BYU beard ban in the NYtimes: This is because Brigham Young bans - TopicsExpress

BYU beard ban in the NYtimes: This is because Brigham Young bans all chin hair (mustaches are fine), a rule set in place in the 1970s when school officials sought to distinguish their strait-laced students from the hippies staging demonstrations across the nation. And in recent years, even as beards have moved from hipster calling cards to mainstream accessories — and as the university has worked to hone its contemporary image — the beard ban has not budged. In recent weeks, however, one student has begun a campaign to return the beard to Brigham Young, which has an enrollment of nearly 30,000 students. “We want the option and ability to express personality through facial hair,” said Shane Pittson, 23, a tall, blond, cleanshaven student whose goal is to have the administration consider a change at the end of the school year.

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