An Univ Code

Bharath has inspired me to write about a topic which is

• Useless to be debated because the dominant opinion is Fickle than the minds of the students it concerned.
  
• Controversial enough for media to make a story and run it..
• Generates enough enthusiasm for lazy bloggers like me to post.

Ok Dress code.

Set of rules 1

Dress Code for Men

General Dress

• Hair must be cut in a traditional, conservative style–not shaved, spiked, tangled, or shelved. It may not be colored or highlighted.
• Sideburns should not extend past the middle of the ear. Men are expected to remain clean-shaven.
• Necklaces, earrings, and bracelets are not permitted.
• Hats may not be worn indoors except in the gym.
• Men are not permitted to get tattoos or wear body piercings.

Abercrombie & Fitch and its subsidiary Hollister have shown an unusual degree of antagonism to the name of Christ and an unusual display of wickedness in their promotions. In protest, we will not allow articles displaying their logos to be worn, carried, or displayed (even if covered or masked in some way).

Morning Dress–dress shirt (no denim/chambray) with tie, dress or neat casual pants (no jeans, cargo, carpenter, or sloppy pants), dress or leather casual shoes; sweaters should show shirt collar and tie knot (no sweatshirts).

Afternoon Dress–collared shirt (no crew necks), neat casual pants, dress or casual shoes (no slides or sandals), socks above the ankle, sweatshirts or sweaters.

Sunday Dress–coat, tie, and dress shirt; dress shoes; dress or dressier casual pants.

Recreation and Work Dress–jeans, t-shirts, shorts at athletic facilities (not as spectators at sports events), sleeveless athletic shirts (indoor activities only), socks required (including at work).

Dress Code for Women

Classroom/general dress consists of a dress or top and skirt; however, pants may be worn for some recreational activities. Shorts may never be worn outside the residence halls and fitness center.

Tops

• Tops must be long enough that the midriff is never exposed.
• Sleeves are required. (Sleeveless tops and dresses may be worn with a blouse, jacket, or sweater.)
• Necklines may come no lower than four fingers below the collarbone.

Skirts

• Hemlines and slits or other openings should never come higher than the bottom of the knee.
• Denim skirts may be worn for casual dress (not to class or other professional-type events).

Pants

• Loose-fitting pants may be worn between women's residence halls, for athletic events, and to homes in the area.
• Loose-fitting jeans may be worn between women's residence halls and when participating in activities where the durability of the fabric is important, such as skiing and ice-skating.

Ease

• All dresses, skirts, pants, and shirts must be loose-fitting, having a minimum of three inches of ease at bust and hips.
• An informal way to measure ease is to stand up straight and pinch the loose fabric on both sides of the hips or at the bust line. Without stretching the fabric, there should be at least a 3/4-inch fold of fabric on both sides.

Other

• Sheer clothing may be worn only when the garment underneath conforms to normal dress regulations.
• Hose must be worn for all professional-type activities including class, church, and recitals.
• Combat boots, hiking boots, or shoes that give this appearance are not permitted.
• Hairstyles should be neat, orderly, and feminine. Avoid cutting-edge fads and cuts so short that they take on a masculine look.
• Students are not permitted to get tattoos. Excessive makeup is not permitted. Earrings may be worn only in the lobe of the ear (maximum of two matched sets). All other types of body piercing are prohibited.

Set of rules 2

Students should not wear jeans, t-shirts, skirts or sleeveless and tight-fitting outfits. They are enjoined to dress conservatively.

The longer one comes from Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC 29614.

Differences

1. Length: D)
2. The first one uses terms like normal and cutting edge fads. No conservative crusade.

Also check

https://www.liberty.edu/studentaffairs/deanofmen/index.cfm?PID=2925

Now back to the show.

I agree to a dress code if:

• It is similar to a uniform {say what you want not what you do not want}.
• The way justifies the means if the reason is right.

http://www.annauniv.edu/vc/cell_banned.htm

So the dress code is so that anna university colleges can have more discipline in the campus?

http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=327352

So the code was to improve the academic performance of the students?

Knee jerk reactions caused due to xenophobia or kainotophobia are definitely not good in terms of any decision. It causes unnecessary complications.

One offshoot of the debate is the question: What is indecent?

in·de·cent
adj.

1. Offensive to good taste; unseemly.
2. Offensive to public moral values; immodest.

What is Good taste or public moral values?

There lies the debate.

Like Professor Chaudhary has said, the task of dealing with “indecent” behaviors should be the prerogative of the individual instructors.

So I oppose the decision of Anna University because:

· It was not given the thought it deserves.

· It was a tool for some people who could not deal with the occasional problems themselves.