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2. Can kissing spread HIV?
No. Not really. Saliva has acids which kill HIV. So unless you’re making out with someone who’s oozing large quantities of blood, it is almost impossible.
3. If you are HIV-positive, it means you have AIDS.
False. HIV stands for Human Immuno Virus. It is a virus and not a disease. AIDS i.e. Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome, is a syndrome (as the name suggests). AIDS is not a disease either. But it weakens the immune system drastically and then other diseases (which the body can usually fight) become fatal.
6. Can you get HIV through Oral Sex?
Yes. HIV can spread through Oral Sex. This is because the virus can enter the body through the lining of the vagina, urethra (the opening at the tip of the penis), anus or the cell lining of the mouth.
10. Which of the following is not potentially dangerous to a man’s fertility?
Masturbating twice a day is not potentially dangerous to a man's fertility.
11. If a person has sex with someone of their same sex, it means they are homosexual.
No, it doesn't make you homosexual.
12. Which is the best place to keep condoms with you when you are out and about?
Keep condoms in a small box, away from sharp things and away from hot places. Don't use them past the expiration date. All the other places have the possibility of wear and tear which makes it less effective.
13. If a man and woman have no fertility problems and are under 30, they have a ___ chance of getting pregnant each menstrual cycle.
25%
16. A woman is born with all the eggs she will ever have;
About 1 – 2 million immature eggs or follicles, in her ovaries.Through a process called Atresia, the follicles will die and by the time the woman hits puberty, only 4,00,000 eggs remain. With each cycle, a thousand more are lost and only 1 will mature into an egg.
17. A woman who cross dresses is a drag KING
18. If a mosquito bites a person who is HIV-positive and then bites you right afterwards, is it possible for you to get HIV?
No you can’t get HIV from a mosquito. HIV stands for Human Immuno Virus. It cannot live inside a mosquito.
19. Where is the clitoris located?
Between the inner labia.
20. A Hepatitis infection causes inflammation of the:
Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver.
21. How long after intercourse can a sperm stay alive inside a woman’s body?
Sperm can live 5 days in the woman’s body. Inside the body, they are protected by vaginal secretions or cervical mucus.
23. A “butch” gay man is NOT transgendered.
Transgender refers to people who identify with the other sex. A “butch” gay man has a sexual preference but not a gender mismatch. The others identify more with the other sex.
24. Which of the following will not increase the amount of semen that a man ejaculates?
Drinking more fluids won’t increase the amount of semen.
25. If you are going to have sex in a hot tub with a latex condom, which lubricant should you use?
Silicone-based lubricant. A water based lubricant can easily dissolve in water. However, not all Silicone based Lubricants are latex friendly, so make sure you check the label before using it.
26. If you know the right sexual techniques, you don’t need to ask your partner if they’re enjoying what you’re doing.
False. Everyone has different preferences, so no one technique will work a hundred percent.
27. What is Oral sex?
Cunnilingus: Oral Sex for the female genitals
Fellatio: Oral Sex for the male genitals (popularly known as a Blow Job)
Anilingus: Oral Sex for the anus
28. What should you avoid doing just before performing oral sex on a new partner?
AVOID Brushing and flossing your teeth before going down. It can cause small cuts and bleeding of the gums.
-Diksha Grover
Some films grow up with us. They mature along with our understandings. This week DU beat recommends three films, three great pieces of art, which will forever grow old with their viewers…
MAQBOOL
Vishal Bharadhwaj’s version of Shakespeare’s Macbeth; this film won immense critical appreciation. Macbeth meets Godfather in present-day Bombay. The Scottish tragedy is set in the contemporary underworld of India’s commercial capital. Two fortune telling policemen (Om Puri and Naseeruddin Shah) take the role of the weird sisters and ‘Duncan’ is played by Pankaj Kapoor. The contemplation of the protagonist after killing Abbaji & the anguish of the guilt ridden woman (Tabu) who begins to see blood stains on the wall are some of the most intriguing scenes. Though the film failed to entice much of the Indian audience, it has undoubtedly won 5 prestigious awards. DUB sincerely advises its readers to watch this film.
