Thursday, August 24, 2006

Is there a dress code in college?

Okay, here we go. All of us, including the fresh-meat, I mean freshmen, and the jaded seniors,
know at least one person who has a) come to class in their pajamas, b) come to class dressed up like they were on a runway in Milan, or c) come to class looking much the disheveled curmudgeon.

The reasoning behind all of these is quite simple to follow. The pajamas are either a truth of the person's sleeping habits or a very sordid attempt at a fashion statement. In fact, the same could likely be said of the person who appears to be in line for the Milan runway.

The disheveled curmudgeon look comes from being in far too many upper level classes while actually attempting to graduate sometime this millennium. Most of the pajama and fashion model people will never attain this look. It's actually reserved in the campus bookstore for the jaded seniors.

The reason for this current edition of "The Right Wing" is currently sitting a mere six feet away from me at this time. A young woman, strangely attractive, dressed in a purple skirt, a white lace long-sleeve shirt, and a pitch black corset, with purple hair. Is she one of Robert's pseudo-goths, or is she only trying new ways of dress? Heck, she could even be druidish and sincerely awaiting the next lunar event, which should be sometime in the nest 6-12 hours.

It got me to thinking: does NGCSU have a dress code? I mean, I'm sure you couldn't wander about nude or anything, but is there actually a written out dress code that we're supposed to be following?

I'm thinking back on my myriad classes today and can remember everyone's favorite jock coming in wearing those horridly disgusting short athletic shorts that leave no room to the imagination and a sweatshirt. Or the girl who rushes into class wearing a short-skirt (once again, no room to the imagination, and we're not complaining), also with the high-heels and low cut shirt (again, no complaints), trying to convince everyone in the room that she's just run up from a photo shoot...

Even the professors are not immune. I noticed one professor rushing down the hall looking as though the latest Wicca meeting had just dismissed while another professor rushed by her like he was running to the beach.

I tell ya', I don't get it.

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