Who Wants to See Your Underwear Anyway?

 I had to write a summary for my Eng 102 class, for the article, "No More Mr. Saggypants", by Andy Guess. You can find the original article here . This is my finished product ...

 In “No More Mr. Saggypants” by Andy Guess, B.A. of Information Science from Cornell University, documents universities and colleges enforcing a dress code for students while on campus and the reaction it gave. Some students can be regarded as fairly ignorant to how they should dress in certain circumstances often mimicking the popular culture of hip-hop and its counterparts (pants so low, underwear is shown) or they’re just plain lazy (wearing their pajamas) . “I don’t think they know how to dress”, said Richard Holland, President of the University of West Alabama. Therefore, it becomes relevant that a dress code become enforced to ensure that the students know what’s appropriate to wear in any given environment. Practice of such dress codes will give students more confidence when they begin their journey as a post-grad and later as a career-minded individual.

Guess goes on to prove how the President at Paul Quinn College in southern Dallas, enlisted a dress code policy everyday of the week with the exception of Fridays; ISU’s College of Business made it a requirement to wear “business casual” in specific business majors. These policies were met with luke-warm-to-warm reception from the students who had to adhere to them. Richard Holland continues by saying, “We’re not trying to be punitive at all, we’re trying to give them guidance.”

However, if there’s going to be a dress policy that the students are expected to stick to then there must be authority on campus to enforce the rules also. But according to Donmonique Gracie, vice president of the student government of West Alabama, “the professors haven’t really been enforcing [the dress code].”  Therefore it stands that the professors who see the students daily should be held accountable also by their superiors in making sure the dress code is enforced.

In conclusion, students are not always directed properly on how they should dress. Therefore, dress codes within the campus, so long as they’re consistently enforced, can give students the ability to learn that how they dress can affect their overall success, whether in a classroom environment or a professional one. These policies will give them a better understanding of what’s appropriate and save them from future embarrassment.