From Deseret News archives:
Professor bans jeans and T-shirts
"A university is preparation for the real world," history professor Ryan Crisp told the Post Register. "To teach students to think and act at a professional level."
In his 200- and 300-level courses, Crisp requires his students to wear business casual: khaki pants, sweaters, skirts and collared shirts.
Students in his 400-level class must wear formal business attire suits and ties or dresses.
A professor at Boise State University says the policy only burdens students already on tight budgets.
"It's difficult enough for students to afford their college education without requiring them to wear special clothing to class," said Lynn Lubamersky of BSU's history department. "You can learn history while wearing flip-flops, jeans, T-shirts."
BYU-Idaho, which is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, already has a dress code that bans shorts, facial hair, body piercings, flip-flops and sexually suggestive clothing. Students who don't adhere to the code can be suspended.
Crisp's requirements go beyond the school's dress code.
One of his students, freshman Robert Harvey, chafed at first under Crisp's dress code.
"I thought, 'This is college, they shouldn't tell us what to wear,"' he said.
But he changed his mind after wearing business casual attire to Crisp's History 306 class, and hearing Crisp's explanation of how poor students during medieval times shared cloaks to be able to attend class.
"I like it because it takes more effort," Harvey said.
That might carry over into the work world, said Steve Karstad of Idaho Commerce and Labor.
"Dressing up a little shows effort and care," Karstad said.
Comments
- Aggies beat Spartans in snowy Logan 4:31 a.m.
- TCU 55, Utah 28 4:24 a.m.
- BYU 24, New Mexico 19 4:21 a.m.
- Jazz game at a glance 3:00 a.m.
- Real Salt Lake: Game at a glance 3:00 a.m.
- Stanford ends Y's soccer season 2:20 a.m.
- Jazz hope D-Will returns soon 2:19 a.m.
- Snow, SUU lose 2:18 a.m.
- Toone saves day for Wildcats 2:15 a.m.
- Win in New Mexico good for Y? 2:15 a.m.
- SLC council OKs gay rights policies
358 - BYU happy to escape with victory
200 - Editorial: Mormons and gay rights
200 - Will state consider gay rights law?
148 - TCU creams U.
146 - Can BYU root for (ick) Utah Utes?
130 - Letters: Strange breed in Utah
129 - Utes remain silent about BCS
120 - Pratt pleads not guilty to sex charges
106 - Celtics crush Jazz
104
Maybe someone out there can help me understand how raising the state...
How do you handle kids and contests? Our oldest daughter, 7, is of the...
Perhaps part of the reason for the two negative comments is this article...
What this article is leaving out and omitting is that the small number of...
Her remarks imply that if you are righteous, you will be calm and protected....
poor utes....you knew this was coming hahahahha
That movie Destruction of the Family is real life. Healthcare costs are...
I have to agree with most commenters that we need some major changes in our...
Rimando is an absolute BEAST!
I understand why their (TCU) ranked #4 in the nation. Great team with classy...
FIRE LOCKE!! I won't listen to him!!!
Oh dear, what's a bigot to do?



You can be the first to comment on this story.