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Guitarist Seth Jaeger and lead singer Brent Thorton enjoy their performance. Yo Han Kim/ The Bulletin

From AC/DC to Bon Jovi, tribute band Members Only covers music from the 1980s with style. The band’s show last Thursday night kicked off with a cover of “Let’s Go Crazy” by Prince and the Revolution.

“We had a great audience tonight,” said frontman Brent Thornton. “The crowd here at ESU was a lot of fun to play for.”

The cover band hails from Springfield, Mo. and consists of lead singer Thornton, keytarist and keyboard player Will Clark, guitarists Seth Jaegar and Zach McClease, drummer Justin Gabossi and bass player Sam Adkins.

The band’s onstage consists of garb and pop culture pieces that includes nearly every ’80s hair metal standard from big blonde wigs to Spandex. The Members Only logo is similar to the logo of Van Halen and the typeface of “Top Gun.”

Members Only played a 90 minute set, covering songs from AC/DC, Beastie Boys, Bon Jovi, Cheap Trick, Def Leppard, Devo, Guns N’ Roses, Journey, Michael Jackson, Prince and Van Halen. The band returned to the stage with an encore that included a performance of “You Shook Me All Night Long” by AC/DC.

Thornton said the band likes to present a more interactive show. The lead singer opted to go out into the audience on several songs, rather than give an “onstage only performance,” and at one point he leapt offstage during their cover of Bon Jovi’s “You Give Love A Bad Name.”

Adkins said Members Only plays shows every week all over the Midwest. Jaegar said the band usually tours “starting from Springfield, then everywhere from Iowa to Texas.” Clark occasionally plays live shows in Branson, Mo.

“We will have been playing for four years next month,” Gabossi said.

McClease said the band is just short of 4,500 fans on their official Facebook page. During the show, he encouraged audience members to “like” their page.

“There have been plenty of bruises along the way,” Clark said, “but it’s been a lot of fun, and we love what we do.”

The Union Activities Council host the free event.

“UAC has about two or three free music events every semester,” said junior biochemistry and molecular biology major Carlos Urgiles. “The events are chosen by the UAC music committee.”

Urgiles said there are currently open seats in UAC, and they are looking for students who want to get involved in campus activities to fill those seats.

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Speaker to present on surviving domestic violence

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Thursday, 08 March 2012 15:59
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Teri Jendusa survived her ex-husband’s attempt to murder her in 2004. He hit her in the head with a baseball bat, stuffed her in a trash can and left her in a storage locker to die. Jendusa was featured on Oprah, 20/20, I Survived, the Women’s Entertainment network and CNN.

In order to shed light on the reality of domestic violence, the Union Activities Council invited Jendusa to campus to speak about her experiences with domestic violence. The talk is scheduled for 7 p.m. on March 14 in Webb Hall.

“Our programming board tries to provide educational events,” said Carlos Urgiles, UAC vice president and junior biochemistry and molecular biology major. “We saw Terri at a regional conference last semester. We were very impacted by her story, and we thought students would be able to truly understand the importance of domestic violence awareness. We think it is important to educate students on this topic since it is under the radar.”

Urgiles said that domestic violence is a worldwide problem and UAC wants to prepare students to what the world holds outside of college. Urgiles said there are things out there that are not pretty, but people need to be aware of.

Crystal Maurath, freshman elementary education and visual arts major and vice-chair for UAC, said students should go “because it will provide good insight on domestic violence.”

“I know that I don’t know much about it, and I am guessing that other people don’t know much about it,” Maurath said. “I think that this speech will provide students with insight on this harsh reality.”

Amy Allen, sophomore elementary education major, said that she thinks everyone should attend the speech because the harsh reality is that every marriage or relationship is not perfect, even though people like to think they always are.

“Some people get together for all the wrong reasons or jump into things without really knowing a person,” Allen said. “I would hate to say this, but domestic violence can happen to anyone and people need to be aware. I think that talks like this can help those who are in that situation find the courage to get out.”

