It’s 2:37 in the morning and you’re still not done with your geology paper.

Let’s face it: you’re horny – and every time you type the word ‘cleave,’ your mind drifts to that hottie from class.

Well, go ahead and check out some naughty pictures on the Internet. It’s completely OK to do so.

‘We have no policy prohibiting you from looking at pornography on our computers,’ said Deborah Nosky, manager of client support and information at the Computing and Media Services.

There are a couple ways to find yourself in a sticky situation when checking out porn in a campus computer cluster, however.

CMS will intervene, Nosky said, if a student tries to save, transmit or print any obscene material. Trouble can also come the student’s way if the pictures being viewed are of child pornography or if any images being viewed make another student feel uncomfortable and, thus, sexually harassed.

Some schools, Nosky said, are not as lax with such viewings.

‘(They’ll) spell right out in their policy that pornography is not allowed in their labs,’ she said.

Still, Nosky said that most public schools protect their students’ ability to check out porn on the Internet with the First Amendment.

While this is not the reasoning behind why students at Syracuse University are able to do the same, students here are free to view whatever pictures they wish – for now.

‘We still need to update our policy,’ Nosky said.

So keep looking while you can, pervert. Just try and keep that hottie from class-who’s sitting right next to you-from seeing what you’re doing.

Published on September 27, 2004 at 12:00 pm