For a place where many young adults lose their virginities, college campuses can be prude places. This might seem untrue, based on the events Towson holds regularly that entail condom tasting, sex toy lessons, and selling chocolate lollipops in the shape of vaginas. But we’re fortunate at Towson, where some administrators push for the sexual health of students through education and opportunity. So it only makes sense that The Towerlight would explore topics of sex [...]

Getting physically naked is easy. Getting emotionally naked is where college students struggle. Author of bestselling college survival guide “The Naked Roommate,” Harlan Cohen is tackling dating, sex and romance during the college years in his new book, “Getting Naked,” out this May. The Towerlight spoke with Cohen to get a sneak peak at the tips, tricks and life-changing advice he said his book provides.   Getting naked emotionally If you can’t do it sober, Cohen said [...]

A group of four co-creators developed a new iPhone app, Circle of 6, to help make it easier for college students stuck in those uncomfortable or dangerous situations to get in contact with a select group of trustworthy friends. Circle of 6 lets your friends know where you are and what you need, just in case your thumbs can’t be quick enough to convey the message through texting. The app appeals to the college crowd [...]

“After sex he ate me out … on my period … twice … Gross, I know. But, hey, if he’s down for it, who am I to stop him.” “My ex-girlfriend and I were … exchanging pleasantries downstairs (if you catch my drift) … and after I finished working on her, she swung her leg around and kicked me in the head. Thank God, no damage done.” “I lost my virginity at a party last [...]

When she was 21, Dominique Beverly met her then boyfriend at work – he was her 28-year-old manager. “I was always up for dating someone older because I assumed it would mean more maturity,” Beverly said. “Nine years older would have been my limit. I just refused to date younger given bad experiences.” Many college students agree with this dating tactic – going for older men and women. Matthew Laken, for example, dated his former [...]