THE THIN BLUE LINE
Errol Morris’s unique documentary dramatically re-enacts the crime scene and investigation of a police officer’s murder in Dallas. Murdering Robert W. Wood during a traffic stop, 16 year old David Ray Harris proves his innocence by leading the police to the car driven from the scene of the crime, in order to recover a revolver he identified as the murder weapon and subsequently identified a 28-year-old Ohio resident, Randall Dale Adams as the murderer. However, Adams was charged with the crime despite the better evidence against Harris as only Adams could be sentenced to death under Texas law. The film was marketed as “nonfiction” rather than as a documentary. It has won 7 awards & 4 nominations.
THE FILM CLASS
Uri Rosenwaks came to Rahat, (Israel’s Negev Desert) to teach film-making to a group of Bedouin women. When the Director first started working with the group, he had no knowledge of the Bedouin kidnappings in Africa by Arab slave traders, and how they were auctioned-off in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Zanzibar & how 50 years ago, the Black Bedouins were enslaved by the White ones. But when he did, he along with his newly trained group worked up their nerves to make a film telling the history of Black Bedouins. In the course of making this film, a great taboo came into the open. The women still suffering discrimination to this day unveil a story in which only few, who dared, have spoken. DU beat recommends this documentary to all who are proud of being born in the world of ‘equality’ yet are being ‘measured’ daily.
By Sushant Mishra
“Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? “Noâ€? says the man in Washington, it belongs to the poor, “Noâ€? says the man in the Vatican, it belongs to GOD, “Noâ€? says the man in Moscow, it belongs to everyone. I rejected those answers, instead, I chose something different, I chose the impossible, I chose…RAPTUREâ€? —Andrew Ryan (Founder and Creator of Rapture)
And what an opening introduction scene it is. You are an unnamed person who as per him was destined to do great things. What you encounter is a plane crash, and thereafter you find yourself swimming for your life with no option but to reach that mysterious light tower which is flashing in the horizon, and what follows is perhaps one of the most engrossing and politically and morally charged games I have ever played. Rapture is an underwater city (located fathoms below), which is the brain child of industrialist Andrew Ryan. It was supposed to be a place where an artist could freely express himself and would not be limited by petty morality. Its ideology lied in the principle of ‘Lassie Faire’. But the moment you enter Rapture, what you encounter is a dystopia, a utopia gone bad.
The moment you enter Rapture, the first thing which strikes you are its visuals, the artists have done such a tremendous job in depicting this underwater city that one actually starts believing that a city like this can exist. Its architecture brims with indicative meters, brass tubes, steam pistons, vacuum tubes, not to mention the place is full of neon lights. Irrational games have successfully created a living, breathing and a functional world.
You have your basic arsenal of weapons such as crossbow, pistols, shotgun, and machine guns amongst others which can be customised up to a certain extent. But your real powers are derived from ‘ADAM’. Now ADAM is a substance which allows you to genetically enhance various aspects of your body, allows you to play with your DNA structure. It gives these various powers called ‘plasmids’ which enables the player to emit freeze rays, set cyclone traps, hypnotise Big Daddies (more about them later), shoot deadly bees out of your arms etc.
Eventually you’ll realise that the only source of ADAM are ‘Little Sisters’. Little sisters are your adolescent girls who have been modified so that they can extract ADAM from corpses. To accompany them are your heavy, hulking ‘Big Daddies’. These unknown Diving Suit wearing colossi have been given the charge to protect little sisters thus forming a symbiotic relation between the two. In order to get to little sisters, you have to first defeat these baddies—and fighting them accounts for some of the finest moments of the game, each one is like a mini boss-fight. And here lies your moral dilemma, when you eventually encounter the little sisters; you are faced with two options. Either you can extract ADAM from their bodies and in turn annihilate them or you can save them, free them from their bondage but you get less ADAM, in compensation all you get is an innocent thank-you from the little girl. Because of the open ended nature of the game, no two scenarios play the same; one is only handicapped by his/her imagination.
The game is very ‘post-modern’ in a sense that you don’t get one linear perspective, but many. Reality has been presented in its full ambiguity, there is no such thing as black or white, and everything has a cause and effect relationship.
It’s a landmark game which would be remembered for years to come, at up with the likes of Mario and MGS.
