"Higher Education?"

I used to drive a delivery truck all over the Chicago area. I covered an area from Lake Michigan to Cicero Avenue, and Evanston to 79th Street: this is a very large area. I was able to see quite a bit of the city; its best and its worst. I saw the homes of the very wealthy and the very poor. I saw every type of business that exists in a big city. When I would get stuck in traffic, I would watch the people on the sidewalks; they are very diverse. Every day, I would drive down Lawrence Avenue; on Lawrence Avenue was the Admiral Theatre, "Chicago's most Luxurious Adult Theatre". I believe most of you know what the term "adult theatre" means, "skin flicks", "porn", "dirty movies". I would usually pass this theatre around 10 a.m. and it would already be open for business. The behavior of its clients was almost always the same; they would walk back and forth in front of the place and look around, perhaps looking for people they might know; when the "coast was clear" they would dart in like a scurrying rat. I guess they didn't want their friends seeing them go in there. I wonder why? Today, people who desire "adult entertainment" can go through those double doors at their local video store with little possibility of their friends seeing them. This is America, and if that "floats your boat" you have the right to do that; I don't have to pay for your movie rentals.

Northwestern Illinois University is one of America's most respected halls of learning. A degree from Northwestern was a great thing to have on anyone's resume; many great doctors and lawyers, judges and educators came from Northwestern. Charlton Heston was a Northwestern alumnus, you know, the guy who played Moses! Northwestern, like hundreds of other universities, receives federal money for grants and research: all of that is taxpayer's money. Northwestern has received 100 million dollars from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA): that's a huge amount of our money. On February 21, 2011 Psychology Professor John Michael Bailey invited his students to a "sex show" in his class. This class is about human sexuality. During the "demonstration," a woman (non-student) took off her clothes and used mechanical devices on her private parts. This type of performance used to be limited to private booths in "adult bookstores"; it was never condoned in the educational forum. If I was paying the tuition (which is extremely high) for a son or daughter at Northwestern, I would be more than upset. Prof. Bailey said these words "Sticks and stones may break your bones, but watching naked people on stage doing pleasurable things will never hurt you." I certainly hope none of my tax dollars are being used to subsidize this "peep show". As we are approaching a gigantic budget crisis, perhaps we should examine where our educational funding could be reduced. This isn't a program for computers for the poor, or school lunches. If Northwestern can afford to pay for this, they may have more money than they need. I hope those that are considering budget cuts are looking at this program and others like it. THIS IS NOT EDUCATION; IT'S PORN!