PANTS: The PowerPoint

The Honor Code• Created in 1940• “Promote personal dignity and integrity”• “…as well as the principles and standards of The

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints”

• “Clothing is inappropriate when it is…form fitting”

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The Origin• Pantaloons—def: 16th century term for

a Venetian merchant.• Loose from the waist to the knees• Tight from the knees to the ankles

Definition• Pants are considered an

outer garment of fabric which covers each leg separately

• Pants are generally expected and designed to be worn over a type of undergarment or underwear.

NO

• Pants extend from the waist (the waist referring to the hips to natural waist line) down to anywhere just below the knee and beyond.

• Pants have an adjustable waist such as an elastic waist band, a tie, a button, a zipper, a clasp or a clip. They can also feature belt loops.

• Pants are worn to increase the comfort and physical safety of the wearer while also being publically acceptable and decent.

• They are usually made from any material that is thick enough, that when stretched, does not become transparent.

• Pants cannot be made exclusively of an excessively stretchy material which stretches to form-fit the body completely from waist to ankle.

Conclusion– They do not offer

protection from physical abrasion

– They are for athletic use and not for sole use as pants

– They do not fall under the definition of pants and therefore do not have a place on campus

• Leggings DO NOT fit our definition of pants

• They DO NOT fit the Honor Code

Is this really the point?

• Does it take a definition and specific code to convince us to do the right thing?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgvbRQHgpd8

• The Honor Code should not have to list out every little thing we can and cannot wear.

• It is called an “Honor Code” because it is based on our honor.

• Our moral agency allows us to decide what is acceptable and what is not.

• We have to be willing to accept the consequences.

• That is how the Honor Code works and not off of detailed definitions.

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