September 13, 2002

Surveying Students on Their Sex Lives

To the Editor:

Some scholars at Mercer University thought its undergraduates needed better education about safe sex ("An Ill-Fated Sex Survey," August 2). To meet that need, a professor encouraged his class to develop a sex survey. Although the institutional review board at Mercer gave the green light, the university's administration prohibited the study. ... The administration was apparently worried about angry students and parents, and a possible downturn in

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