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Silly that this is news
Considering we had condoms in front of every RA's room in my dorm building, this doesn't seem very farfetched to me >

My dorm had a condom box.
The RA’s begged people not to use them as water balloons the first night unless you wanted to knock and ask for one.
One night I heard a bunch of drunk girls giggling and raiding the box for that very purpose.
Boy, that RA was mad. >

Hope those girls were giggling when they got morning sickness >

It's better:
I was in the Freshman dorms.
Meaning most likely the girls were underage. Which was a whole: “Don’t ask, don't tell or get caught.”
EDIT: It was in the United States, meaning that the drinking age is 21.
They were legally adults, but most likely not legally allowed to
drink. >

That's a grey area. There's a generally accepted 4 year rule for people around that age, and I'm surprised you had dorms of underage girls... in college. Almost everyone turns 18 their senior year of high school. >

My freshman year we had one. She graduated super early and started college as 16. I still think her 19 year old boyfriend was a creep (not just because of the age difference, just a creep vibe) >

Por que no los dos? >

Is she old enough to make mature adult decisions on her own, or young enough to make immature decisions without another adult arbitrarily deciding her decisions are invalid? 🤔 >

I mean she isn't an adult is the issue here. >

Let's do a hypothetical: run it back a year. She's 15, he's 18. Is a sophomore dating a senior objectively inappropriate? We dont know how long they knew each other. Then let's run it forward 2 years.  she's 18, he's 21. Is that okay?  What if the gender roles were reversed?
By your logic, there's a magical 2 years in everyone's life where a person isn't allowed to make their own decisions... except about every other mature adult situation besides a relationship. This is made with zero input from the person themselves in question. 
This person, which we do know, was smart enough to pass her academics 2 years ahead of everyone else, meaning her maturity could be considered that of an 18 year old. >

I remember like a decade ago my small, rural, public college made national headlines because we had a vending machine that had Plan B. Fox News tried to interview our college Republican and Democratic club presidents (both declined) and we had these pro-life protests afterwards. Good times. Anyway, I'm surprised it's taken this long for other colleges, especially bigger ones, to offer this. >

Ah yes, gotta love the pro-you-could-prevent-pregnancy-but-why-would-you students, completely missing the point that this prevents abortions. >

It’s never about pregnancy/abortion. It’s always about control >

I’m a librarian and my public library is working on offering plan B for free provided by a non-profit.
I am supervising the effort with the support of our on-staff social worker. >

Once again, libraries are proving that they’re cooler than everyone gives you guys credit for. >

Who's "everyone?" Everyone I know agrees libraries are great. >

Yeah literally no matter your political affiliation, everyone can agree libraries are great for the community. Funny thing is, they're just socialized bookstores. >

Ya everyone thinks they’re great, until libraries start wanting to have books loosely related to the gays and such. Then they deserve to be immediately defunded >

It's good to see a place in the U.S. moving in the right direction instead of the wrong direction. >

What's extra cool is that this was a student-led effort. The SGA pushed for the installation. >

That’s extra cool of the students, but not cool at all in general. The SGA shouldn’t have to push for stuff like this. One day soon, however, some of those same students will be elected to office and maybe they make some real change after that. >

SGA usually has to push for stuff like this because the university itself is busy shoveling as much money as possible out the door into the pockets of worthless administrators, football coaches, and construction companies owned by the president's friends/family, while cutting the budget and crying about not having money for anything else.  It's kind of rare for the university to come up with something that directly benefits students on their own.
This goes for pretty much every university in the US, so just transpose that onto whichever one you feel like. >

As much as I like to complain about about university bloat and misappropriation, I'm pretty sure all the big football programs generate all their own revenue, and probably subsidize other aspects of the school in their own way.
The fact that that is the case is a different issue. >

They can lose a bit of money via sports, but I'm fairly confident the profit from merchandising compensates and then some.
Add deals, airtime, and fame from athletes that make it big and you got a bit of money coming in via different departments and admin offices. >

