Please Wear Pants
January 27, 2011
Dilara Akgunduz Co-Editor in Chief There is always a time and place for everything. At the beach, I am ready to see people with very few articles of clothing on, but in the hallways? Um, no. You might be wondering what I am complaining about THIS time. Last week, I saw a male student in the hallway with only a shirt and boxers on. Now, don’t get me wrong. Latin has a very attractive population and many kids here make an effort to be healthy and work out a lot. However, even if you look like the younger version of Brad Pitt, I do not under any circumstances want to see any of my classmates in their underwear in the hallways. And I realize that I have seen this happen a few too many times (especially among guys, but this message goes out to girls, too!), though it would be wrong to say that a majority of the students change in the hallways. I am addressing those several kids who DO change in the hallways. I remember that as a freshman, I had the most unfortunate first-time experience of seeing an older student walking in the hallways with white socks and boxers on…only. I will never be prepared to see someone with only his/her underwear on in the school hallways. One, it’s awkward. Two, why are you changing in the hallway? And three, what if a teacher saw you?! And teachers, what would you do in that kind of situation? I love how comfortable Latin students are with one another, but I know some people would agree with me when I say that not everyone is eager to see someone with no shirt on, wearing only boxers, coming from gym, and smelling not-so-pleasantly. Even if you think it is attractive, I am going to ask for you to refrain and contain your gorgeousness: I am not shocked at how great you look, but at the fact that you are not wearing any pants.]]>
pdeepipa • Mar 10, 2011 at 10:46 pm
So what you’re saying is…we should be allowed to change in the bathrooms and not have to walk all the way to the lockers in the basement?
jwilson • Feb 18, 2011 at 7:27 pm
As a PE teacher and coach, it shocks me little to see students changing in PE, getting ready for sports, or changing after games. There is however, a level of respect we must extend to our peers, visitors, and others working at the school. There is a bathroom around every corner of the US. Get off your lazy duff, stop flashing the boxers, and explore the closest bathroom for your changing purposes.
lokeeffe • Feb 1, 2011 at 12:48 pm
As an adult, a parent, and grandparent, I would not be shocked to see a nearly nude student in the hall. However It goes against every aspect of respect that I can think of. There are washrooms, locker rooms especially designed for the convenience of the students who find it necessary to change their clothes.
eread • Jan 29, 2011 at 4:28 pm
changing in the hallway is a favorite pastime of mine. but to be honest most of the time the clothes i wear to school aren’t even far away from nudity anyways.
-bethy
ewilliam • Jan 27, 2011 at 11:27 pm
I agree that it’s not that big of deal, but it is annoying, i mean, who honestly wants to see guys, and the occasional girl undressing in the hallways of all places.
edent • Jan 27, 2011 at 11:03 pm
When changing in the hallways, one should be considerate of others and make sure they are well hidden. Because if you change in a hallway and there’s no one around to see it, did it really happen? I say no. We’ll do it in the shadows!
nweiss • Jan 27, 2011 at 11:02 pm
I change in the hallways pretty frequently. I make sure to do ask other in the hall if they mind and usually they laugh and say no. Blair Marshall has seen a lot of me and I don’t think it has phased either of us.
jbucciero11 • Jan 27, 2011 at 10:55 pm
While I’ll relent that changing in the hallways is a display of supreme laziness (you can’t even make it to the bathroom?), I just don’t think people need to get worked up about other people changing. Maybe it’s just me that doesn’t care when I see a pants-less classmate, but still. Barring instances of complete nudity, let people change; change is good.