The anatomy of a sexuality class

For one professor of Human Sexuality, teaching anatomy is highly important.

by Paige Gross 21 April 2014

Mylina Andrew, a professor of Human Sexuality, created a workshop to counsel survivors of sexual assault and rape. | Aja Espinosa TTN

Mylina Andrew will only teach Human Sexuality in a spacious classroom.

Students come into this course with many different sexual experiences or levels of experience, Andrew said. I always insist on being in a large room, because having personal space when you are learning about sexuality is a very important component.

Andrew has been teaching Human Sexuality, a historically popular class at the university, for the past five years. The course fulfills the human behavior general education requirement and draws the interest of a broad group of students, Andrew said.

I just have that comfortable attitude about [sex], Andrew said. I put great emphasis on what I think students what everybody will have to know in their lifetime.

Kendall Raines, a freshman international business major, said she took the class because she wanted a change of pace.

Im learning things about myself that are extremely helpful to know, especially when it comes to my health, Raines said. Im hearing so many stories from people with different experiences than me.

I thought it would be a good idea to take the class because of my major, in order to further understand how people think as sexual beings, Maya Crockem, a freshman psychology student, said. Now that Im almost done the course, I can see that the class is important and beneficial from a personal standpoint as well.

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