Only in America: The wrecking ball ban

A statue is removed from a college campus after it's used to parody a Miley Cyrus video — and more in our collection of strange revelations about the nation

The wrecking ball ban
(Image credit: Facebook.com/MileyCyrus)

A Michigan university removed its landmark pendulum statue due to "safety issues" after the administration discovered that students were swinging on it to parody Miley Cyrus' infamous "Wrecking Ball" music video. Students at Grand Valley State University protested the ban by congregating and chanting, "Wrecking balll!"

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Samantha Rollins

Samantha Rollins is TheWeek.com's news editor. She has previously worked for The New York Times and TIME and is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.