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You Will Have to Read This to Believe This
The New Criterion ^ | Dec. 4, 2002 | Staff Writer

Posted on 12/29/2002 5:30:02 AM PST by Davis

Meanwhile, at Cornell . . .

While Saint Xavier busies itself with damage control over a history professor who cannot distinguish between protest and pedagogy, Cornell University’s health service is debating the important question of whether to sell vibrators in its dispensary. “Many students,” a college newspaper reports, “feel it would be helpful for Gannett [health center] to have vibrators available because Cornell is located in Ithaca, not a major city.” Somjen Frazer, Cornell ’03, explained the problem: “At this point, you either go online or go downtown to the sort of scary and not very woman-affirming place sex-shop.” Paraphrasing Ms. Frazer, the paper noted that, “as with anything else they sell, the dispensary will give out educational materials explaining how to properly clean a vibrator that two women are going to share and what exactly vibrators can be used for.” Yes, we can see how important that would be. Most, though not all, of the students quoted about the proposed innovation were enthusiastic. Sara Jacobs, Cornell ’05, confided that “I think one of the most important things is for women to be able to get themselves off. It’s better than going to the sketchy shop downtown where they have to check the batteries for you.” Perhaps Cornell will offer an elective on changing batteries. It seems the least they can do for—let’s see, at last count it was $38,254 all in.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cornell; ithacais; publicmoney; thecityofevil; vibrators
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1 posted on 12/29/2002 5:30:02 AM PST by Davis
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To: Davis
Ok, that's it! No more donations to Cornell University...
2 posted on 12/29/2002 5:37:32 AM PST by Davis
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To: Davis
Not a Joke?

Calling all Cornell alumni to stop sending checks until Ms. Frazer, who has made a joke of your University, is fired..........

3 posted on 12/29/2002 5:38:34 AM PST by yoe
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To: Davis
What about Amazon.com?
4 posted on 12/29/2002 5:39:20 AM PST by SamAdams76
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To: SamAdams76
What about Amazon.com?
5 posted on 12/29/2002 5:42:35 AM PST by Davis
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To: Davis
Hello...can't a Cornell student use the internet and buy her vibrator on-line?
6 posted on 12/29/2002 5:43:42 AM PST by Drango
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To: Davis
"Woman-affirming" has to be the most fatuous neologism I have encountered this year.
8 posted on 12/29/2002 5:45:17 AM PST by gaspar
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To: Davis; Slyfox; PhilDragoo
Only veddy high class vibrators will do for Cornell, a veddy exclusive university, elite, don't you know, a member of the Ivy League.
9 posted on 12/29/2002 5:45:51 AM PST by hrhdave
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To: gaspar
Yeah, I noted that phrase. So just what IS a "woman-affirming place?" If you find one, you might want to avoid it...
10 posted on 12/29/2002 5:47:36 AM PST by Davis
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To: Davis
I just had to try the url. I thought this was an Onion piece.

And what the heck does "woman-affirming' mean? Sheesh.

5.56mm

11 posted on 12/29/2002 5:51:22 AM PST by M Kehoe
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
Ithaca: City of Evil alert.
12 posted on 12/29/2002 5:51:40 AM PST by csvset
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To: gaspar
Beat me to it. What exactly does that mean?

Today's college students scare me.

13 posted on 12/29/2002 5:55:36 AM PST by Skooz
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To: Davis
“Many students,” a college newspaper reports, “feel it would be helpful for Gannett [health center] to have vibrators available because Cornell is located in Ithaca, not a major city"

Tain't fair all them big city folks git all them fancy toys !

14 posted on 12/29/2002 5:57:01 AM PST by placebo
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To: M Kehoe
>>I just had to try the url. I thought this was an Onion piece.<<

The New Criterion magazine, from which this item comes, is a high quality intellectual magazine--and it's conservative. There's lots of good stuff on the site.
15 posted on 12/29/2002 5:57:27 AM PST by hrhdave
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To: Davis
"...one of the most important things is for women to be able to get themselves off."


Agreed. Use a man. Less vibration, better penetration.
16 posted on 12/29/2002 5:59:42 AM PST by ricpic
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To: GWELO
Use the washing machine sweetie.

What happens if you run out of quarters?

17 posted on 12/29/2002 6:02:23 AM PST by Drango
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To: Davis
They need therapy!
18 posted on 12/29/2002 6:03:30 AM PST by lonestar
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19 posted on 12/29/2002 6:10:48 AM PST by Gorons
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To: Skooz
Beat me to it. What exactly does that mean? Today's college students scare me.

Me too!

www.dadi.org/c-fest.htm

20 posted on 12/29/2002 6:19:43 AM PST by listenhillary
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