Columbia University Reviews Unusual Antics of Quantum Mechanics Professor
ByColumbia University is investigating a science class following a professor's unusual antics during a quantum mechanics lecture.
Dr. Emlyn Huges during his Monday lecture stripped to his underwear, showed a 9/11 and Nazi Germany video footage, a picture of Osama bin Laden and individuals jabbing a soft toy.
The video of this class was posted on Bwog - the online site for Columbia's monthly undergraduate magazine.
The class begins with Lil Wayne's "Drop It Like It's Hot" song where Huges strips to his boxers with his back to the students. Alongside, an image of a skull is projected on the screen.
Then he changes into a black T-shirt and pants and sits down on a chair, hugging his knees in a fetal position. In the backdrop, a video showcases the collapse of the World Trade Center and Nazi Germany and a picture of Osama bin Laden.
Next, two individuals dressed as ninjas appear in front of the students. One of them chops a stuffed animal placed on a table in half.
After these antics, Hughes said:
"In order to learn quantum mechanics you have strip to your raw, erase all the garbage from your brain, and start all over again. Um ... nothing you have learned your life up to now has in any way helped you prepare for this. Because everything you do in your everyday life is totally opposite what you learn in quantum mechanics."
Once these events concluded, he resumed the lecture on quantum physics for an hour, as if nothing had happened. Huges wore sun glasses and a hood throughout the class.
One of the students Maura Barry-Garland, told Mediaite that the class was very disturbing and nobody in the class understood what he was trying to say.
Garland also said that prior to these events, he didn't explain or provide a context to it. As a result, it was offensive to her as well as her classmates.
Another student, Reyna Pacheco Rios, told FoxNews that the class included shocking, surprising and bold stunts.
The statement from the university said:
"Universities are committed to maintaining a climate of academic freedom, in which the faculty members are given the widest possible latitude in their teaching and scholarship. However, the freedoms traditionally accorded the faculty carry corresponding responsibilities."
As a result, currently, concerned academic administrators from the university are reviewing the session of quantum mechanics.