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University of Kentucky Professor Investigated for Humming ‘Beach Boys’ Song

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It sounds like an odd reason to investigate a professor for a ‘Beach Boys’ song, isn’t it? But we’ll see how this plays out.

University of Kentucky Prof. Buck Ryan is accusing the school of a Title IX witch hunt because he sang a Beach Boys song to Chinese students as part of a UK program.

The school judged his behavior “sexual misconduct” because the lyrics to “California Girls” are “sexual in nature,” according to Ryan, who made his case against UK in a Lexington Herald-Leader op-ed Saturday.

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