The dress code is the limit
Adelina B. Roxas and Lariane Mae P. Magno
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The Filipino Watchdog 9:51 AM | Friday, March 27th, 2015
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Bulacan State University has laid down a number of rules for a lot of aspects inside the campus, one of them being the most controversial and also one of the most loathed by the students; the dress code.
Most BulSuans experienced being kept from going inside the campus because of their attire, all having different reasons, but most wondering what, where, why and how their outfits violate the BulSu dress code.
Artist's problems
Being comfortable on whatever you are wearing is needed by Fine Arts majors like Gilbert Maglaqui. “Kaming mga Fine Arts, gusto namin suotin ‘yung comfy kami sa damit namin just to brighten up the mood”, he defended.
He narrated his experience when he was once confronted by a security guard from the Gate 1. “Noong sinita ako, suot ko ‘nun round neck T-shirt tapos maong shorts then shoes. Minsan ‘di naman kasita-sita pero sinisita nla. May masabi lang”, Maglaqui explained.
Maglaqui also found the rules on dressing unfair. “Ayun ‘di naman sa sinasabi ko na ‘wag sundin ‘yung school policies pero unfair lang. ‘Yung mga ibang prof hindi rin nagsusuot ng uniform eh, tapos tayo bawal. Government school tayo tapos may uniform, dapat nga wala ‘diba?”, he stated.
Hair dilemma
For a short period of time in the school year 2014-2015 in BulSu, the rule regarding the proper haircut of boys has been heavily implemented and has caused a lot of guys to scramble their way to their personal hairdressers.
Zosimo Barcial, a first year Bachelor of Science Major in Computer Science student, has been one of those guys who were caught up in the improper haircut dilemma. He said that there was a time that he was not able to attend class because the guard in the first gate did not let him in and asked him to have his haircut before he can step in the university grounds.
" Kasi panahon na ng finals last sem kaya wala nang time para magpagupit kasi maraming ginagawa, tapos pumasok ako sa class ko ng 7am pero di ako pinapasok ng guard kasi magpagupit daw muna ko para makapasok." Zosimo stated.
Zosimo added that he felt annoyed because his only class that day was that one-hour class and that he came all away from Sta. Maria where his home is located at just to attend it.
" 7-8 lang pasok ko kaya mas nakakainis kasi taga sta maria pa ko sayang baon pero no choice uwi nalang ako." he stated.
According to him, the rule regarding the proper haircut is not important for college students, excluding the ones taking up Education because he said that looking decent and proper is part of the things that these students have to practice as future educators.
"Ang goal natin sa college ay mag-aral lang at magtapos. Yong buhok di na kasama yon unless lang kung COED ka kasi future teacher ka kaya dapat maayos tignan." Zosimo ended.
Ripped and short
Female students also has a number of things to watch out for when it comes to dressing up, and forgetting or not knowing about these things can lead to a big problem with the guards on duty in every gate of BulSu and their own violations record.
Rheena Marie, not her real name, a Business Administration student, recalled the day she was reprimanded and asked to step out of the school for wearing her ripped jeans, which she explained she already wore for a few times before and never being confronted by the guards about it.
"Actually hindi lang naman 'yon y'ong first time na sinuot ko 'yon. Madami nang beses. Kaya nagulat ako noong tinatawag ako ng guard at pinalabas."
As she has 1 major exam that day and she is not used to breaking the university's rules, Rheena Marie tried her luck and explained her situation to the guards, who luckily and eventually let her pass throught the gate. Unfortunately, when Rheena Marie was able to get inside the campus, she saw a lot of girls wearing the same ripped jeans she was wearing, some of them even being worse.
"Nag explain ako sa guard na kailangan ko talagang pumasok kasi may exam kami 1 pa dun, eh major subject. Nakikiusap ako nang gigilid na nga luha ko noon kasi di ako sanay nang sinisita. Natatakot kasi ako na lumabag sa mga patakaran ng school. Kaso noong pagpasok ko ang dami din naman na nakasuot tulad ng suot ko ang iba mas malala pa." said Rheena Marie.