“A slave obeys, a man chooses� – Andrew Ryan
10/10
St Stephens College has started the procedure for inducting a new principal for the college.
The National Commission for Minority Education Institutions (NCMEI) upheld DUTA’s contention that Thampu’s appointment was “patently illegal.� And asked Delhi University (DU) to start the process for the appointment of a principal at the college, Thampu had been appointed Officer on Special Duty in 2006 for a term of three years after former principal Anil Wilson took over as the vice-chancellor of Himachal Pradesh University.
The Church of North India (CNI), which governs the college, met members of the college’s supreme council and decided to induct a new principal by March 15. The Church claims that the controversy on Thampu’s appointment has adversely affected the college’s reputation.
“The college’s unblemished reputation has certainly taken a beating due to this controversy. The appointment of a principal is now inevitable,� said Reverend Enosdas Pradhan, general secretary, CNI.
Thampu can apply for the principal’s post, but will have to go through the screening procedure. “He (Thampu) is a priest of our church and is responsible for bringing the college back into the folds of the CNI. We would be happy if he applies for the post,� Pradhan said.
The college has laid down new eligibility conditions for principal. The new criteria, met by incumbent Reverend Valson Thampu, do not require the principal to meet standards fixed by the University Grants Commission (UGC).
According to the new conditions, the principal need not be a PhD. But he/she has to be between 50 and 60 years old. The supreme council of the college said the new principal would have to meet only its criteria, not those set by the UGC or Delhi University.
Less than a year ago, however, it had said it was mandatory for the new principal to meet standards set by both the bodies. The UGC and Delhi University require all college principals to be PhDs. Though Thampu recently got a PhD in theology from Allahabad Agricultural University, the National Council for Minority Education Institutions has asked DU to scrutinise the legitimacy of the degree.
– Jonathan Daniel Luther and Sushant Mishra
Blue Lightning bolts and Thunder claps have been sighted! Inside Dyal Singh College’s Principal’s office…like mighty Zeus the Teacher’s Association (TA) has retaliated with regards to certain financial sums amounting to approx. 1.7 Crores. DUB brings you the controversy over this money as noted by the Principal, the teachers and its impact of the students. The 1.7 Crores is ‘Public Money’ as per N. Sachin president of the TA. This money is part of the Statutory Provident Fund that was kept in savings accounts over the allowed period. The TA is demanding this plus an 11% PF. This claim has been shot down by the principal saying ‘as per government laws’ this is to be maintained at 8%.
The Principal’s Take:
The 2006 Provident Fund committee meeting had taken place which comprised of the Bursar, 2 representatives of the subscriber i.e. Teaching and Non Teaching, College Governing body Treasurer, the Principal. In this committee it was decided to pay 8%, as per strict central government directives for 2006-07, which must not exceed stipulated amounts. This PF was invested and it generated a surplus, with regards to which the TA demanded an increment of 2% that later changed to 3%. These demands if not met by 29th Jan’08, would compel the TA to go on strike on the succeeding day. The principal in turn sent an immediate notification to the Registrar DU, explaining the circumstances and stating the TA’s claims and asking for advice.
The result of which is that they can not deviate from the prescribed norms which is followed by almost all the colleges in DU. He said that he is helpless to take any action in this matter as even the Vice Chancellor is not in a position to change the central government ruling with regards to PF. However, the principal says as per ‘logic’ they should get more after all “paisa kisse nahi aacha lagta hai�. But according to ‘law’ nothing can be done as for now. Higher authorities are still procrastinating on a definite resolution leaving the issue in a considerable conundrum. His only wish is that teaching resumes at its regular pace in this crucial final semester.
The Teacher’s Association: (N. Sachin)
“There is no relevant rule under the Income Tax Act of India that says that there is an upper cap�. He says that the documents shown by the Principal are ‘inconclusive’. Thus the Teachers demand that the PF, which is their hard earned money, should be released. The teachers have been negotiating for the past four months and they have been forced into a strike due to the stubbornness of the principal. In the 2006 provident fund meeting 3 people out of 5 had ruled in favour of the 11% proposal while the Principal was adamant at 8%.
