Cornell referendum on men's room tampons passes in landslide

Cornell Review ^ | September 29, 2016 | Laura Gunderson

[C19fan]

Cornell students passed a student-sponsored referendum to provide free tampons and pads in all Cornell bathrooms, with 78.6 percent of 3,034 voting students casting a ballot in favor.

The "#FreetheTampon" initiative aims to provide all bathrooms on campus of both genders—yes, men’s too—with free menstrual products throughout the year, and comes shortly after Brown University recently implemented a similar program.

[HiTech RedNeck]

when the “ladies” side is running low they can always visit the other

[HiTech RedNeck]

i guess this was supposed to define the panty raid out of existence

[uncbob]

78.6 percent of 3,034 voting students

About 2400 students

What size is the student body

[GreyFriar]

And will the students be happy when their tuition goes up to provide the “free tampons” for the Men’s toilets?

[Right Wing Assault]

Take bunches of them since, by their logic, no one can say you don't need them.

[IrishBrigade]

They can be used as field-expedient bore-swabs to clean out your .54 cal muzzleloader.

how do you attach it to the rammer...?

[Nevadan]

Well, that is just wonderful! Free art & craft supplies for the college students at Cornell! There are actually some amazing crafts to be made with a good supply of tampons. Do check out the following site for a number of them: http://www.tamponcrafts.com/

I'm thinking this really is a good thing. Students are so stressed out these days, what with being confronted with the fact that some people have different opinions than they do. I do believe that every safe space on campus should be supplied with these art supplies to help these fragile children de-stress.

[NorthMountain]

I used the patch extractor; stuck the prongs into the tampon, then tied the string to the threaded shaft before attaching to the ramrod. It’s a tight fit. They expand when they absorb water.

[mumblypeg]

So now the “men” are bleeding from their whatevers.
(Does saying that make me sexist? I was trying to be inclusive.)

[rwa265]

Amazing how after 50 years I still remember Captain Christopher Pike.

[Chode]

the pads are great for shining boots, not that boots need shining anymore

[BwanaNdege]

Who is suppose to pay for these tampons?

The total cost of attending Cornell includes tuition, student fees, and expenses for housing and dining, books, supplies and personal items.

$50,869 to $67,613

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Going to hell in a hand basket.

[cpdiii]

I really wish they would also have panty shields. They are great for cleaning weapons. Put cleaner on them and use them as wipes on the external portions of the weapon. They also are lent free.

[Pinkbell]

Only 20% are sane. Sad.

[publius911]

I fail to see even a hint of how these fruitcakes plan to PAY FOR THE FREE STUFF.

When did fake "education" schools and Snowflakes acquire the power of the federal or state Congresses to pass revenue bills?

[LydiaLong]

Is that really Chastity Bono? Maybe she doesn’t need tampons after all.