College Shorts

Colby College Professor Resigns after Scandal

Once a place of privacy, restrooms have been redefined for Colby College students. Professor of Economics Philip H. Brown, a tenured economics professor since 2003, resigned last month after allegedly hiding surveillance cameras in restrooms to take photos of his female students. The incident occurred while chaperoning a course in China for Colby’s “Jan Plan.”

The “violation of student privacy” was discovered on Jan. 22 when two students found the evidence while searching the professor’s hard drive. Another student in the class later identified herself as the female in the photos who was “nude from the waist down.” The photo was most likely taken from the hotel restroom where the students were staying in China.

The investigation is still pending, and Brown has not yet been officially charged by the police.

-UWIRE

Mascot Charged with Disorderly Conduct

In an attempt to excite fans, The University of Cincinnati (UC) mascot is now facing charges of disorderly conduct. Industrial design student M. Robert Garfield made national headlines while dressed as a bearcat during a December football game against the University of Pittsburgh.

Garfield resisted arrest from the UC police after refusing orders to stop throwing snowballs into the crowd. A camera phone video was taken of Garfield’s arrest, and has since become popular on YouTube and been featured on ESPN and Fox News.

Garfield has not yet received his sentence on the charge of disorderly conduct, but has been removed from his position as bearcat mascot.

- UWIRE

New Research Suggests College Men are more Likely to Forgive Infidelity

A new study from the University of Texas at Austin finds that some infidelity in relationships may be worse than others. According to the research provided by Jaime Confer, a doctoral candidate in evolutionary psychology at the University, gender is an important factor in deciding whether the relationship will continue.

The study consisted of a survey of over 700 college students. Fifty percent of male participants were more likely to stay in a relationship with a partner who had a homosexual affair, while only 22 percent would if it was a heterosexual affair. Women were much less likely to stay with a partner in an affair of either gender.

The study concluded that these results might indicate that men see a homosexual affair as less threatening than a heterosexual one.

-UWIRE