Convocating Neckties
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The document discusses dress codes for a graduation ceremony at a Malaysian university, highlighting requirements for academic attire and guest attire. It critiques the enforcement of these dress codes with a humorous tone, questioning the necessity of formal suit requirements in warm weather. The author expresses concern for comfort and appropriateness in dress, suggesting that a more relaxed policy may be warranted.
Convocating Neckties
- 1. VNW ? 1 ? Post-?‐convoca/on ?rumblings ? A ?Private ?University ?in ?Malaysia ?
- 2. Hey ?neck/es! ?Why ?are ?you ?stealing ? our ?“once-?‐in-?‐a ?life ?/me ?show”? ??? ? We ?are ?the ?colors ?of ?academic ? achievement!! ?And ?you ?pale ?us ? NW ? 2 ?
- 3. Tell ?me. ?Have ?you ?ever ?been ?out ?of ? the ?coat-?‐ ?free ?and ?dangling? ? NW ? 3 ?
- 4. You ?should ?stay ?inside ?the ?coat. ? More ?so ?inside ?the ?robe. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Know ?your ?place, ?neck/es. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? See ?how ?nice ?these ?gents ?look ? VNW ? 4 ?
- 5. But ?like ?this ?Oh ?no! ?Not ?like ?this ? VNW ? 5 ?
- 6. We ?graduants ?are ?not ?required ?to ? wear ?suits. ? ?So ?our ?neck/es ?just ? ? stand ?out. ? ? Any ?problem? ? In ?that ?case, ?there ?are ?2 ?things ?to ?do ? VNW ? 6 ?
- 7. Enforce ?dress ?code. ?Just ?like ?this ? University ?where ?men ?are ?required ? to ?wear ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? dark lounge suit with neck-tie ? 1.? Academic Attire : Graduands must wear complete graduation attire (gown, hood and mortarboard) for the ceremony ? 2. Graduand Dress Code: ? (a)?Men : dark lounge suit with neck-tie. ? (b) Women : presentable attire for official functions. ? 3. Guest Attire: Lounge suit, national dress, batik or office attire Reminders: Please dress neatly and appropriately. However, the followings are strictly prohibited: ? (a)?Tight-fitting attire ? (b) Slippers and sandals ? (c) T-shirts ? (d) Jeans and shorts ? The University has the right to refuse entry to any graduand and guest who is not appropriately dressed. ? VNW ? 7 ?
- 8. Or ?adopt ? ? “No ?suit, ?No ?/e” ? ?policy ? That’s ??ne ?with ?me. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? I ?don’t ?have ?a ?suit. ?And ? the ?weather's ? ?hot ?anyway ? VNW ? 8 ?
- 9. Thank ?you ?for ?reading ?this ? and ?one ?more ?thing ?about ?the ? dress ?code ?… ? If ?some ?people ?are ?paying ?a_en/on ?to ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? “not ?more ?than ?2 ?inches ?of ?skin” ?above ?the ?knee ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? in ?everyday ?campus ?life….. ? VNW ? 9 ?
- 10. Thank ?you ?for ?reading ?this ? and ?one ?more ?thing ?about ?the ? dress ?code ?… ? If ?some ?people ?are ?paying ?a_en/on ?to ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? “not ?more ?than ?2 ?inches ?of ?skin” ?above ?the ?knee ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? in ?everyday ?campus ?life….. ? we ?should ?be ?paying ?much ?more ?a_en/on ?to ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 16 ?or ?so ?inches ?of ?cloth ?in ?the ?neck ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? during ?the ?Convoca/on ?Ceremony! ? VNW ? 10 ?