The different clubs at the rock on Farm Lane aimed to make sex less of a taboo issue and promote topics, such as the proper way to use a condom, she said.

MSU Students for Choice also had two petitions for students to sign at the event, Swisher said.

“One is for ‘I stand with Planned Parenthood’ because Planned Parenthood’s federal funding is in jeopardy right now,” she said.
“There’s also the Birth Control Matters campaign, which is working
toward no co-pay for birth control under the current health care plan.”

Swisher said she also is a co-chair of a new Students For Safe Sex subcommittee of MSU Students for Choice — which is creating a comprehensive safe-sex education program to train college students on healthy sexuality, Swisher said.

Brooks said it’s important for students to be educated about safe sex, regardless of their views on premarital sex.

“The last thing I want to do is get a degree, get out of
college and have a baby,” she said.

J.B. Lacey, a member of MSU Womyn’s Council, said the group was at the event to give away free condoms and spread the word about policies on sexual harassment. The group also is associated with Take Back The Night — an annual event that happened Tuesday and works to educate and end sexual and domestic abuse, she said.

Womyn’s Council is not anti-sex but is anti-rape — a message tried to get out at the event, she said.

“Consent and sex together, they go great,” Lacey said. “We’re not anti-sex, and we’re trying to dispel that myth right here.”

Rachel Berzack, a facilitator with the self-defense program run by intramural sports, also had a table at the event. She said the on-campus self-defense programs incorporate a discussion on dating and sexual violence, including how people can protect themselves and be aware in all situations.

Self-defense is a good thing for anybody to know, and self-defense programs are run all year at MSU, she said.

“We teach ethics of least harm,” Berzack said. “You do what you need to do to protect yourself and escape.”
William Murray, the treasurer of MSU Law Students for Reproductive

Justice, said the MSU chapter is part of a national organization whose goal is educating people about abortion laws and other reproductive rights.

The group came out to the event as a way to partner with MSU Students for Choice because the two organizations have similar goals, he said.

“I just believe in supporting equal access to justice,” said Murray, a third-year law student. “With reproductive rights, it just seemed like there’s not equal access for everyone in this country.”