SEX WEEK SEX WEEK “Sometimes we come from very rural areas,
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but we really do
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want to learn.” -- Kathryn Travis
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They’re talkin’ about it
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Volume 128 Issue 57
Sex Week has a history of hogging the camera. With all the media attention the event has garnered in the past, from open condemnation from the Tennessee legislature to the antics of former state Sen. Stacey Campfield, it isn’t surprising that other universities in the state took notice.
East Tennessee State University held its first annual Sex Week this past February, despite being denied nearly $10,000 in funding from the student senate amid fears of controversy. The decision could in part be attributed to fears of possible state legislation changing how student activity fees are allocated, a threat that loomed over UT until the university initiated the opt-in, optout activity fee structure in 2014. For Kathryn Travis, an ETSU senior and Sex Week organizer, the path to Sex Week’s completion is a testament to stu-
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dent support. Admitting mixed receptions from both students and faculty, Travis said she feels the students of the Johnson City university don’t always get the credit they deserve. “We knew we had our challenges with the area we were in, but we also knew that our students were more than willing and able to handle this information,” Travis said. “Sometimes we come from very rural areas, but we really do want to learn.” See SEX WEEK on Page 4
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