Rheena Marie explained that she is okay with BulSu having rules when it comes to dressing up, as long as these rules are implemented fairly- meaning these rules being applicable to everyone.
"Ang sakin lang dapat kung ano yung batas isa lang walang exemption. Walang maga maganda o sexy. O gwapo o kahit na ano, pare parehas padin kaming istudyante ng iisang eskwelahan." said Rheena Marie.
The same hitch happened to Julianne Siscar, a junior student from Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. She said that she was warned by the guards a few times before, even though her outfits were not really revealing and it's actually washday.
"Ilang beses na kong nasita ng mga guard dahil sa paminsanang porma ko. Nandyan yung naka-dress ako na tama lang naman yung haba nung wash day. Hindi ko kasi ma-gets bakit kailangan manita pa ng ganun eh wash day naman at disente naman suot ko. Hindi naman sya revealing." Julianne said.
But Julianne shared that there was one instance when her ID was taken because of her attire. She did not understand how she was violating the rules when she was actually wearing a decent dress.
"Naglalakad na ko papuntang classroom nun ng bigla akong hinarang sabi iwan ko raw ID ko kasi nakasuot ako ng maikli. Eh ang suot ko lang naman no'n isang above the knee na longsleeve red dress at boots. Above the knee pero hindi maikli, disente pa ring tingnan. Wala akong nagawa iniwan ko ID ko kasi nagmamadali na rin ako." stated Julianne.
Julianne defended that the act was not righteous as she thinks every student has the right to wear whatever they want on washdays, as long as it looks decent and appropriate.
"Hindi siya makatarungan kasi wash day naman kaya may kalayaan kaming pumorma sa gusto namin tska mas maikli pa nga saking magsuot pero nakakalusot. Ang sa'kin lang naman okay lang pumorma basta ba hindi kabastos bastos." Julianne ended.
The authority says
For those students who keep on complaining about the rules on proper attires, Security officer Larry Ceuyo explained their side in behalf of all the security guards assigned to the three gates of the university.
“Unang-una ‘andun naman nakalagay sa handbook na allowed ang sibilyan pero yung proper at pormal. Alam natin yung pormal. Unang-una yung butas-butas, sa tingin niyo tama na isuot yun dito sa school? Kaya ang sabi ko sa inyo, ang pupuntahan niyo ay school. May klase kayo, kaya dapat yung ganyang porma hindi dapat, hindi pwede dito sa school”, Ceuyo elaborated.
In addition, Ceuyo enumerated the most common violations of students when it comes to improper attires. He said that there are girls keep on wearing mini skirts, ripped jeans and more than one pair of earrings. “Allowed naman ang palda wag lang yung sobrang ikli. Dapat above the knee. Susuot ng maiksing palda, pag hinangin hahawak hawakan”, he said. For boys, earrings are not allowed. The hair must not also touch the collar of their shirt. Hair color is allowed. Sleeveless top or dresses aren’t also considered as proper attires in the university.
Furthermore, Ceuyo pleads to the BulSUans not to blame or get mad with the security guards inside the campus. He defended that they are just doing their job because that is what they are paid for. “Siguro naman, ‘wag silang magagalit sa guwardiya. Sabi ko sa kanila (students), hindi kami binabayaran dito para tumunganga”, he stated.
He also added that security guards are only following the orders from the administration and the rules written on the student’s handbook. “Ang sa amin lang naman na ginagawa ay ‘yung kung ano inuutos sa taas, kung ano ‘yung policy dun sa handbook nyo, ‘yun lang naman ginagawa namin. At ‘yung ginagawa namin ay para rin sa kanila”, he concluded.
