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A male sexuality class at University of California, Berkeley has been suspended after reports of lurid extracurricular activities surfaced late last week. The suspension of the class, run by students and sponsored by the university, was announced Friday.  

Students who had taken part in the two-unit course said several of their classmates were involved in an orgy at a class party and that another group of students chose to go to a strip club for their final project. 

At the club the students looked on as one of their student instructors had sex on stage, a student said.  

At a party held to introduce the students, some took Polaroid pictures of their genitals to show that their bodies were not disgusting, UC Berkeley freshman Christy Kovacs told the Sacramento Bee. 

An incredulous university administration quickly pulled the plug on the “democratic education” or “de-cal” course. Such courses are sponsored but not funded by the university. 

UC Berkeley spokeswoman Marie Felde confirmed the male sexuality class had been suspended after the student instructors failed to attend a meeting with a university official. A similar female sexuality course was also under review, Felde said Caren Kaplan, chair of the Woman’s Studies Department and sponsor of the sexuality classes, reviewed the course description but had not seen a detailed syllabus, said a university spokesperson.