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A Florida A&M student, Terica Williams, 24 set the internet on fire when she celebrated her graduate degree by posing naked in front of the campus’s historical snake stature and the controversial pics went viral. Williams who recently graduated with her Masters’s degree in Counselor Education viral image can be seen posing nude in front of the famed Rattler Statue located on the campus in a post with the caption “Anybody who knows me knows that I’ve been dressing provocative my whole life. There’s a lot of assumptions that have came with me accepting my body. A lot of people questioned my capabilities and intelligence solely based on how I choose to dress. As I’m standing here with my Masters Degree at the tender age of 24, I am the living proof that clothes do not define you. I encouraged every body to embrace their bodies and step outside social norms. “ With love, Terica Williams, M.Ed.
FAMU a Historically Black University in Tallahassee, Florida issued a statement on social media stating “The University is aware of the picture taken and is currently investigating the incident.”
Florida A&M University Statement regarding posted photo in front of Rattler statue. pic.twitter.com/Mhck5YDUfB
Many criticized the new grad, suggesting the idea was distasteful and that she set back the HBCU by centuries, while others defended her honor and creativity.
i just seen famu girl might have to register as a sex offender. i’m so lost . lemme stay in my xula business
This girl has the whole world clowning Famu right now. This not a reason to be trending. pic.twitter.com/meAS1UFPBW
That girl at FAMU just pissed me off. Cause why tf would you do that? Maybe the goal was to go viral and you definitely did that but at the same time you make get your degree revoked and on top of that you’re making not only your school but black people in general looking crazy.
In an earlier post, Williams revealed her accomplished academic career while at the HBCU, wearing an orange FAMU sweatshirt, bell bottom jeans, and an afro in a caption addressed to FAMU.
Let us know what you think about this FAMU alum posing nude on campus do you think she shamed the Historical Black University or was she just expressing herself, her accomplishments, and body positivity? Hit us up in the comments.

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You probably wear sweatpants to finals. Meanwhile, several art students at University of California, San Diego have a very specific finals dress code: their birthday suits. But get your mind out of the gutter -- there's absolutely nothing sexual about it.
For the class "Visual Arts 104A: Performing the Self," professor Ricardo Dominguez asks students to perform a nude gesture, called their "erotic self," as part of their final. The course's official description says it uses "autobiography, dream, confession, fantasy, or other means to invent one's self in a new way." Performing naked is part of that, and if students don't participate, they risk failing the course entirely -- though Dominguez says alternative assignments are possible.
"Nudity has been and is a core part of the history of performance art/body art from the 20th century to now ... If students are to learn about performance art as practitioners, this history of the medium is crucial for them to experience in a direct way," Dominguez wrote to MTV News in an email. "It is not just a matter of reading about it or viewing slides."
One student's mom was very, very concerned at this curriculum, ABC affiliate 10News reported Saturday (May 9). She claimed her daughter wasn't aware of the nudity assignment at the start of the course, and her outrage became a viral news story.
"It bothers me, I'm not sending her to school for this," the mother anonymously told 10News . "To blanket say you must be naked in order to pass my class... It makes me sick to my stomach."
MTV News went straight to the source -- the class's professor and several of his students -- to get the stripped-down (sorry) truth.
Students confirm they knew about the nudity assignment in advance.
Brooke Kesinger, Lisa Korpos and Vincent Wesley Lin, all seniors in Dominguez's class, tell us they were fully aware of the course's nudity component at the beginning of the semester, if not earlier. It was also included on the syllabus.
"There were rumors about the 'nude' gesture floating around the art department several weeks before the course had even begun ... Professor Dominguez discussed the criteria of all the required performances during the first week of the quarter," Korpos wrote in an email. "His expectations were made abundantly clear ... I knew what I was signing up for."
Dominguez has taught at UCSD since 2004. This performance class has been around for over a decade, but no student has ever issued a complaint about the final assignment.
Not cool with dropping your pants? No prob. The class is 100% optional.
On Monday (May 11), Dr. Jordan Crandall, Chair of the Visual Arts Department at UCSD, clarified in a statement to 10News , "Removing your clothes is not required in this class. The course is not required for graduation." UCSD art students who aren't comfortable with Dominguez's class can opt to take a different upper division course to fulfill the same credit requirements for their major.
In his email to us, Dominguez wrote that he offers an alternative assignment for the "erotic self" gesture in case a student who chooses to take his class isn't comfortable stripping down: "I have always been willing to work with students to help them navigate the process, during my office hours and in the context of the class. Our advising team is also very willing to discuss the options for doing the performance without having to be actually nude/naked."
Dominguez didn't give us specific details about the alternative assignment -- one of his students wrote that she never heard him mention the possibility of an alternative assignment in class -- but the course is about more than just being naked, say both the professor and his students.
"[The] nudity requirement isn't necessarily a literal one," Korpos wrote. "Nudity can refer to
vulnerability -- an expression of one's most honest self. Clothes can most certainly stay on. Some students choose to interpret nakedness literally, but it's certainly not forced upon them."
For a different assignment, Korpos explained, "All 15 of us willingly blindfolded ourselves, and we sat huddled together, sharing these hauntingly honest tidbits of our respective histories. Each confession was more stirring or powerful than the one before. ... I think it may have been the most awe-inspiring 10 minutes I’ve ever spent on campus."
Many of the course's students are actually used to performing naked.
In order to take Dominguez's class, they had to complete a prerequisite course that also included nudity in its syllabus.
