Nude modeling and handing out condoms on campus are among the less-common university jobs for students.

David Lasley, a freshman fine arts major, is a nude model who works for the art department.

The job requires models to pose completely nude and still in one pose for up to 45 minutes before receiving a 10-minute break. Classes run for two and one-half hours, and models are guaranteed a minimum of two classes a week, Lasley said.

“The worst thing is falling asleep,” he said. “Or the teacher tells a funny story, but I can’t break the pose, which is even harder.”

Getting ready for work is slightly different for Lasley than it is for people with other kinds of jobs.

“I go in with the mindset that I will be naked,” Lasley said. “I expect to be nude, so I just don’t think about it. I am comfortable with myself.”

Not all off-the-beaten-path jobs require nudity, but one such job requires baby-sitting a bowl of condoms.

Emily Barrile, a junior pre-communication major, works for Health Enhancement Services, which is part of University Health Service. Although Health Enhancement Services provides quit-smoking kits and informational pamphlets, it probably is most well-known for the large fishbowl of condoms on tables inside the Holmes Student Center and other campus locations.

Getting funny looks from people is just part of the job, Barrile said.

“[Some people] view it as I am telling someone to go have sex,” Barrile said. “Students don’t know that this is part of the Health Enhancement Services office and are embarrassed to stop by because of the bowl of condoms on the end of the table.”

Barrile also answers questions from her friends about the job.

“My friends say, ‘Oh, you sit and hand out condoms?’” Barrile said. “And I say back, ‘Yeah, but we hand out other stuff as well.’”

Workers are required to answer questions but are not allowed to counsel people. Those seeking counseling are referred to the [health center], Barrile said.

The condoms warrant the most questions, Barrile said.

“People ask, ‘Which one is the best?’” she said. “I tell them, ‘It’s your own personal preference; they all work the same.’”

Both Lasley and Barrile agreed that to work these jobs, you must have an open mind.