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Last month, officials of the University of Missouri-Columbia announced the school would become the first in the Big 12 Conference to offer free condoms in residence-hall bathrooms. The condoms will be placed in baskets with wallet-sized educational packets, according
to residential-life officials.
"Since we are sexual-health advocates, we feel it's necessary to have the information along with the condoms," said Heather Mueller, a health educator at the student health center. Mueller said the Columbia/Boone County Health Department will supply the condoms.
A fraternity suggested the program, which is similar to a project at Harvard University.
Mueller said campus staff would restock supplies in the 200 residential-hall bathrooms throughout the semester. No one has registered a complaint about the program, which will be evaluated in an online survey at the end of term.
from the Associated Press
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