A nine-year old club has recently changed its name to fight sexismand grab some attention while its at it.UVM College Undergraduates Not Tolerating Sexism (C.U.N.T.S) aims to take a stand against sexism and sex negativity in the campus community, said junior Liz Roskey, president and co-club signer.The organization has been known by many names throughout its history, including the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance, Feminists@UVM and the Gender Equity Now Coalition, she said.UVM C.U.N.T.S submitted the idea of the name change to the Student Government Association (SGA) for approval, where it was met with some resistance, Roskey said.Its a reclamation of the word in a positive sense, so we stand by it, she said.In reclaiming the word cunt, this organization claims to reject the negative associations that accompany it as a statement of defiance, according to the organizations official name change declaration, Roskey said.Our name is intentionally provocative, said senior Kat Monterosso, treasurer and co-club signer. Were trying to generate conversations about womens issues and we want to restore the dialogue about feminist issues on campus.The name change has also proved beneficial in increasing group membership, Roskey said.Its definitely been a provocative change that created a lot of dissonance, said Candace Taylor, adviser and coordinator of programming and leadership development at the Womens Center. But its also gotten them a lot of attention.Beyond this, the clubs goals are to promote gender-equality, feminism and sex positivity on campus and within the community at large, according to its mission statement.I feel like thats a pretty relevant problem on campus because clearly Burlington has been having a lot of problems like that lately, sophomore Harry Detwiler said. I would support and promote it.The group strives to provide a safe space for students to voice and share their experiences with sexism and gender-issues, and find support through their involvement in UVM C.U.N.T.S, Roskey said.I think its a particularly important group at this certain point in UVMs history because there is a lot of sex negativity and anti-feminism, and sexism that remains in our midst, she said.Taylor said she believes that UVM C.U.N.T.S has succeeded in many aspects of its mission statement.Theyve done a lot, she said. And, I dont actually think a lot of people know all that they do.The club worked on responding to last years Sigma Epsilon incident and also to a tutorial printed in the Water Tower on how to violate a woman, without receiving much attention for their work, Taylor said. In some ways, its a testimony to how they do their work, she said. Its not about them getting praise, its just about them doing good work and making that change.In the last year, UVM C.U.N.T.S has hosted speak-outs and protests, and delivered its demands to the presidents office, Monterosso said.Theyve definitely taken a much more radical approach to their work and their activism than in past years, Taylor said.Recently, the group was focused on its event Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men, where Michael Kimmel, a sociologist and lecturer focusing on gender studies, came to speak Feb. 12-13, Roskey said.In addition, UVM C.U.N.T.S has plans to begin selling Bitch magazine, a publication that covers feminist issues, youth-culture and sexuality, as well as selling Kitty Cat key-chains as self-defense tools for women, to fundraise, she said.The club is also attempting to organize a bi-monthly solidarity and crafting event to provide students with a safe-space free from aggressions based on sexism and gender-issues, Roskey said.The purpose of that would be to give people a space to voice and share, in a safe environment, their experiences with sexism and gender-issues on campus, she said. And just have a community of support.Both Roskey and Monterosso said they believe it is important to create a sex-positive, safe and empowering environment for students on campus.I love the energy that C.U.N.T.S has and the message that we are bring to the campus community, said Monterosso. In short, I love being a C.U.N.T.