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Patrick Wald en
Freshman
Math & ch emistry
Orlando, FL
”1 feel registration has gotten
worse. They [Gloster Hall]
need to stick with one system
and try to perfect that.”
Brandon Zachary
Soph omore
Finance
Atlanta, GA
“Registration has heen terrible
for me every semester since I
goth ere. At least they’re tryin’
to make it better, hut they need
to try a little better.”
Anthony Spencer Jr.
Soph omore
Political science
Flarlem, NY
“It totally sucked cause
n oth ing worked. Pre
registration did not work.
When I left for vacation, I had
18 credits. When I came hack,
I had 6!”
Karama Croom
Soph omore
Business management
San Diego, CA
Orlando Vicente, II
Soph omore
Drama
Oceanside, CA
“It seems like every semester
I’ve heen here it’s gotten more
difficult and frustrating. The
weh site was cool hut it was
always down.”
“Personally, for me it was a
little better because I went to
the gym. [But] to get on-line
and actually register was
impossible.”
Ask ViVi will be a recurring feature in The Maroon
Tiger. It provides Morehouse students with a venue
to express concerns and inqueries, and receive
pertinent, informative advice from a female
perspective. Send questions to Box 40 in the campus
post office or deliver to The Maroon Tiger office in
the basement of Archer hall, room. 115. Or send via
e-mail to mtigers@morehouse.edu.
ASKVM
Dear ViVi,
I am serious student here at Morehouse but lately
I haven't been able to concentrate on my studies. My
girlfriend (who will remain nameless) recently told me
that she has a yeast infection and I'm wondering if I
there is anyway I can catch it. If so, what will it do to
me?
Curious George.
George,
First of all, yeast is nothing to lose sleep over (as
long as it was diagnosed by a doctor and she is sure
her symptoms are not being caused by an STD). A
yeast infection is simply the result of an overgrowth
of a fungus normally found in the vagina. It is caused
by several things such as the use of antibiotics or some
feminine hygiene product and is very easily treated.
However, it can be transmitted sexually (and this
includes oral-vaginal intercourse) to the infected
women's partner (e.g. YOU). To prevent this, an
infected woman should stop having sex until she has
completed treatment.
If by chance you do pick up the infection (if you
had any type of unprotected sex while she was
infected), you will not show any symptoms but you
will carry it and can reinfect her or others and you
should also be treated. There are antifungal pills both
men and women can ingest. If you'd like to know more
you can see your local yellow pages for hotlines, or
call the National Women's Health Network at (202)
628-7814.
Dear ViVi,
I like to think of myself as a really nice guy. I'm a
third year student now, and since I've been here I've
had nine girlfriends - all of which have ended with
me having a broken heart. I don't understand why
girls at Spelman, Clark and MoB don't want to be
loved. I treat all of them the same with love and
respect, but I feel like I'm always giving and never
getting anything back in return. Basically what I'm
trying to say is what do women really want in a man?
-Alone again
Dear AA,
If I knew the answer to that question do you really
think I'd be writing for a college paper? Just kidding
— but It's impossible to speak generally on what
"women" want because this group — "women" - is
extremely diverse. Within this group even all Black
women, or all Spelman women are different . .
.depending on the factors that have made them who
they are (there family, friends and past relationships)
each woman will have individual needs and desires
she expects a boyfriend to fulfill. For the most part
however, people — regardless of gender — want to be
themselves, and too much giving by a significant other
can smother them, making them feel like part of couple
instead of an individual; so consider giving you
partners space. Maybe you should also try to learn
who each woman you are with truly is, and treating
her accordingly, instead of rushing into these
relationships (as you must be doing since you've had
so many). More importantly, it seems to me that you
have a dependence issue that you need to work out on
your own, because nine girlfriends in three years is a
bit much. For more information about dependency in
intersexual relationships try Borders or Barnes and
Noble, they both have entire sections on this topic.
-ViVi