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Northwestern Drops Live Orgasm Demo Class

Naked woman with vibrator too much for university officials

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted May 10, 2011 1:56 AM CDT

(Newser) – You can forget about applying to Northwestern now. University officials have decided to drop the school's class on sexuality in the wake of the brouhaha that erupted after students watched a naked woman enjoying a vibrator, reports the Chicago Tribune. The demonstration was presented after class, and attendance was optional. Northwestern president Morton Shapiro said that after 32 years in academia "I thought I had seen everything. I hadn't." He emphasized that while professors have academic freedom, they must also act responsibly.

"You don't have a right without a responsibility," he said. "Where is the line? We have all been considering that." Teacher J. Michael Bailey, who had taught the sexuality class since 1994, has expressed regret for the "effect that this has had on Northwestern University's reputation." But he still insists the demonstration was "relevant" to his course. It might be too soon for Northwestern officials to relax. Bailey will next be teaching a class entitled "Dangerous Ideas."

Northwestern: not so hot any more.
Northwestern: not so hot any more.   (?Yinghai)
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Rational.-Anarchist
May 10, 2011 6:42 AM CDT
I can't understand the need for such a class anyway. "never seen anything like that'? Can you say or spell PORNO? It is available most anywhere.
JackNelsonSteward
May 10, 2011 5:55 AM CDT
Well, SHIT ... there goes my damn Ph.D.!! "Shapiro said that after 32 years in academia "I thought I had seen everything. I hadn't." " Never seen that, huh? Maybe that says something about the need for the class ... ladies?
Datazz
May 10, 2011 2:07 AM CDT
really, how is watching an adult female pleasure herself to orgasm equate to an educational experience? isn't tenure amazing? sensationalism is all that it is; live porn now at your local university!

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