
The Post titillates its readers with a story about the new sex columnists in town: Two students at Gothamist's alma mater, Columbia University, writing for the Spectator. Which then begs the question: What's more interesting, the fact that Columbia's student paper has sex columnists or that students at Columbia actually have sex?
The writers, a he-said-she-said team, use Columbia dorms as pseudonyms say, "Nothing is off-limits. We're not trying to offend people, but there will be people offended. It's hard to be politically correct when talking about anal sex." But some students think it's crass and tacky: A junior tells the Post, "They make it seem that one-night stands are as much a part of the weekend as drinking beer." Well, wait till you graduate, dearie, wait till you graduate, and then'll be a part of your every day.
The columnists admit that questions have been semi-fabricated so far (Jayson Blair - get thee to an advice column!), but since it's a student newspaper and it's about sex, well, who cares. So far, the column, "One Night 'Stend," (named after the West End, which might be clever if the West End didn't suck) has given advice about how to approach that hottie in Lit Hum, what to do when the girl he flirted with at SoHa smells "worse than a taco bar at John Jay" when going down on her or riffs on the double standards of kissing after oral sex. God love higher education. Columbia students, alums, and others, we want your thoughts!
One of the best resources at Columbia is Go Ask Alice, which covers health and sex. But we also found Kristen's guide on how to get out of a Friday night blowjob hilarious and useful.
The University of Michigan student paper on blowjobs, via whatevs.




As a Columbia student who occasionally writes for the Spec, can I say I really appreciate your obsession for my (our?) school? Also, that is obviously Max (who I met for the 2nd or 3rd time at a party last weekend) hiding behind the paper.
Good stuff.
Beth M.
Thanks, Beth! Gothamist is nothing but navel-gazing. Jake and I were chatting about Columbia sex columnists this morning, and I believe he said, "God, I'm in technology now, but had I known what I know now, I would have majored in studio art - the girls are much sluttier!"
"Well, wait till you graduate, dearie, wait till you graduate, and then they'll be a part of your every day."
Beautifully put, Gothamist!
Talk about burying the lede:
"'They make it seem that one-night stands are as much a part of the weekend as drinking beer.' Well, wait till you graduate, dearie, wait till you graduate, and then'll be a part of your every day." -- Jen 'Chung! Chung!' Chung
I would be all about trying to take Jen out to Blue Smoke and other approved First-Date places, but I certainly wouldn't want to be taken advantage of.
Heh.
The sex column is like so much at Columbia are stuck halfway between NYU (where all those girls would be as downtown as they think they are) and Yale (which didn't accept them in the first place). Girls, take off your Uggs and realize that your dream Euro-boy isn't at Naco Ma Ma's (he's waiting for your junior year abroad). Till then, you'll have to settle for Grad students at 1020.
Nice to see Columbia taking shit for its painfully dreary local scene. But the person who mentioned Yale has his head up his ass - I'd live in morningside heights forever before I'd visit New Haven again
Since people have brought it to my attention (those who know me, with surprise):
My point was that Columbia students don't have the sex-lives depicted in this column, which I find neither useful/interesting nor funny--recycled jokes and epithets--and so ultimately a wasted time and space. I don't care how someone decides to conduct their sex life, and I'm not going to discuss mine on the web (but, Phil E, I took 2 junior years in Europe). My point was that one night stands, or any general sexual adventurousness, aren't that common here. Most students arrive with little to no experience, and what they may gain tends to occur in "relationships." I think the columnists avoid relevance (eg, lack of experience), and I think this reflects lack of originality. If it's just for fun, fine, but then it has to actually be funny. Wouldn't it be nice if it could be both?