2008 Woodie Awards
Student Life hosts dorm Coffee Talks
Jessica Oliver
Issue date: 3/9/07 Section: News
Harris followed the student's comment with this. "Can I assume that you were talking about homosexuality? ... Now the sensitive part is what if we would flip that to heterosexual behaviors. Are you doing that with the person who is involved in premarital sex?"
Harris said that this semester's coffee talks are much different in comparison to last semester's, where the focus was on students' thoughts about visitation and other campus issues.
"This semester, the coffee talks were in reference to discovery and dialogue," said Harris. "The purpose was not to ask students if they wanted to change the policy, but to discover what SBU dorm students were thinking in reference to homosexual behavior and other behaviors in comparison to heterosexual premarital sex."
The discussion on homosexuality spawned in part from information the University received last year concerning a traveling homosexual advocate group.
"During the 2005 - 06 school year, [the University] received information that there was a group traveling to Christian institutions to show the school's discrimination against homosexual people," said Harris. "They aren't visiting SBU, but we need to be aware."
Harris said that even though Coffee Talks are over, the University is planning more discussions and forums for students to learn more about homosexuality and other current issues.
"I think that [homosexuality is] a taboo in some churches and we need to talk about it in Christian institutions," said Harris.
Harris said that this semester's coffee talks are much different in comparison to last semester's, where the focus was on students' thoughts about visitation and other campus issues.
"This semester, the coffee talks were in reference to discovery and dialogue," said Harris. "The purpose was not to ask students if they wanted to change the policy, but to discover what SBU dorm students were thinking in reference to homosexual behavior and other behaviors in comparison to heterosexual premarital sex."
The discussion on homosexuality spawned in part from information the University received last year concerning a traveling homosexual advocate group.
"During the 2005 - 06 school year, [the University] received information that there was a group traveling to Christian institutions to show the school's discrimination against homosexual people," said Harris. "They aren't visiting SBU, but we need to be aware."
Harris said that even though Coffee Talks are over, the University is planning more discussions and forums for students to learn more about homosexuality and other current issues.
"I think that [homosexuality is] a taboo in some churches and we need to talk about it in Christian institutions," said Harris.
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