Not Taboo at Seattle U.

THE SEATTLE TIMES, March 2 — As par t of Jesuit-run Seattle University's yearlong series on campus regarding sexuality, history professor Theresa Earenfight recently gave a seminar on “the histor y and politics of contraception.”

“Sex should be about pleasure, I think, although that's not necessarily the Catholic perspective,” she said.

Indeed, according to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, sex is reser ved for the sacrament of matrimony and is not only for the good of the couple but also for the generation and education of children.

As par t of the series, Seattle University students, 40% of whom are Catholic, have also heard from the parents of a student who said he is a homosexual, “explored” the mind of a rapist and debated sex education.

The newspaper noted that the university operates independently of the Archdiocese of Seattle.

Washburn Case Dismissed

CYBERCAST NEWS SERVICE, March 3 — A federal judge in Kansas dismissed a lawsuit involving the display of controversial statue on the campus of Washburn University in Topeka.

The judge ruled the university did not violate the Constitution with its display of a statue of a smug-faced Catholic bishop wearing a miter that resembles a phallus.

He said the presence of “Holier Than Thou,” the name of the statue, on the campus “would [not] cause a reasonable obser ver to believe that [Washburn] endorsed hostility toward the Catholic religion.”

The Thomas More Law Center filed the lawsuit on behalf of a Washburn professor and a senior at the school, both devout Catholics. The center said it plans to appeal the decision.

Passion for Students

CHRISTENDOM COLLEGE, Feb. 25 — More than 275 students at Christendom College in Front Royal, Va., viewed The Passion of the Christ on Ash Wednesday at a local theater the college rented.

College president Timothy O'Donnell said he had seen a pre-released version of the film in November and thought it impor tant enough for all students to see.

Back on campus after the film, students spent a holy hour in front of the Blessed Sacrament and confession was made available.

Seton Hall Student Sues

WNBC (New York), March 10 — A homosexual student at Seton Hall University in South Orange, N.J., filed a lawsuit against the school March 10 claiming he was discriminated against when he was denied his request to start a campus homosexual group in December.

Citing its Catholic tradition, the university said it would not formally recognize any campus group, homosexual or otherwise, that was based solely on sexual orientation, the news station reported.

The university did offer a “memorandum of understanding” to the student acknowledging the group's existence but retaining the right to choose the group's name. The student rejected the offer.

Southern Chairman

ATLANTA BUSINESS JOURNAL, Feb. 24 — Edward Schroeder, a former executive at United Parcel Ser vice Inc., has been named chairman of the board for Southern Catholic College in Dawsonville, Ga.

Schroeder is retired from UPS, where he star ted as a driver and worked his way up to become head of international operations.

Southern Catholic College plans to open in fall 2005.