In dressing up in Bulacan State University, both the authority and the students have their own responsibilities. The authority has the task of making sure that these rules are implemented and known by the students, and the students are to know, to understand and to follow these rules to avoid getting themselves in bigger problems than a violation
Most BulSuans experienced being kept from going inside the campus because of their attire, all having different reasons, but most wondering what, where, why and how their outfits violate the BulSu dress code.
Artist's problems
Being comfortable on whatever you are wearing is needed by Fine Arts majors like Gilbert Maglaqui. “Kaming mga Fine Arts, gusto namin suotin ‘yung comfy kami sa damit namin just to brighten up the mood”, he defended.
He narrated his experience when he was once confronted by a security guard from the Gate 1. “Noong sinita ako, suot ko ‘nun round neck T-shirt tapos maong shorts then shoes. Minsan ‘di naman kasita-sita pero sinisita nla. May masabi lang”, Maglaqui explained.
Maglaqui also found the rules on dressing unfair. “Ayun ‘di naman sa sinasabi ko na ‘wag sundin ‘yung school policies pero unfair lang. ‘Yung mga ibang prof hindi rin nagsusuot ng uniform eh, tapos tayo bawal. Government school tayo tapos may uniform, dapat nga wala ‘diba?”, he stated.
Hair dilemma
For a short period of time in the school year 2014-2015 in BulSu, the rule regarding the proper haircut of boys has been heavily implemented and has caused a lot of guys to scramble their way to their personal hairdressers.
Zosimo Barcial, a first year Bachelor of Science Major in Computer Science student, has been one of those guys who were caught up in the improper haircut dilemma. He said that there was a time that he was not able to attend class because the guard in the first gate did not let him in and asked him to have his haircut before he can step in the university grounds.
" Kasi panahon na ng finals last sem kaya wala nang time para magpagupit kasi maraming ginagawa, tapos pumasok ako sa class ko ng 7am pero di ako pinapasok ng guard kasi magpagupit daw muna ko para makapasok." Zosimo stated.
Zosimo added that he felt annoyed because his only class that day was that one-hour class and that he came all away from Sta. Maria where his home is located at just to attend it.
" 7-8 lang pasok ko kaya mas nakakainis kasi taga sta maria pa ko sayang baon pero no choice uwi nalang ako." he stated.
According to him, the rule regarding the proper haircut is not important for college students, excluding the ones taking up Education because he said that looking decent and proper is part of the things that these students have to practice as future educators.
"Ang goal natin sa college ay mag-aral lang at magtapos. Yong buhok di na kasama yon unless lang kung COED ka kasi future teacher ka kaya dapat maayos tignan." Zosimo ended.
Ripped and short
Female students also has a number of things to watch out for when it comes to dressing up, and forgetting or not knowing about these things can lead to a big problem with the guards on duty in every gate of BulSu and their own violations record.
Rheena Marie, not her real name, a Business Administration student, recalled the day she was reprimanded and asked to step out of the school for wearing her ripped jeans, which she explained she already wore for a few times before and never being confronted by the guards about it.
"Actually hindi lang naman 'yon y'ong first time na sinuot ko 'yon. Madami nang beses. Kaya nagulat ako noong tinatawag ako ng guard at pinalabas."
As she has 1 major exam that day and she is not used to breaking the university's rules, Rheena Marie tried her luck and explained her situation to the guards, who luckily and eventually let her pass throught the gate. Unfortunately, when Rheena Marie was able to get inside the campus, she saw a lot of girls wearing the same ripped jeans she was wearing, some of them even being worse.
"Nag explain ako sa guard na kailangan ko talagang pumasok kasi may exam kami 1 pa dun, eh major subject. Nakikiusap ako nang gigilid na nga luha ko noon kasi di ako sanay nang sinisita. Natatakot kasi ako na lumabag sa mga patakaran ng school. Kaso noong pagpasok ko ang dami din naman na nakasuot tulad ng suot ko ang iba mas malala pa." said Rheena Marie.
