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Whizzing college professor pees on student’s backpack, found to be campus’s mystery serial sprinkler: records

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DeTurris, D. (2026, October 12). Whizzing college professor pees on student’s backpack, found to be campus’s mystery serial sprinkler: records. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/11/us-news/whizzing-college-professor-pees-on-students-backpack-found-to-be-campuss-mystery-serial-sprinkler-records/

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A biology professor at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota, allegedly urinated on a student’s backpack on December 5, 2025, causing approximately $2,000 in damages. This incident is part of a series of mysterious urine-related events reported over the past two years, including instances where pee was found in trash cans and water bottles across the Olin-Rice Science Center campus. The professor, Paul Fischer, admitted to developing a habit of urinating into cups and disposing of them improperly around the college, leading him to resign amidst an investigation by the school. He faces criminal charges for first-degree property damage with potential penalties including up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

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On December 5, 2025, a biology professor named Paul Fischer at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota, allegedly urinated on a student's backpack while she was working at the college's science center. The student returned to find her backpack moist and smelled of urine. She believed Fischer was responsible since he was the only person nearby. This incident is part of a series of similar events reported over six times previously by other students or staff members involving urine being found in inappropriate places on campus, according to Macalester Public Safety records. The student estimated damages at around $2,000 for cleaning and replacing her backpack. Fischer told police he may have accidentally urinated while trying to dispose of a cup of his urine near his office.

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David DeTurris

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A whizzing Minnesota college professor allegedly spilled his own urine on a student’s backpack in what authorities believe to be the latest in a disturbing series of the educator’s pee-soaked incidents, according to new court docs. uncertain

authorities → whiz → docs

The alleged piss plot was uncovered after a Macalester College student said biology professor Paul Fischer, 55, had heeded nature’s call on Dec. 5, 2025, after she briefly stepped away while working at the school’s science center – only to return to find her backpack moist with a pungent yellow liquid, CBS Minnesota reported. asserted

Minnesota → allege → liquid

The unidentified student reported the incident and told authorities that she believed Fischer, who had been teaching at the Saint Paul university for more than 25 years, was responsible for the urination since he was the only person nearby at the time, records show. asserted

records → report → time

The pissed-off pupil provided receipts estimating $2,000 in damages from Fischer’s misplaced bathroom break, according to documents. uncertain

pupil → piss → documents

When local cops in Saint Paul investigated the tinkling, they found that Macalester Public Safety had received six prior reports complaining about urine found in places other than the restroom at the school’s Olin-Rice Science Center, records show. asserted

records → investigate → Center

Odd places where pee was discovered included trash cans, water bottles and even inside other professors’ decorations, according to documents. uncertain

pee → discover → documents

When questioned by authorities, Fischer told police he developed a strange habit over the past two years of peeing in a cup and dumping it in campus trash cans or science lab sinks, records show. asserted

records → question → cans

The toilet-challenged educator told cops he may have accidentally soiled the student’s backpack while trying to dispose of a cup full of his wee into a trash can near his office, the document states. uncertain

document → challenge → office

Macalester College told CBS Minnesota that Fischer’s employment at the school ended during the 2025-2026 academic year. asserted

employment → tell → year

A criminal complaint noted he resigned as the college investigated the rash of urination incidents. asserted

college → note → incidents

The serial sprinkler was charged with first-degree property damage and faces five years in prison and a maximum fine of $10,000. asserted

sprinkler → charge → 10,000

He is expected in court in early November. asserted

He → expect → November

Attorney information for Fischer wasn’t readily available, and he could not be reached for comment. uncertain

he → reach → comment

Whizzing college professor pees on student’s backpack, found to be campus’s mystery serial sprinkler: records

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