Comments on: Do clothes make the Morehouse man? No more pumps on campus.

By: Tasha

Tasha — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:33:55 +0000

GIRL BOO !!! do you see these comments ! they must not know who we are around campus, we make the grades, we out-do the trade….the spelman girls comes to us to get done up…..morehouse is our playground ! and it costs to be here….GIRL you know we fell out in the auditorium when they was speaking about this and all the trade stood up and was clapping and barking yet they be in our rooms…..OOPS !!!

By: Ja'Nelle

Ja'Nelle — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:25:26 +0000

BABY I PAY OVER $20,000 A YEAR TO ATTEND THIS INSTITUTION !!!! I CAN WEAR WHATEVER THE HELL I WANT SO THE JIMMY CHOO’S AND ALMA BAGS A HERE TO STAY NOW WATCH ME SAUNTER AND PUMP IT AT THE HOUSE !

By: George

George — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:49:07 +0000

I will say this…this is needed. Morehouse image has been tarnished deeply over the past few years with news of violence from its student population. This Morehouse issue is not just an Alum issue, cause I didn’t go there. I went to Clark. But the issues seem to be institutional. The Black Community in general is concerned with the selection of young men morehouse has been selecting. I went to Clark and I would love for my children to go to Clark or Morehouse. But much has changed since I went their in the early 1990’s. I personally do not feel comfortable giving the stewardship of my son’s to these universities until they fix some things on the AUC, this violence is uncomfortable for me as a former student and as a parent. I will say that part of the problem is that it is generational. Young people today are more influence by hood culture than we were coming up…We had hip hop…but they have so many things that permeates their ever day life that they tend to pick up these bad character habits. The issues these OUR universities face or OUR community issues and has much as we are frustrated with these issues, we must help them too. That dress code is a start. Clark, Morehouse, and Spelman are institutions that have done so much for the African Amercian community and for the Country as a whole. We should hold it to a higher standard and the young men who enter these institutions should understand that and act accordingly. If you do not want to do that…then that is not the instituion for you. Period. We have to teach. I remember posting up in the Math Dept at Clark one spring day, with my cap on my head. I was “chillin’
And the head of the Math Dept. Dr. Shabazz look at me. He asked me to come to his office. Now for any of you who remember Dr. Shabazz he was a very regal man. Older gentleman. He sat me down and basically began to tell me that me having my hat on inside the building was not proper etiquette. He explained why. He just didn’t start flashing on me saying “That is what’s wrong with you young people”. I was fresh from California and that aspect of etiquette is something none of us were taught, but today I do not walk inside a structure with my hat on. There are other facets to a man that makes him a success and not solely a degree. The Whole person must be educated with class, manners, etiquette, character and education.

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By: joseph mitchell, '69

joseph mitchell, '69 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:16:31 +0000

Well. Morehouse can and should do what it believes to be in th ebest interest of the world – not just its immediate student body. And the 21 year-old who believes he’s above the ‘mystic’, well it was there long before he was and really does not rely upon him to continue. Morehouse had and has problems. How it successfully handles them is how it got to be what it is, its problems not withstanding. Making necessary though unpopular decisions is what makes the difference between leadership at Morehouse and leadership at lesser institutions like – Harvard, Yale, etc., etc., ad infinitum.

By: joseph mitchell, '69

joseph mitchell, '69 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:10:42 +0000

the dress code is a matter of decorum and focus. A twenty-year old at Morehouse who has trouble with the code may need to transfer out before he has to meet another standard imposed upon him by the College’s expectations.

By: Wanza

Wanza — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:41:17 +0000

First, Morehouse College is a place of academic excellence not a fashion show runway, do not believe me, just ask the US Department of Education. Second, Morehouse College is located within the US borders, the US that was found on the premises of freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and freedom of limited speech BUT how and where you choose to practice those freedoms can limited and/or restricted like on the campus of Morehouse College. You can not “hide” behind the US Constitution each and every time someone or some entity is restricting certain conduct, action, behavior, and style of dress; that they have deemed as being unethical or unacceptable or immoral. You do not like nor do you accept Morehouse College’s dress code then you do not apply for admissions at Morehouse College, it is very simple. Men who attend Morehouse College like dressing in garments that is usually worn by women, Morehouse College is not violating your Constitutional Rights because in that document{Constitution} the words “men who dress in women’s garments are protected” are not there…no where in that text. Read it for yourself.
Lastly, for the individuals who found Morehouse College’s dress code discrimatory, get a Constitutional Law textbook and read it then re-apply at another college or better yet start your own college. None of you are protesting the high gasoline prices, high unemployment, and the fact that three healthcare insurance companies control over 92% of America’s healthcare policies.

By: WanzaTurner

WanzaTurner — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:17:39 +0000

First, Morehouse College is a place for academic excellence, its NOT a fashion show runway, you don’t believe me just ask the United States Department of Education. Second, Morehouse College has educated some of our greatest Black social leaders like Dr. Mays, Dr. King, Rev. Steele, and others. Third, Morehouse College is located within the US borders, known as the land of the free and of the brave; if you do not accept nor like Morehouse College’s dress code, do not apply for enrollment at Morehouse College. Lastly, if you are a Morehouse Man; I stress the word “Man” because Morehouse is a male-only college, dress the part ON campus.

By: CommonSenseRules

CommonSenseRules — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:52:03 +0000

To JR, the 21 year-old who doesn’t need someone to tell him [what to do, period!] what to put on your back. You may find the new policy at Morehouse laughable, but at least three things obtain:
1) you are not there;
2) those who comply will laugh their way all the way into graduate school– which is the only purpose of getting a bachelor’s degree, anyway;
3) if you keep living long enough, you will find that you are not too old to be told a whole LOT of what you can and cannot do — what you put on your back will be least of it! Good luck, ’cause you are certainly going to need it.

By: CommonSenseRules

CommonSenseRules — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:57:24 +0000

With all due respect to Ms Downey, the “enforcement aspects” of how 20 year-olds are expected to behave or dress are not difficult to comprehend. They do it at work, on sports teams, at social clubs… . What’s difficult to comprehend is how our society has disintegrated to the extent that a prestigious, private institution — or a public one for that matter — cannot set the standards/bar for participants in the institution/organization. One of the lessons that students in such situations are given the opportunity to learn is that “freedom” is not synonymous with “license”, and that if you wish to participate in THIS place, then, here are the requirements and expectations. If a prospective or current student believes that they are unable to comply, then they should graciously be given the “freedom” to go elsewhere.
Three cheers for Dr. Robert Franklin! Finally, finally, finally a responsible adult steps up to the “manhood” plate.