Do you have that buring feeling? STI rates on the rise on campus

The Center for Disease Control says that in the United States about 19 million new cases of Sexually Transmitted Infections are discovered every year and half of these cases are among young people between the ages of 15 and 24. About 25 percent of college students have a STI; this equals out to one in four college students. The best way to inform yourself is get yourself tested, because you could have an STI and not even know it.

Hello, I’m the Mayor of Gonorrhea

Getting a swab shoved up your schwanz may soon become a mark of honor.

Thanks to a new initiative by MTV, you can now earn Foursquare badges for taking your tubesteak to the doctor. That’s right: Heading in to a health clinic after you score will score you the meaningless but somehow appealing “GYT: Get Yourself Tested” distinction. (It might also relieve that burning you’ve been experiencing in your fun zone, but that’s nothing new.)

Gonorrhea, "Sex Week," smug Dutch superiority threaten American youth: Your sex and gender morning roundup

USA destroys the Netherlands! With our soaring teen gonorrhea rate. U.S. teens are more than thirty times as likely as Dutch teens to contract the clap. Americans also best the Dutch in our robust teen pregnancy, abortion, syphilis, and condomless sex rates. Sociological Images lays it down: "most American teenagers hide their virginity loss from their parents, furtively popping the cherry in risky situations, often without protection," while "most Dutch teenagers lose their virginity in their own bedrooms with their parents approval."

Pass notes, No 2,836: Gonorrhea

Remarkable, isn't it? Gonorrhea, meanwhile, is caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae, which can colonise your mouth, throat and eyes, as well as your undercarriage. Symptoms include pain when urinating, swollen testicles and bleeding between periods. Untreated, it can cause infertility, ectopic pregnancy and, in rare cases, death. Mothers can pass it to their babies.