EditorialMatthew Prince in the lecture hall that became the setting for a TikTok video that got millions of views at Chapman University, in Orange, Calif., on March 4, 2023. (Ben Pier/The New York Times)
EditorialMatthew Prince in the lecture hall that became the setting for a TikTok video that got millions of views at Chapman University, in Orange, Calif., on March 4, 2023. (Ben Pier/The New York Times)
EditorialMatthew Prince in the lecture hall that became the setting for a TikTok video that got millions of views at Chapman University, in Orange, Calif., on March 4, 2023. (Ben Pier/The New York Times)
EditorialMatthew Prince in the lecture hall that became the setting for a TikTok video that got millions of views at Chapman University, in Orange, Calif., on March 4, 2023. (Ben Pier/The New York Times)
EditorialMatthew Prince in the lecture hall that became the setting for a TikTok video that got millions of views at Chapman University, in Orange, Calif., on March 4, 2023. (Ben Pier/The New York Times)
EditorialMatthew Prince in the lecture hall that became the setting for a TikTok video that got millions of views at Chapman University, in Orange, Calif., on March 4, 2023. (Ben Pier/The New York Times)