For more information on Jendusa, check out the UAC event page. For information on domestic violence, help for victims or if you would like to donate to domestic violence victims, visit the Kansas SOS website.

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Students win groceries at UAC BINGO night

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The Union Activities Council has all of their chips in a row with their most recent event, Grocery BINGO. Last Thursday, UAC invited students to participate in the classic game with a twist.

“I just think it’s something college students need,” said Ali Anderson, sophomore biology major and member of UAC. “Everyone needs food.”

As students entered, they were each given a BINGO card. Anderson explained that the game would be played traditionally, but students would receive a “grocery” prize if they were the first person with a BINGO. Some of the featured prizes included not only food, but also items such as movies and pillow pets.

Anderson said that UAC was able to provide the prizes for the winners of each round with the help of some of their sponsors, including Doobies, Wal-Mart and Java Cat-5.

Freshman elementary education major Lauren Dobrowsky said there were to be 13 winners total. At the end of the event, a final round of black-out was played for a grand prize.

“I love BINGO,” said Chelsea Hunter, junior psychology major. “Ever since fifth grade I’ve had good luck with BINGO.”

Hunter said that she was very excited to test her skills at the game. She also enjoyed the perk of grocery prizes, even though she mainly eats on campus.

Blaise Jensen, freshman elementary education major, who is also a member of UAC, said that the group was expecting there to be about 50 students in attendance. Carlos Urgiles, junior biochemistry and molecular biology major and vice president of UAC, said that the event drew about 180 students.

Urgiles also said that Grocery BINGO was created and held a few years ago. While what events are hosted each year is up to the president and vice president of UAC, the event will probably be brought back again in the future, Urgiles said.

“I usually attend UAC events,” said Erin Ferguson, senior history major. “I’ve always enjoyed UAC events. They usually bring some pretty good things here.”

Dobrowsky said that the next event UAC will host is Night at the Movies on March 7 at Flint Hills Theatres. Students can enjoy a movie for only $4, and tickets can be purchased at the Welcome Center in the Union.

Also coming up on March 12 will be Safe Spring Break, which is an educational opportunity to prepare students for their Spring Break fun.

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Sex expert to host group therapy

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Courtesy of danielpackard.com

Daniel Packard, dating expert and professional dating coach, radio personality and internationally touring speaker, will uncover secrets of the opposite sex and answer students’ dating and relationship questions during his Live Group Sex Therapy show at 7 p.m. on Feb. 8 in Webb Hall.

“I’m personally excited,” said Carlos Urgiles, junior biochemistry and molecular biology major and vice president of the Union Activities Council. “It’s very interactive, and I really was attracted to what his message was – that’s why we asked him to come to our campus.”

Urgiles saw Packard perform before at the National Association of Campus Activities conference in Oklahoma.

“It’s something that college students are involved in, like sex, dating, having problems with someone that you might like, so we thought it would be an event that could reach everyone,” Urgiles said.

Packard was named Speaker of the Year in 2007 by the Canadian Organization of Campus Activities, according to COCA’s website.

“I’ve never been to one like this,” said Alyssa Schultz, senior sociology major. “I would be interested to go. I’m sure he will have a lot of things to say, so it’s probably really important for students to understand someone else’s point of view.”

The free show, with the slogan “A Comical Insight to the Opposite Sex,” will use a blowup screen to communicate with the students via their cell phones. Students can share their thoughts or ask questions about their personal life with live and anonymous texting and polling.

“Basically he’s a dating and relationship coach who tries to get opposite sexes to reveal secrets to other people,” said Micheal Torres, freshman business administration major and UAC’s chair of public relation, “and then he will interpret those text messages, let us know what exactly that means, how we can work with certain problems, or face specific situations on our own.

Torres described Packard as having an optimistic, humorous personality.

UAC has three speakers lined up to present this semester, and this is their first “sex” topic to their knowledge, Urgiles said.

