University Reconsiders Questionnaire About Students’ Sex Lives

Officials at Western New Mexico University say a controversial questionnaire that sparked complains elsewhere in the country because it asked students about their sex lives and drinking habits will be administered only after it’s been vetted by WNMU’s administration.

“We are going to review the questions more carefully going forward,” WNMU public information officer Abe Villareal said Tuesday after meeting with the school’s dean of students.

The questionnaire is part of a mandatory training program that’s used by 190 colleges and universities called CampusClarity.

The online program was designed to help schools adhere to the federal government’s Title IX requirements and raise awareness about issues such as gender discrimination, sexual harassment and assault.

But among the questions were several that students thought violated their privacy, including:

• What percentage of your peers do you think has sex (including oral) at least once a month?
• How many times have you had sex (including oral) in the last three months?
• How many different people have you had sex (including oral) in the last three months?
• If you had sex (including oral) in the last three months, how many times have you: been drinking alcohol/been using recreational drugs?
• How often do you use alcohol?
• How often do you use drugs recreationally?
• Are you currently sexually active?
• (Yes or no) I have had unwanted sex while drunk or using drugs
• Think of the occasion you drank the MOST this past month. How much did you drink?

Three colleges and universities have complained about the questionnaire since the story made headlines and last week Clemson announced it was suspending the CampusClarity program.

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