Rheena Marie explained that she is okay with BulSu having rules when it comes to dressing up, as long as these rules are implemented fairly- meaning these rules being applicable to everyone.
"Ang sakin lang dapat kung ano yung batas isa lang walang exemption. Walang maga maganda o sexy. O gwapo o kahit na ano, pare parehas padin kaming istudyante ng iisang eskwelahan." said Rheena Marie.
The same hitch happened to Julianne Siscar, a junior student from Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. She said that she was warned by the guards a few times before, even though her outfits were not really revealing and it's actually washday.
"Ilang beses na kong nasita ng mga guard dahil sa paminsanang porma ko. Nandyan yung naka-dress ako na tama lang naman yung haba nung wash day. Hindi ko kasi ma-gets bakit kailangan manita pa ng ganun eh wash day naman at disente naman suot ko. Hindi naman sya revealing." Julianne said.
But Julianne shared that there was one instance when her ID was taken because of her attire. She did not understand how she was violating the rules when she was actually wearing a decent dress.
"Naglalakad na ko papuntang classroom nun ng bigla akong hinarang sabi iwan ko raw ID ko kasi nakasuot ako ng maikli. Eh ang suot ko lang naman no'n isang above the knee na longsleeve red dress at boots. Above the knee pero hindi maikli, disente pa ring tingnan. Wala akong nagawa iniwan ko ID ko kasi nagmamadali na rin ako." stated Julianne.
Julianne defended that the act was not righteous as she thinks every student has the right to wear whatever they want on washdays, as long as it looks decent and appropriate.
"Hindi siya makatarungan kasi wash day naman kaya may kalayaan kaming pumorma sa gusto namin tska mas maikli pa nga saking magsuot pero nakakalusot. Ang sa'kin lang naman okay lang pumorma basta ba hindi kabastos bastos." Julianne ended.
The authority says
For those students who keep on complaining about the rules on proper attires, Security officer Larry Ceuyo explained their side in behalf of all the security guards assigned to the three gates of the university.
“Unang-una ‘andun naman nakalagay sa handbook na allowed ang sibilyan pero yung proper at pormal. Alam natin yung pormal. Unang-una yung butas-butas, sa tingin niyo tama na isuot yun dito sa school? Kaya ang sabi ko sa inyo, ang pupuntahan niyo ay school. May klase kayo, kaya dapat yung ganyang porma hindi dapat, hindi pwede dito sa school”, Ceuyo elaborated.
In addition, Ceuyo enumerated the most common violations of students when it comes to improper attires. He said that there are girls keep on wearing mini skirts, ripped jeans and more than one pair of earrings. “Allowed naman ang palda wag lang yung sobrang ikli. Dapat above the knee. Susuot ng maiksing palda, pag hinangin hahawak hawakan”, he said. For boys, earrings are not allowed. The hair must not also touch the collar of their shirt. Hair color is allowed. Sleeveless top or dresses aren’t also considered as proper attires in the university.
Furthermore, Ceuyo pleads to the BulSUans not to blame or get mad with the security guards inside the campus. He defended that they are just doing their job because that is what they are paid for. “Siguro naman, ‘wag silang magagalit sa guwardiya. Sabi ko sa kanila (students), hindi kami binabayaran dito para tumunganga”, he stated.
He also added that security guards are only following the orders from the administration and the rules written on the student’s handbook. “Ang sa amin lang naman na ginagawa ay ‘yung kung ano inuutos sa taas, kung ano ‘yung policy dun sa handbook nyo, ‘yun lang naman ginagawa namin. At ‘yung ginagawa namin ay para rin sa kanila”, he concluded.
In dressing up in Bulacan State University, both the authority and the students have their own responsibilities. The authority has the task of making sure that these rules are implemented and known by the students, and the students are to know, to understand and to follow these rules to avoid getting themselves in bigger problems than a violation