Aftermath of dorm porn still plagues IU

The fallout from a porn movie filmed on campus last October continues for IU.\nSeveral students who participated in the shoot have been disciplined by the University, and an article in Rolling Stone this month chronicles adult film producer Shane's World Enterprises' visit to campus.\nMeanwhile, the IU movie has become the company's top-selling production.\n"A little bit of controversy always helps sales," said Calli Cox, Shane's World publicist and actress.\nLocal publicity turned into national publicity and forced sales of Shane's World Vol. 32: Campus Invasion through the roof, Cox said Tuesday.\nThe Rolling Stone article, dated Sept. 17, tracks Shane's World during its stay at IU as well as Arizona State Universtity and the University of California Santa-Barbara. The article discloses names, locations and specific details of sexual activity.\nIncluded are Shane's World's encounters while in Bloomington, beginning with a then-freshman, identified only as "Alexander," who provided the film crew access to Teter Quad in exchange for oral sex.\nThe article follows the film crew and Shane's World actors from a freshman's apartment to the Roach Motel where students participated in sex games.\nParticipation in the movie merited action by the University, said Dean of Students Richard McKaig.\nHe couldn't disclose the names of students or the specific consequences assigned because of a federal law protecting student privacy. McKaig listed probation, suspension and expulsion as possible disciplinary actions.\n"Federal law protects the rights of college students, and I do not anticipate a time when the students would want to come forward and tell their story to the world," McKaig said.\nCox, of Shane's World, avoided the issue when asked whether her company felt any remorse for disciplined students.\n"For the company there really haven't been any repercussions other than the profits from our sales," Cox said.\nWhile students risk much to participate in adult films, Cox said one male student had the opportunity to gain a career in the adult film business when her company visited the University of California-Santa Barbara.\n"During his segment he has performed well," Cox said. "If he wanted to pursue a film career it was something we were willing to offer, but he never pursued it."\nCox said her company will continue to visit any university where they are invited, adding that her crew has already been invited to more than five universities mostly on the east coast. \nWhile University officials won't discuss specific disciplinary action, the Rolling Stone article detailed one parental solution: One woman's family discovered the beginnings of their daughter's adult film career by watching Bill O'Reilly on his Fox News Channel show, "The O'Reilly Factor." The woman's father then forced her to sit with him and watch the entire adult film, including scenes containing his daughter.\n-- Contact senior writer Mitch Blacher at mblacher@indiana.edu.