Not just that, but the sports programs are a way to keep wealthy alumni interested in the university and donating. >

The only thing shocking about this is that it just happened. Fairly standard at major universities (maybe minor too) in reasonable areas.   
I have seen them in college Libraries and student unions alike. >

I didn't see them until I took my oldest on college tours. 
I have to admit, I did a double take. Not because I thought it was bad but because as an old married lady I  had no idea that this was a thing. 
I mean, I'd way rather my college aged daughter used Plan B than had an unintended pregnancy (of course I'd most prefer she used a trustworthy form of birth control to start with, but I digress), but it was eye opening. >

I mean if you think about it, this could save them money in the long run.. If a person gets pregnant, the likelihood of them dropping out of school increases dramatically. No student = no income. One of these pills could prevent them from tens of thousands of dollars in potential revenue being lost. >

This is one of those analysis things that's absolutely true financially, but this is an issue of high morality to conservatives.  There's very little argument money matters when they believe it's murdering an unborn child. The sadest thing about abortion debate is both sides pretend only their line of thinking exists. 
It's crazy to think how easy it would be for most people to just admit that the autonomy avoids the morality, while the morality argument avoids circumstance.  But,  alas. People are so set in their ways. >

Good. I am sure students will appreciate the ease of access. This should be expanded to colleges everywhere. >


This should be expanded to ~~colleges~~ everywhere.

Much better. >

Hear me out, this shouldn't be expanded to everywhere.
Show up to vote in overwhelming numbers so Roe v. Wade will be enshrined in law so we're not upvoting clever ways to get around current state restrictions.
And then keep showing up to vote, so we don't have things like gun debates in the wake of mass shootings go nowhere.
EDIT: Seeing the replies, I see how my original comment is problematic and painted as a result of Roe v. Wade being overturned rather than the positives of increased access and lowered barriers. So for the record, in favor of keep the vending machines AND get Roe v. Wade codified. 
Keeping the original comment up for context. >

Both can happen. >

At this point, both should happen. >

As the old proverb says, "Porque no los dos?" >

my friends at harvard say that they have those too, and they are only $8 a pill >

UCSB has one of these! it was closed to students for a while (during lockdown) but it's up and running now >

Meanwhile at Georgetown: we can’t even buy condoms on campus >

meanwhile at CUA: lets host all pro lifers from around the country to harass our students 😑 >

Heads up for everyone if you are over150-160 lbs it doesn’t work. Doesn’t matter what your body type is. >

Thank you for that. Luckily we didn’t have oops baby but I found out after the fact about that weight limit. >

My college had these for like the last decade. >

Same here. This isn’t a new thing at all >

This is the future I want to see >

What if it's against the vending machines religion? >

The Machine God is cool with it. >

Literal deus ex machina. >

What an obviously sensible idea, hope this catches on fast >

Waiting for the conservatives to totally lose their shit over this even though Plan B isn’t an abortion pill. >

Even though it's not an abortion pill, it still gives women agency over their bodies which conservatives just can't stand >

I’ve always felt like it is more about creating workers to stimulate the economy and continue the status quo
I personally see an attempt to divide us into bickering about whatever while they make sure birth rates remain steady enough to increase wealth >

This is the correct answer. >

Should be available on amazon for overnight delivery. Science says society works better when it’s available. That’s the only reason we should need. >

Science? This is the United States. We don't use that here. >

Anti-science gets votes. Someday that will change. >

Eastern Washington University has them too! >

coming up: ultra conservative televangelist group sets emergency contraception vending machines on fire >

1) That's great!
2) Why is it news?  It feels like this shouldn't be news, and that no one who doesn't actually go to school there should care. >

This shouldn't even be news, but I'll take the W >

He’s not allowed to teach there anymore, it was a big deal when they removed his class from the registrar. >

You're incorrect that he's "not allowed." He made the choice not to continue his courses at the university. The Dean of the Law School was very adamant that all views are welcomed in the institution. >

Wonder if it cost extra like vending machine snacks from the store vs machine. >

That’s so nice to see!