Downtown State College just got a little wilder.

Last night at Crowbar, 420 E. College Ave., video cameras welcomed partiers, and girls bared all, as photographers from the popular videos "Girls Gone Wild" filmed State College's own.

Some students, such as Justin Welsh (senior-operations and information systems management) and his roommates, were excited for the visit.

When asked why, he had one word to say: "boobies."

Welsh's roommate Adam Hooper (senior-professional golf management) said a bit more on the matter.

"I'd go to see some serious Penn State partying and see how the girls of State College stack up to the competition," he said.

Hooper said he doesn't see a problem with the videos because nobody is making the women flash their breasts.

"If they don't want to, they don't have to. It's all their choice," Hooper said.

Sima Seidman (sophomore-biobehavioral health), however, said she thinks that unless the photographers can get consent from the women while they're sober, then it is inappropriate.

"If the girls want to do it, it's fine ... but most of these girls are drunk, so if some guy comes up to them and says 'If you flash them you'll be on TV,' they'll do it, and that's not right," she said.

Molly Manfredo (junior-communications) and Maria Wright (junior-administration of justice) waited in line last night, dressed as Catholic schoolgirls.

They said they were there to have fun and hope to be in the video. They said the videos are not offensive because the girls choose to be on them.

Not all male students had last night marked on their calendars.

Dave Niedbalski (senior-integrative arts) said he had no intention of attending what he called a "debaucherous" event.

Not only can the morality of the videos be debated, but the legality too.

Associate Professor of Communications Brad Thompson said taking pictures of women in public places is perfectly legal, however the legality comes into question over the sale of the videos.

"If you're in a public place, you have no right to privacy," he said.

Thompson said that because these videos are solely for commercial purposes without newsworthy content, the photographers likely need to get consent from the women before selling the videos.

He added that the issue of consent unveils all sorts of new problems.

Minors are not able to give consent and anyone incapable of thinking clearly cannot give consent either, Thompson said.

"If you're falling-down drunk you cannot clearly give informed consent," he said.

Seidman said it's wrong that the creators of the videos exploit drunken women who can't think logically.

"Most people are out to have fun, not be taped for some stupid thing they do, and everyone does stupid things," Seidman said.