University students got a big treat in a small package Tuesday. Standing atop two stacked red crates, the four-foot-seven-inch world-renowned psychosexual therapist Ruth Westheimer spoke to students about sexual literacy.
More popularly known as "Dr. Ruth," Westheimer discussed abortion, homosexuality and her experience as a therapist.
During her speech, Westheimer said people should always stick to their moral values when making decisions about having sex.
She said individuals should "not to be pressured by others into having sex just because 'everyone else is doing it.' It should be by choice."
Respect for all sexual preferences, including homosexuality, should be a universal value, she added.
Westheimer said she believes abortion should be legal, but "only be used in instances of contraceptive failures."
She said condoms should be made available on campus — they should be free and put in private places.
"They should be put in boys' and girls' bathrooms where there is privacy, not in places like the dining halls where people can see who's taking them," she said.
Westheimer also interacted with students in a less formal setting at a special dinner following the event in Wu Dining Hall.
The lecture was sponsored by the Women's Center and Class of 2005.
"We were really excited that she would be on campus," said Azalea Kim '05, senior class president. "The turnout definitely exceeded expectations and the students asked lots of questions."
"I knew who she was and just had to go see . . . she's a dynamo," Melissa Rosenberg '08 said. "I really appreciated that she was older and expressed her progressive views very frankly."
Westheimer recently became a Butler College fellow. She will be teaching JDS 315/WOM 310: The Family in Jewish Tradition next semester.
"You don't have to be Jewish to take the class," she said. "Just call to find out how to get into the class."
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