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Discuss “KDKA airs report on showing of Pirates; students react strongly”

CMU made a cameo appearance last Tuesday night on local CBS affiliate KDKA in a special investigative report titled “CMU Showing XXX Movies on Campus.” The video clip has since reached websites such as collegehumor.com, but not before it aroused much debate on campus.

In the story, investigative reporter Marty Griffin reported on the November 20 screening of the pornographic film Pirates in the University Center’s McConomy Auditorium. Griffin’s report focused on two aspects of the event: CMU’s providing pornography to students on campus, and the use of students’ money to do so. Promoted as a story of parents paying for porn on a local campus, Griffin’s report cited the film as being funded by the student activities fee (the $82...

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