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UAC kicks off semester with weeklong tag

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Rachel McCommon, senior rehabilitation service education major, displays her Weeklong Tag bracelets in the Memorial Union Wednesday afternoon. McCommon had a total of five bracelets from individuals she tagged during Union Activity Council’s Weeklong Tag game. Julie Thephachan/The Bulletin

Many students donned bright orange bracelets around campus this week, but not as part of new fashion trend. The bracelets signified the wearer’s participation in the Union Activities Council Week Long Tag event.

“It’s really interesting because you have to interact with a lot of people that you normally wouldn’t interact with,” said Ethan Platt, freshman music major,“and people you really even don’t know except for maybe you saw their pictures on Facebook and you creep on them a little bit before you find them and tag them, but otherwise it’s really just making the entire school feel like one big unit that’s after each other right now.”

Weeklong Tag had 186 participants this year, and each received a bracelet with another participant’s name on the back. They had to find the person through either Facebook or last year’s Sunflower edition and tag the person in real life. The person who was tagged had to hand over their bracelets. By tomorrow, the person with the most bracelets wins the prize.

“I know some people are getting really into it,” Platt said. “I’ve not been caught at all yet, and I haven’t caught sight of the person I’m trying to catch. But when it happens, it’s going to be pretty intense.”

The game was only the first of several events this semester.

“We usually try to do some events outside since it gets nicer,” said Carlos Urgiles, junior biochemistry and molecular biology major and vice president of UAC, “but this semester we have a lot of affordable events, that way we can have more events to provide for students.”

The new iPod Idol game will be held April 26 in the new Center for Student Involvement on the Main Street of the Memorial Union. Participants will sing through a karaoke machine with headphones in front of the crowd. They won’t be able to hear themselves, and their performances will be judged by the audience.

There are also three lectures planned. Tyson Wooters, former football team mascot at the University of Oregon, will speak at 7 p.m. next Wednesday in Webb Hall. Daniel Packard will speak about Live Group Sex Therapy at 7 p.m. on Feb 8 in Webb Hall.

“It’s an interactive lecture aimed at our age group,” said Eden Tullis, senior English major and UAC president. “Not just to talk about sex, but talks about the opposite sexes and what stereotypes they may have about each other.”

UAC also plans to bring an 80s tribute band performance to campus, in which performers will dress up in 80s-style outfits and bring back major songs of the decade. They will also have some of their traditional programs like Flintstock, grocery bingo and Night at the Movies. The first $4 movie will begin at 7 p.m. next Thursday at the Flinthills 8 Cinemas.

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News Briefs: Jan. 27, 2011

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Thursday, 27 January 2011 15:56
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FILM TO ANSWER THE ‘KANSAS PROBLEM’

Filmmaker Joe Winston will answer what has been on Emporia’s mind since William Allen White asked the question in 1896: “What’s the Matter with Kansas?”

In the film documentary that Roger Ebert calls “One of the 10 best documentaries of 2009,” Winston works to uncover how Kansas grew from a Democratic state to, as said in his film, “a stronghold for Republicans.”

The screening of “What’s the Matter with Kansas” will be at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Granada Theater and is free to the public. A Q&A session hosted by Winston will follow.

Audience members are encouraged to prepare for the session by attending the Emporia Public Library’s discussion over Thomas Frank’s book, “What’s the Matter with Kansas?”

The discussion will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 2 at the Emporia Public Library.

UAC to show Hughes Double Feature

The Union Activities Council will host a Hughes movie marathon showing of “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and “Breakfast Club” from 2-6 p.m. on Feb. 9 in Visser Hall Room 330.

This movie marathon comes with drinks and games, as well as an ‘80s costume contest.

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The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) March 6, 2012 By Hattie Brown Garrow The Virginian-Pilot CHESAPEAKE Organizations looking to register new voters at the city’s high schools will have to get approval from central office administrators, a change made after a group distributed paperwork with the phrase “Obama for America” at Western Branch High.

High school voter registration drives are fairly routine, especially in presidential election years, but they’re supposed to be nonpartisan, school division spokesman Tom Cupitt said. Previously, individual schools could decide whether to allow a particular group to sign up students to vote.

