Spring Break
It smells like spring in the Kent Natural Foods Co-Op as fresh herbs, fruits and vegetables line every inch of the small market in downtown Kent. The Co-Op began in the basement of the Unitarian Church in Kent in 1971. Since then, the Co-Op has grown and moved into its own building downtown on East Main Street.
Sprays of cut flowers, carefully arranged, shoot forth from a single container, seemingly defying gravity as they remain held at improbable angles. Such intricate centerpieces are sustained by blocks of water-soaked foam in each base of a floral arrangement.
Many college students have done it, some even find it necessary for college life. It is "hooking up," and over the past decade it has revolutionized how students sexually interact. A great deal of research has been done on this phenomenon to see what the effect has been on young adults and their sexual relationships.