The student newspaper at the University of Pittsburgh, The Pitt News, ran an article last week about a lecture on sex toys. The lecture is part of World AIDS Week at the university.

Sponsored by the Rainbow Alliance, the program sought to educate students on the proper use of sex toys and safety concerns.

The Pitt News covered the lecture and the article has received much public scrutiny. While people are not bashing the actual program, they do find fault with the coverage.

But it is a newsworthy story -- much like Sex Faire and Cuntfest were here at Penn State. Not only does the newspaper have the First Amendment right to publish an article on the event, but more importantly, it has the obligation to cover it.

Maybe some people disagree with how the article presented the lecture, but it needs to at least tell what happened during the event in the most objective way possible.

It's also a good thing that the event itself is not what is upsetting people. Maybe society is finally accepting that sex is not a taboo topic anymore.

In order to prevent such things as sexually transmitted diseases, people need to be able to talk about these particular issues, though the actual content may be offensive to some. These programs are not set up to offend, but rather to educate people so they can make good and safe decisions.

But what is somewhat concerning is that by scrutinizing the article, people may indirectly be attacking the program. People seem to be saying that the program is OK, as long as the actual events in the program don't appear on the pages of the newspaper.

If the paper had kept it a secret, the university will not be looked down upon for sponsoring such a program as Penn State was when it held sex-related activities last year.

Maybe our society is not really more accepting -- they just find other outlets to blame.