<p>Can we safely browse porn sites at Cornell? Is this against their net policies? If it is indeed, what are the likelihood that we will get caught and suffer repercussions?</p>
<p>I thought you would know this after doing Cornell’s mandatory porn education course. Then again it’s kind of like their alcohol education course that everyone’s “supposed” to do, but no one really does.</p>
<p>Anyways, Cornell takes a similar stance on both pornography and alcohol. They understand that everyone uses it, but they encourage use in moderation. Since talking about porn is such a taboo topic, they try to make it seem like everyone exaggerates the amount that they look at it. If they catch you using it in large quantities, you WILL get in trouble. However, they have a policy that if you call CIT because of viruses gotten from porn, they’ll fix it for you, no questions asked. It’s similar to their medical amnesty, except for computers instead.</p>
<p>Hope this helps.</p>
<p>I was under the impression that it’s legal (if you’re 18)? Maybe not?</p>
<p>Although it would probably be frowned upon to do so on a Cornell owned computer in a lab or something… lol.</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses. While it is a taboo topic, I think it is a relevant one, especially for the undergraduate demographic.</p>
<p>Of course, downloading massive amounts of porn, just like downloading movies, would be a moderate to severe violation correct?</p>
<p>But what about just like going on porn sites or streaming videos/trailers online? Or even just reading erotic fiction online?</p>
<p>All this is done by an 18+ and on own computer.</p>
<p>Actually Cornell has a very large and comprehensive library of pornographic materials (video, stillframe, and literary) ranging in genre, time period, and scope. These materials are used largely by anthropologists all over the world, and is one of cornell’s “dirty little secrets” (although extremely beneficial to the academic community). As a student, you can actually check out these pornographic materials from the library system just as you could borrow any other text.</p>
<p>HTH</p>
<p>It shouldn’t matter: [Information</a> Technology Rights and Responsibilities](<a href=“http://www2.cit.cornell.edu/policy/responsible-use/not_violations.html]Information”>http://www2.cit.cornell.edu/policy/responsible-use/not_violations.html)</p>
<p>That’s their “official” policy. Cornell has a strong Ivy League reputation to keep up. If caught violating the porn rules, students can be referred to the Properness Moderation Team (PMT). </p>
<p>The PMT takes care of behavior that is typically non Cornell-like. For example, swearing in front of a professor, spitting on the sidewalk, or implying that Harvard is something more than a bunch of dummies who stand on the ice as we skate around them; any of these will get you referred to the PMT. In this program, they teach you to look down on “inferior” colleges, the rules and traditions of Cornell Hockey, and how to correctly press and pop a collar. This comes with a nominal fee of $35 (similar to a drinking violation), in order to keep the program running. Although many people think it’s BS, it’s just best to play along and let them indoctrinate you.</p>
<p>Happy porning,
Hoonose</p>
<p>Actually hoonose is not entirely correct. If i’m not mistaken, the “P” in PMT stands for “propriety” rather than “properness”, but he’s probably a useles ECE major (or better yet a double major in ECE and CS) with a weak command of the english language, so this is to be expected (I am a double major in english and latin so you know that i’m legit).</p>
<p>As for the PMT correctional program, hoonose has hit it right on the nose. My roommate was once referred to the program (this is before he was indicted for child-porn dissemination by the Ithaca DA), and from what he told me the “moderators” basically decide when you are released (so its best to play along so you are released ASAP). If you question them, you will have to continue the program until you comply (I once heard of a case of someone being forced to stay in the program throughout his sophomore and half of his junior year).</p>
<p>Also did the OP seriously create a new CC account just to post this topic? LMAO.</p>
<p>Would “just abstain from watching porn during the academic year” be a ridiculous suggestion? :p</p>
<p>A better solution would be to bring a portable terabyte hard drive full of all that you could ever use. Download at home, “enjoy” at school.</p>
<p>DC++ has some pretty sketchy people who’d probably be able to help you out there.</p>
<p>hahahah this thread is funny.</p>