DARNALL – Freshman Jack Sanders (NHS ’18) announced in a statement Sunday he will be conducting an independent research project examining the phenomenon of nude pictures sent over the popular social networking app Snapchat.

Calling the social dynamics of nude pictures shared over the internet “simply fascinating,”  Sanders said his project had “boundless academic potential.”

Sanders says Snapchat is something “that must be studied in detail for the benefit of future generations.”

Sanders said he will “definitely coordinate” his research with the Sociology Department “or something.”

Sociology professor Camille Elkins described Snapchat as “an interesting app but in no way a prime subject for this kind of far-reaching, intensive study.”

Elkins also expressed skepticism about the objectivity and methodology of the research as Sanders still has not completed “Sociology 001” yet.

Sanders said he has “not really” developed a way in which he will examine said pictures but called compiling an extensive data set “the most important step.”

“I’d be fascinated with examining in detail the different poses chosen by the participants of said nudes.”

Sanders indicated that he was primarily interested in studying pictures sent by females.

When asked why he chose to limit his study in such a fashion, Sanders responded that it was “in the best interest of science.”

Sanders said that without “hundreds, maybe thousands” of volunteers for his research the project may go unfinished.

Sanders plans on making an appeal for individuals to send nude pictures of themselves directly to his Snapchat account, jackthewellendowedresearcher69.