"The class ['Introduction to Art-Making: Motion and Time-Based'] is an intro class to performance," Lin explained. "My particular TA pushed us very hard to make powerful gestures, and so I had been nude twice in my class before. It in fact helped me to be more comfortable and 'out' with my sexuality as a gay male."
But not every student at the school is thrilled about the "erotic self" assignment. Amanda Fitzmorris, chair of the College Republicans at UCSD, spoke to Fox and Friends about her concerns on Tuesday (May 12).
"We're a publicly funded institution and I believe that the taxpayers should have a say of some sort over this kind of adult-themed course," Fitzmorris said. She also mentioned that Dominguez himself participates in the final, too -- meaning he is naked alongside his students.
Yes, the professor is naked, too...
Which sounds weird AF, though one student in the class says it would be even weirder if he weren't naked.
"I think it's only fair that he intends to put himself through the same potential awkwardness or discomfort that he's asking of his students," Korpos wrote. "There are about 15 of us, so it would be strange if he were the only one to choose to remain clothed."
...but there's (probably) nothing illegal about this.
We asked Daniel Perlman , a criminal defense attorney based in California, to break down the legal implications of the course and its nudity requirement.
"From a criminal perspective, a lewd act ... would require that the action taken was for sexual gratification, meaning that this teacher was telling these students to take off their clothes because it satisfied some sexual desire on his part," Perlman explained over the phone. "It really doesn’t seem like that."
"This is not a sexual thing," Kesinger, one of the students, tells us. "This is a natural thing. So much of performance art is done in the nude, so to restrict yourself, to restrict your canvas of art making, is to sell yourself short of what may be needed to get a point across to an audience."
The only way Dominguez's course could cross into criminal territory, Perlman said, would be if a minor under the age of 18 -- say, a freshman who graduated high school early -- were naked in front of their older peers. But Kesinger confirmed that freshmen cannot take the course unless they receive a special prerequisite waiver from UCSD's Visual Arts Department; it's an advanced course intended for upperclassmen.
“I just don’t see the criminal angle here," Perlman said. "I would be very surprised if anything criminal was even investigated in this."
Clothes on or off, Dominguez's students believe the course inspires confidence.
All of the students we interviewed from the class say they've gained artistic experience both professionally and personally thanks to the unique curriculum.
"There's a lot of media focus on the 'nude' gesture, but nobody has slowed down for even a moment to consider what else we have been doing," Korpos wrote. "Every single student came out of that class with a deep sense of empathy, understanding, and care for their fellow classmates."
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Published: 14:59 BST, 7 November 2021 | Updated: 09:16 BST, 8 November 2021
Athletes from Cambridge University have stripped naked to pose for their 2021 calendar.
The cheeky pictures are part of an annual tradition at the top University, which this year saw 78 students from 12 teams bare all and pose in the city's world famous sites completely nude.
Stars from the netball, gymnastics and American football teams were among the students that used equipment from their sports to cover up their private parts - sometimes with just inches to spare.
More balls please! Athletes from Cambridge University have stripped naked to pose for their 2021 calendar. Pictured: The Tennis team pose at Cambridge's Earth Science museum for the July page
No footwork! The cheeky pictures are part of an annual tradition at the top University, which this year saw 78 students from 12 teams bare all and pose in the city's world famous sites completely nude. Pictured is the netball team posing for June
Stars from the netball, gymnastics and American football teams (pictured posing for May) were among the students that used equipment from their sports to cover up their private parts - sometimes with just inches to spare
On your marks! The Athletics team pose at the Grantchester Meadows - completely naked- for August's page
One picture shows a tennis player covering his crotch with a set of four balls outside Cambridge's Earth Science Museum.
Another has five flexible athletes doing handstands and the splits - with a single daisy covering one female student's breast.
Photographer Andrew Wilkinson said that it took fine margins to arrange each picture.
'There was a lot of finessing the poses - like "that's got to go up slightly" or "you've just moved half an inch"
Spring time! April's page shows five flexible athletes doing handstands and the splits - with a single daisy covering one female student's breast
Giddy up! The equestrian team posed up a storm for the November page of the calendar - complete with their horses of course
A volley good time! The men's volleyball team headed to the famed Churchill college to pose for the September page
Making a splash! The October pages were filled by the swimming team, who headed down to  Edington College for their shoot
'We used their sports equipment to maintain some kind of modesty.'
The students gathered at various spots - including the Grantchester Meadows and the university's archaeology museum - to take the racy snaps this summer.
They did a 'dry run' in clothes to practice their poses before stripping off for their nude photoshoots, which lasted around 15 minutes.
They also had made sure they appropriate permission.
A good strike! The boxing team packed a punch for the March page of the calendar, hiding their modesty with just a pair of gloves at the centre for computing
Press and squat: The power lifting team proved their strength with barrels at the Flying Pig pub in the city centre for December
Spot the difference! The Men's Lacrosse team posed among chiselled statues at the Museum of Classical Archaeology for February
Ice Ice baby! Ice Hockey team used sticks to hide their modesty at the basement bar for a chilly shoot for January
Andrew said they were careful not to cause offence with their nudity - even though they did get caught a few times by red-faced dog walkers.
He said: 'The window of opportunity to take the photos was relatively short.
'We were a little anxious about being outside because we didn't want to cause any offence.
'We had a few runners and dog walkers come by - some didn't know where to look.'
The annual Cambridge Blues Naked Calendar will go on sale later this month.
Cambridge University's Raising and Giving society says any proceeds will go to four charities: Jimmy's Cambridge, Teenage Cancer Trust, Student Minds and Rainforest Trust.
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