a look at the Honor Code at BYU, which recently dismissed their leading rebounder and 3rd highest scorer, Brandon Davies. Sadly for them, a chance of a high(er) seed in the NCAA tourney look slim after getting blown out by unranked New Mexico days after the dismissal. What blows my mind is their honor code, i mean i know BYU is the most sober school in the nation, as it resides in mormon country, but some of the things to abstain from blow my mind. why am i so shocked?? i would never even be allowed in a place like this, even if i was more open minded about religion. here is their honor code, as listed by CNN.com:
The honor code requires all faculty, staff and students to:
Be honest;
Live a chaste and virtuous life;
Obey the law and all campus policies;
Use clean language;
Respect others;
Abstain from alcoholic beverages, tobacco, tea, coffee and substance abuse;
Participate regularly in church services;
Observe dress and grooming standards;
Encourage others in their commitment to comply with the honor code.
The code forbids homosexual behavior and bars members of the opposite sex from going beyond the lobby of the school's single-sex dormitories.
The dress and grooming standards forbid beards, tattoos and piercings for men and short or form-fitting clothes or bare feet in public for women.
What do you think?
I think you know what you're getting into when you go to a Mormon university. It's no secret that the Mormon religion is very strict about things. I went to a Methodist university and had to abide by all of their rules...granted they weren't anything like BYU's. No alcohol of any kind at any university function (even wine at recitals), formals had to be seen by the president's assistant to make sure they were acceptable for performances...blah blah blah. That's why people go to state schools.
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