Dress code? Not if students have any say in the matter
Alicia Pattillo REPORTER
Issue date: 2/4/10 Section: News
Institutions of higher education have started to buckle down on campus dress codes. Reports have circulated the Internet in the past month pertaining to the possibility of Virginia's Hampton University banning women's leggings.
Although Hampton University already has a strict dress code, reports said school officials believed that "leggings are just too inappropriate."
Though Youngstown State University has an unrestricted dress code policy, some students said they would have a tough time dealing with similar bans if they were implemented.
Senior Alexandra DeVengencie said she would be "really mad" if there were certain boundaries for YSU's dress code.
"I think you should be able to wear whatever you want; we pay to go to school," DeVengencie said.
Senior Amanda Morgan feels similarly.
"If they ban leggings, they better ban a whole lot of other materials as well," Morgan said. "I would be angry because you can't tell people what to wear."
Junior Alisa Newbell couldn't imagine the thought of her "favorite clothing accessory" being stripped from her.
"O-M-G, I would lose my mind. I would have a serious issue with the administration of YSU if they ever made a rule that leggings were banned," Newbell said.
Newbell believes that if she pays to go to school, she should be able to wear anything she wants there, even if her clothing choices could be distracting.
"I hate to say this, but I could see why they would ban leggings. I mean, leggings are sexy, cute and fun, and they could cause a distraction to the boys, but so do skirts, dresses and shorts," Newbell said.
Junior Sean Hinderliter said women in America should be able to wear anything.
"That's crazy. How can you punish someone for wearing leggings? Where are they going to go? Legging jail?" Hinderliter said.
Like Newbell, Hinderliter also believes that although leggings may be distracting to the opposite sex on campus, anything about an attractive woman will draw attention.
"Either way, no matter what a girl has on, I'm going to look at her if she has a nice body," Hinderliter said.
Although Hampton University already has a strict dress code, reports said school officials believed that "leggings are just too inappropriate."
Though Youngstown State University has an unrestricted dress code policy, some students said they would have a tough time dealing with similar bans if they were implemented.
Senior Alexandra DeVengencie said she would be "really mad" if there were certain boundaries for YSU's dress code.
"I think you should be able to wear whatever you want; we pay to go to school," DeVengencie said.
Senior Amanda Morgan feels similarly.
"If they ban leggings, they better ban a whole lot of other materials as well," Morgan said. "I would be angry because you can't tell people what to wear."
Junior Alisa Newbell couldn't imagine the thought of her "favorite clothing accessory" being stripped from her.
"O-M-G, I would lose my mind. I would have a serious issue with the administration of YSU if they ever made a rule that leggings were banned," Newbell said.
Newbell believes that if she pays to go to school, she should be able to wear anything she wants there, even if her clothing choices could be distracting.
"I hate to say this, but I could see why they would ban leggings. I mean, leggings are sexy, cute and fun, and they could cause a distraction to the boys, but so do skirts, dresses and shorts," Newbell said.
Junior Sean Hinderliter said women in America should be able to wear anything.
"That's crazy. How can you punish someone for wearing leggings? Where are they going to go? Legging jail?" Hinderliter said.
Like Newbell, Hinderliter also believes that although leggings may be distracting to the opposite sex on campus, anything about an attractive woman will draw attention.
"Either way, no matter what a girl has on, I'm going to look at her if she has a nice body," Hinderliter said.
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Kay
posted 2/04/10 @ 12:33 PM EST
Thought I'd bring this point up: When you graduate from YSU and get a real job, chances are there will be dress codes to follow. :-)
Brandon
posted 2/04/10 @ 2:58 PM EST
Kay, you're absolutely right. But, at my job THEY are paying ME. I have to meet certain standards to work for that person and receive my paycheck from them. (Continued…)
Kay
posted 2/04/10 @ 4:55 PM EST
I can't disagree with you, Brandon. Sometimes a line has to be drawn somewhere...but I don't think leggings are a big issue lol
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