The approval process came under scrutiny last month after volunteers from Organizing for America, an arm of the Democratic National Committee, held a voter registration drive at Western Branch. Some staff and students expressed concern about the drive and the group’s intent. site organizing for america

Senior Chase Williams was among those who said he felt deceived. The 17-year-old said he was given a receipt with “Obama for America” on it after filling out a registration form. A friend who had registered earlier that day received a receipt that said “Organizing for America.” Williams said he was concerned because he’d thought the group conducting the drive was nonpartisan.

General Registrar Al Spradlin launched an investigation after hearing that volunteers presented themselves as affiliates of his office.

“We got a number of complaints from parents, concerned citizens and students that they were hoodwinked – and we agree with them,” Spradlin said Monday.

A Democratic Party of Virginia spokesman last month denied that volunteers pretended to be employees of the registrar’s office. He said the group was invited to Western Branch by a teacher and that volunteers mistakenly gave students partisan paperwork. They intended only to engage more voters, he said.

The school division confirmed that a teacher approved the group’s visit. Calling it a “personnel matter,” Cupitt declined to provide further details, including whether the teacher was misled by the group. go to site organizing for america

Organizing for America also registered students at Indian River High, but school and division-level administrators received no complaints about that drive, Cupitt said.

Spradlin said he’s not pursuing criminal charges against members of the group. However, he’s confident of the conclusion to his investigation, which he forwarded to the Virginia State Board of Elections.

“They got in the schools a very simple way,” Spradlin said. “They told them I sent them. … I think what they’ve done is some pretty serious damage to the Democratic Party.” Hattie Brown Garrow, 757-222-5562, hattie.brown@pilotonline.com

UAC kicks off fall semester with Party on the Lawn

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Students listen to a live performance by LivyHigh hosted by UAC for the fifth annual “Party on the Lawn,” last night on the Morse Hall lawn. Kellen Jenkins/ The Bulletin.

Union Activities Council hosted its fifth annual “Party on the Lawn” on the Morse Hall lawn at 7 p.m. last night.

“The UAC held the annual ‘Party on the Lawn’ since I was in school,” said Samantha Beye, president of UAC and senior communication major. “It has been a very long time.”

The “Party on the Lawn” started with the band Livy High. Free popcorn and tropical snow were provided to all the party guests.

“It is my second time to participate this UAC party. Last year it got rained and they moved the party inside. The band today is so cool and I really enjoy the free food,”said Cassie Sutton, sophomore elementary education major. “I am excited to come back. I miss it.”

UAC has come up a detailed schedule for the whole fall 2010 semester stared from Aug. 18. UAC activities this semester include Night at the Movies at the Flint Hills 8 Theater every month from September to November, Monthly Music Series in the Memorial Union Main Street and the Eric O’ Shea Musical Comedy in the Memorial Union Ballroom, among others.

Resident Assistant Liz Zhang, junior accounting major, brought all her residents to the party.

“I work in Towers, and I brought all my girls here tonight,” Zhang said.

Even some returning upperclassmen decided to stop by the event.

“It is fun to see a lot of people out in activity,” said Ariel Vandiver, sophomore earth science major. “The music is really good. I am happy to be back, though a little anxious.”

Collaboration between the six committees made this year’s “Party on the Lawn.”

“We initiated the plan for this party last semester so that we could have sufficient time to prepare without messing up all the things at the beginning of this semester,” Beye said. “The UAC wants to include different activities during the party. So we broke the program up into our six committees. In this case every community had exact jobs to do, which could help us to be more efficient.”

UAC also set up an advising table for students who are interested in becoming members of UAC. Students could sign up to be members of one of the six UAC committees, which consisted of Featured Events, Live Music, Talks & Topics, Variety Entertainment, Public Relations and Visual Arts. Membership application forms are due by Sept. 1.

“Our goal is to bring great entertainment to all the student groups, all the faculties, and the whole ESU community,” Beye said.

