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Articles and cases for college students on relationships and sexuality

  • Podcast on college experiences

    Students address the ethics of casual sex.

  • MeToo March (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
    Reporting sexual assault

    Title IX investigator outlines a process students can follow.

  • Santa Clara University Assistant Professor of Anthropology Robin Nelson
    A podcast interview with Robin Nelson

    Anthropology professor looks at sexual harassment and rape culture.

  • Creepy Man
    College women speak

    Dating ethics podcast offers tips for men

  • Ghost (by creepyhalloween images via Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/halloweenstock/7910763214)
    Oh, the Horror

    Is it wrong to disappear from a relationship?

  • phone

    When Mark lies to a girl about calling her back, he thinks he's being nice. What are the ethics behind telling the truth?

  • Hook Up Culture

    Frank's friends think he's depressed when he decides to stop engaging in the hook-up culture. Is it as acceptable to not hook-up as it is to hook-up in the college culture?

  • young women looking at a laptop computer

    Lauren regularly checks up on her ex-boyfriend via social media. Should this be considered cyberstalking?

  • boy kissing a girl on the neck

    Alexa faces an issue when her Irish Catholic boyfriend expresses interest to meet her very traditional Chinese parents.

  • couple in bed

    Ben witnesses his friend Tyler cheating on his girlfriend. He feels caught in the middle.. What should he do?

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