University of West Alabama Bans Tank Tops, Whales Tails...
Filed in archive Campus Life by Greg Cruey on October 30, 2007
The campus in Livingston, Alabama, has banned tank tops in class. Guys are no longer allowed to wear the sleeveless shirts that often get referred to as "wife beater shirts" to class. And "whales tails," the part of a woman's thong underwear that has become fashionable to display above the waistline of a pair of jeans, is also disallowed on campus.

The vast majority of college campuses have rules against certain behaviors, but attire is usually left to be sorted out by social norms, peer pressure, and more subtle forms of authority expectations. According to the AP, UWA is "one of the nation's first state-supported universities to enact a dress code for students."
The dress code is not too gender biased. Along with whales tails, saggy breeches on guys that allow their boxer shorts
to be seen are also prohibited by the dress code. Jeans and sweat shirts are prohibited at some more formal campus events like career days and job fairs.Many students are unhappy about the new dress code, put in place at the beginning of the semester. Enforcement is primarily through "gentle persuasion" according to one source...
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