On February 3, a Penn State University student group called Womyn's Concerns -- in conjunction with that school's Women's Studies Program -- held its second annual "Sex Faire." Wouldn't you know, THE SCRAPBOOK had to study for a spelling test and couldn't go. But news reports have it that the Faire involved all the usual carnival amusements: "orgasm bingo," for example, and a "pin the clitoris on the vulva" contest.
Wonder what that looked like? If so, you should make plans to attend hearings of the Pennsylvania assembly's committee on appropriations later this year. State representative John Lawless, a member of that committee, attended the Sex Faire with a camera crew, the better to document its educational purpose. We're quite sure the resulting footage will come in handy when Penn State administrators next beseech Harrisburg -- in the name of academic standards -- for a substantial funding increase.
Incidentally, the Sex Faire's proposed "Tent of Consent," a hut where Penn State womyn would have been allowed two-minutes each of politically-correct petting, was cancelled by school officials. Unlike "orgasm bingo" -- or Womyn's Concerns' November 2000 "C-ntfest" arts show -- the "Tent of Consent" just seemed too . . . well, you know, outrageous.
Who says conservatism is dead on campus?