Alison Li/Staff Writer

UAC brings Last Comic Standing Competition to Campus

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Senior sociology major Harrison George performs at UAC’s Last Comic Standing last Thursday in the Memorial Union Colonial Ballroom. George was judged the winner by Pete Lee who was on NBC’s 6th season of Last Comic Standing. Sisi Huang/The Bulleyin.

Union Activities Council presented a Last Comic Standing competition in which several Emporia State student took the stage. Pete Lee, competitor on season six of NBC’s Last Comic Standing, hosted show.

“We met Pete Lee at the (National Association for Campus Activities) convention in the fall and we thought he would be a really fun act to bring to ESU,” said Lainie Harber, junior communications major and UAC president.

Competition organizers said that Last Comic Standing is a good way to bring a fun and enthusiastic influence to campus and to give students an opportunity to have fun and participate in an interesting event.

“We know we have many funny students at ESU and we thought it would be fun to have a comedy competition as a UAC event,” Harber said.

Each contestant had a 20 minutes to perform. First place went to Harrison George, senior sociology major.

“I have always been a huge fan of stand-up comedy and I’ve tried it a few times in the past, so I really wanted to see what it’d be like to compete,” George said.

George said that laughter is a great stress-reliever and he always tries to find humor in everything he does.

“I have been doing improvisational comedy for seven years and I’m a member of the improv team here at ESU. I’ve done stand up for about a year, in Emporia and the K.C. area,” George said. “Life can be really tough sometimes and if you can’t make yourself laugh then it’s only that much tougher.”

The competition was started by Pete Lee’s performance.

The show was split into four sections for each of the contestants, Chance Henson, Ryan Lickteig, Kevin Dudzinski and Harrison George.

Lickteig, freshman English major, said the competition was amazing and all the contestants should be content.

“I’d have to say my grandfather and my dad were very influential, they are hilarious and very rare people; they take life as it comes and enjoy every minute of it,” Lickteig said. “They always told me I have strong opinionated views and that I use good humor in expressing my views. Hearing them saying that was definitely influential. Also I just enjoying performing and making people laugh.”

Lickteig has a strong desire to write and enjoys entertaining people. He thought the preparation for the competition helped him get reactions to his writing and ideas.

“I write all my material. I like seeing how people react to my jokes/humor; it is interesting and good building blocks for an aspiring comedian,” Lickteig said. “In most of my material I like to address social problems, yet make it comical to show life shouldn’t be taken so seriously. Also I like making characters and becoming them during my performance.”

Lee, who has devoted 14 years on comedy, showed audience members just how excellent they were.

“It was amazing. Everyone who performed was incredibly talented. I was crying I was laughing so hard. And the audience was the most fun-loving, supportive crowd I have ever seen. They were obviously there to have a good time,” George said. “I had a lot of fun, that’s for sure. What I love about stand up is you get a little better every time you do it; you learn what works and what doesn’t and you take that with you the next time around. It keeps me excited to keep performing because I feel I always have room to progress and get better.”

George said he hoped to move out to Chicago or LA and started a career in comedy. Holding his own late night talk show has been his lifelong dream since he was nine.

After the competition, Lee offered advice for each contestant’s own standup.

“I love the students here,” Lee said. “Their comedy is really funny. I think the four of them have potential. It was a tough choice for me to judge them tonight, cause how can you judge variety of people who are really funny. My only advice to them is keep doing this. Stick to your dream, enjoy this and write a lot, and try to be ridiculous successful.”

Comedic band wins ESU’s Got Talent

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The comedic playing of the Dixon Ball Stampede won them first place in last week’s ESU’s Got Talent hosted by Union Activities Council.

“Everything went well this year, and I love to play with (Joel Dixon and Luke Ball),” said Riley Day, junior music education major and one third of the Dixon and Ball Stampede.

The Dixon Ball Stampede, consisting of Day, Dixon, senior sociology major, and Ball, senior art education major, performed last year and got 2nd place.

“We had our eyes set on trying to do better this year,” Day said.

