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The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

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The problematic glorification of porn

The problematic glorification of porn

Ayelet Kaminski, Opinion Columnist December 6, 2022

Content warning: mentions of pornography, sexual assault, child abuse and violence against women The internet has made pornography more accessible than ever, but at what cost? There are positive...

Stop blaming female adult actresses for your insecurities

Stop blaming female adult actresses for your insecurities

Gabby Felitto, Opinion Editor March 19, 2021

I have been an avid porn watcher since I was probably about 12. I didn't have much supervision as a child and I had a Tumblr account when it was at its height for pornographic content.   Since then,...

The last reported incident of a man watching porn on a Howe Library computer was Nov. 12. The students who reported the incident felt uncomfortable with the situation.

Can you watch porn in the Howe Library?

Julianne Lesch, Cynic News Reporter December 11, 2019

A man watching what some have described as porn in the library left students feeling uncomfortable and confused about how the situation was handled. On Nov. 12, two students in Howe Library saw a man...

Human error: bots won’t rid Tumblr of explicit content

Human error: bots won’t rid Tumblr of explicit content

Emily Johnston December 17, 2018

Tumblr announced a decision to ban adult content on their website Dec. 17 after a plague of child porn and other illegal content flooded the website. The reasoning behind this ban is that Tumblr went...

Don’t tune out when you’re turned on

Don’t tune out when you’re turned on

Gabby Felitto December 14, 2018

Porn is an outlet for everyone to witness their fantasies. However, it is still racist, there are still tropes and white men are still running it, according to the documentary “The Racist History Of...

Ex-staffer viewed porn on job

Ex-staffer viewed porn on job

Sawyer Loftus, Staff Writer April 16, 2018

A former UVM employee has admitted to watching pornography at work. Keith Kennedy, a former supervisor and hiring manager, will be used as evidence in a lawsuit against the University this week, which...

UVM employee accused of watching porn at work

UVM employee accused of watching porn at work

Sawyer Loftus and Joey Waldinger April 12, 2018

A UVM employee accused of watching pornography at work will be used as evidence in a lawsuit against the University. The University’s lawyers tried to block the evidence from being used in former...

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