goward the end of Fall quarter,afewstudentsrehearse for Thursdays Live, a collectionofskits,narratives,and music used to communicate the importanceofsexualpurity.The title of this year's production was "98% Pure and Mostly True";referring to the fact that "mostly pure is really impure." Associate Dean Carl Ruby suggested thatthere were three types of people present: those who were pure,those plagued with guilt,and those who were actively impure. The dramaexamined sexual pressures from several differentaspects.Onehumorousskit demonstrated the pressure during a first date. Julie Forstrum andCraigHamerwerestationed Ennoteza9E (Wickfioi;n at "Look-Out Point." Craig wrestled with hisdesiretomake "themove"withJulie,whileJulie wrestled withnotwantingtoscar herreputation.Afteran intense psychologicalbattle,Craigfinally blurtedout"Doyouwanttopray together?" Krista Price performed a soliloquy.Shereminiscedabouther datinglife,which hadleftherinan off-campuskitchensurrounded by cookies she was saving for specialfriends.Shethoughtabout aformerboyffiendandtheirphysicalrelationship.They,likemany couples,started bygivingsmall parts of their purity to one another, and then more. When brought back to the present, Kristafinds that,during herreflection,shehad eaten allofthe cookies,leavingnoneforsomeonespecial. Thefinal skit ofthe evening was a celebration of Mandi Ormeand Craig Hamer'sanniversary at the park where they firstheld hands.Astheevening progresses, they return to the car, and eventually engage in sex.The entire scenario is narrated by the characters to their respectiveroommates.Eachreveal their excitement, horror, andguiltfortheirirresponsibility. Anson Hanbury concluded the skit with the song "All is Forgiven."Theultimatemessageof theevening wasthatsexual purityisagiftofGod,butstepping over God's boundary can forfeit His protection. Eric Fiveland Above:Bill Workman falls backward as hiscomputerspeaks to him aboutthe importance ofa pure mind. 26 liudeni fife
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