Apart from the PF ‘he has been mishandling the college affairs and not constituted the Staff council for the last six months’ and is ‘doing favouritism, victimising teachers, he is denying their leave, sending people after teachers on one pretext or the other’. The TA demands to see the relevant Tax Act or PF rule, which states an upper cap, if such evidence is provided they are more than willing to retract their demands and stick to 8%.
The President says that “he (the principal) is in a position of power and he wants to run the college like a dictator� and is writing letters that serve ‘imaginary’ purposes to authorities who are not even relevant to this issue. “His PF is not there in the college he has taking 9.7% and 10.4% in the preceding years�. The TA is only fighting for their financial rights. The principal is ‘bureaucratising’ the issue, ‘delaying it so that the blame falls on the teachers and he appears as the “Saviour� in the college. The TA wants to engage the Principal in a legal confrontation over the issue.
The Students’ Take:
As quoted by Kriti (name changed) “Along with the 2 major strikes that have already taken place in this academic year this is another hindrance added to the political hash pot Dyal Singh seems to be. It is ultimately the students who are the real sufferers as scheduled classes have not been taking place�. Thus as a result their classes are either relegated to IHC or the ‘distracting’ Lodhi garden.
Latest developments:
The Strike has been partially lifted by the teachers to facilitate classes and hurry up with the courses. The Principal is still sitting mum. Decision to go to court is still pending. With these deplorable straits Dyal Singh College is in a quagmire.
– Anaita Sabikhi
Let’s talk numbers. Delhi University officially has 78 colleges, 4 recognized institutions and 84 postgraduate departments with approximately 320,000 students. Let’s assume that half of these students are in north campus, which brings us to a watered down figure of 1,60,000 students. The hub for eating, meeting or plain hanging out for this vast group is our very own Kamla Nagar Market. Being only a 10 to 15 minute walk away from most colleges you would expect it to have a distinctly collegiate atmosphere, teeming with small coffee shops and the one quintessential student thing – books. Walking on the crowded, narrow pavement, at first glance, you’ll get the wrong impression when you’re met with an array of shops selling books.
Is it absolutely ludicrous to ask for a book STORE and not a quick, ask-what-you-want and get it book depot?
Starting off with University Bookstore that is by far the most popular and is always full of people. It has all your textbooks, plus classics and other books considered ‘young’, like a Pink Floyd biography or maybe ‘Almost Single.’ It’ll have the popular books, for example Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth. The point though is that it isn’t a store, it’s simply a place where books are stocked. No tantalizing displays, no space to stand and browse and absolutely no concept of simply having a look.
Datta bookstore has a buy and sells system, where you often get second hand books for as little as Rs. 10. But most of these books are sleazy crime novels or Bob the Builder variety kids books. The staff is efficient, asks you what you want and are usually quick in finding it, but again no browsing. Book Land is next, but their fiction section comprises one paltry shelf behind a glass cabinet. International Book House is run by two sardarji’s and is usually less crowded but well stocked. The last in this row is Charkha Oriental which sells Sanskrit and religious books. You might just find a sadhu sitting there going through devotional music books!
The infamous pirated bookstalls that litter the streets are next. If you’re looking for the books by Chetan Bhagat or the ubiquitous Khaled Hosseini you’ll find them here for a cool hundred bucks.
So here’s my pitch. Is it absolutely ludicrous to ask for a book STORE and not a quick, ask-what-you-want and get it book depot? It’s hard to believe that the reading population among students is so low that it is not worth the while of a bookstore owner to open shop. Not even a small underground one…Where you can sit and browse for as long as you like, and be allowed your cup of tea to sip…Where a stranger can recommend a book they liked and you read it and have it change your life…Where writers and readers alike can meet for the occasional book reading…
I wonder, if it has something to do with our very psyche? Have we been grilled since time immemorial by just tuition and textbooks? And we actually have no taste or idea about the others? Even if that is the case, having a bookstore will change things. In a reversal of roles, apart from bookworms flocking to it, it will encourage more people to read. A smart display will have people coming in. And in a high student density place like Kamla, word spreads like wild fire and there is no doubt, that if a book or a store gets popular there will be no looking back for it. So someone, hear our plea and bring us salvation – all we ask for is one proper bookstore.