Other winners included Caitlin Smith, who performed “Wishin&Hopin’”, won the 2nd place and Joshua Widener, who performed “Simple Man,” won 3rd place.

“We had threewonderful and hilarious ZOIKS! members emcee for us throughout the performance, and then of course the ten truly talented participants and groups,” said Liana Farnen, junior elementary education major and chair of featured events for Union Activities Council.

In total, over 100 people came to watch the performance.

“I felt like we drew in a new crowd,” Farnen said.

Jamie Deekat, junior Business major, Alex Pedersen, senior communication major and Joel Austin, sophomore communication major,emceed.

“It was definitely a collaborative effort, but through all of their work and cooperation, the event went off quite successfully,” Farnen said.

According to Farnen, ESU has had talent show in years past butUAC likes to keep things new and exciting for the students.

“We tried to mix upthe events a little bit and give the students something new to look forwards to,” she said.

Many people were involved in the planning and execution of this event since last semester.

“I really enjoy with working with all of the contestants,” said Christina Holt,sophomore elementary education major and vice chair of featured events for UAC. “It was a huge success and big thanks to all the people involved.”

Holt was in charge of the planning ESU’s Got Talent.

“Holt was very integral and made sure to keep in contact with all the right people,” Farnen said.

There was a panel of six judges made of people from selected student organizations.

“The ESU’s Got Talent brought out a lot of talented students and allowed them to showcase themselves in a whole new environment,” Farnen said. “I thought this event was a major success.”

In all there were 10 performances including singers, comedians and Capoeira.

Sex Rules! for one comedienne

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Thursday, 28 January 2010 20:19
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Ever had a question about sex that you were nervous to ask? How about the embarrassment involved with some condom confusion or whether you should get that rash checked out? The answers to these and other sex oriented questions are on the way.

Comedienne and educator Maria Falzone will speak at 7 p.m. on Feb. 3in the Memorial Union Kanza Room to educate and entertain students with her “Sex Rules!” presentation.

“We hope to have a lot of people turn out for this event,” said Karie Nicholson, freshman business administration major. “We feel that it’s an important topic that people don’t have a lot of knowledge about and with her comedic style she can hopefully bring more people to educate.”

Union Activities Council encountered Falzone while at a convention in Texas that presents speakers and comedians for college audiences. The attention getting comedic nature of the presentation, combined with the frankness of Falzone warranted an invitation for the speaker.

“We saw her in Texas and really wanted her to come to ESU,” Nicholson said. “We felt that it was an important topic that a lot people didn’t know much about.”

According to her Web site, Falzone’s lecture takes a comedic look at the serious sexual issues facing college students. Falzone also illustrates how to properly use condoms, dental dams and properly deal with Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI’s).

“It’s really about how to have better and safer sex,” Nicholson said. “She talks about sex and alcohol, as well as other areas involving sexual matters.”

Falzone’s Web site also states that her past experiences with sex, including contracting Herpes from a friend, allow her to talk about sex on a more personal level than many speakers. The lecture also presents facts and figures about Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) sex that may go unspoken in other sex lectures.

Some students believe that the mixing of comedy and lecture could have positive effects on attendance.

“I don’t know if the sex material specifically will attract more students to the lecture,” said David Ternes, sophomore accounting major. “I do think that the comedy involved may get more people to come than to other UAC events.”

Students used to uninteresting speakers at sexual education lectures have nothing to fear, according to Falzone’s Web site.

“I think that the comedy will make people pay a lot more attention to what is said by the speaker,” Ternes said. “We love funny stuff as college kids.”

Following the University’s tradition of prefacing Spring Break with some sex education activities, UAC hopes that students will take the lessons learned at the lecture with them for Spring Break.

“Spring Break is coming up, and we want people to be aware,” Nicholson said. “People should be informed about this particular topic.”

Those in attendance will be encouraged to participate and will get frank and honest answers to whatever questions they have.

“We hope as many people can come out as possible,” Nicholson said. “It’s not your traditional sex education lecture.”