University says study rooms for studies, not sex: ‘That space is for learning’
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Memorial University business students are being asked to keep their studies family friendly after a custodian recently walked in on two people having early morning relations in a study room.
“That space is for learning and working,” business administration school dean Wilfred Zerbe said in an interview Thursday, “and it’s not really appropriate or fair for our custodial staff to come upon that kind of behaviour.”
Associate dean Larry Bauer stated in a recent email the students were “apparently having sex” in one of the faculty’s many study rooms about two weeks ago. Enforcement officers will now be closely monitoring the areas, he added.
The incident prompted a flurry of emails to all business students, faculty and staff, including one from Zerbe, who assured them the executive will be debriefed on it to ensure everyone knows how to maintain a “healthy and productive” environment.