I am going to post like 5 blogs right in a row. So here it goes.

This is my first, and its basically going to be about me and why I signed up for GACC.

My name is Kristin and I am a 19 year old freshman Criminal Justice Major at Saint Xavier University in Chicago. Go Cougars! Well, I guess I will start with a little about me. I am originally from Rock Falls, IL a small town out in the middle of nowhere. Being a small town kid, I was a shining athlete and I had excellent grades. I also was in the band. So I was pretty well-known and hung out with a lot of people. Well, I experienced all sorts of things, like drunken parties and pregnancy scares. In a small town, there is not much to do, so the youth population tends to experiment with all sorts of things from alcohol and drugs to sex and homosexuality. However, my high school was right next to the health department so there were many resources to prevent STDs and unwanted pregnancies. This was not the case for when I went away to college.

I chose SXU because it was a small private school in Chicago. Highly rated and Catholic, I figured it was the best place for me because I did not want to go to a huge party school. However, like all colleges, SXU has its moments. However, we have kind of a double standard....I will explain.


Since were a Catholic school, we just assume young adults arent having sex or drinking or experimenting with drugs. The reality is, its 2009 and yes, most students are participating in the events I listed. Some of our school policies are: No overnight guests of the opposite sex; however, all residents of any sex have 24 hour visitation among all dorms. Also, heterosexual couples cannot room together, however, homosexual couples can. With these contradicting rules, one would think there would be available resources to help spread awareness and prevent STDs and unwanted pregnancies. But, being a catholic institution, our students do not partake in anything like this. Therefore, nothing is available. No protection. No safety.

I feel as a concerned student, I need to take control and take on this responsibility. So I signed up for the GACC. I was accepted as a safesite and you can read about my distribution efforts and setbacks in upcoming blogs.