At Rochester Institute of Technology you would assume all the learning happens in the confines of the classroom or the computer lab. But for Halloween, the Residence Life and Student Health Center staff decided to bring the education directly to the students in their residence hall rooms and apartments. We used candy and some catchy names to educate our students about Sexually Transmitted Infections (formally known as STD's or VD's).
The staff dressed up in their costumes and went "reverse trick-or-treating" to each room and apartment delivering a bag of goodies. Each bag contained a statistics card with a picture of a Crotch Goblin on it, like Gerdy Gonorrhea or Henry Herpes (much like a baseball card). As well as condoms, instructions on how to use a condom, information on where to get help if you think you have an STI and of course, the Halloween tradition of candy. This year we used the Americana mix from Candyfavorites.com.
Overall we made close to 7000 students happy by delivering 7000 condoms and 180 pounds of candy and hopefully taught them something they maybe didn't know about STI's and how to prevent them.
Stephanie Bauschard
Assistant Director for Residence Life
Rochester Institute of Technology
