Indiana's Tri-State University Drops Draconian Dress Code, and Mohawks Are Back

Administrators at Tri-State University, in Indiana, committed a grave fashion faux pas this month by attempting to impose a stringent new dress code on faculty and staff members — which they then hastily rescinded after faculty grumbling attracted unwanted attention from The Chronicle.

The "personal-appearance policy" that was adopted at the private, nondenominational university banned spandex, scuffed shoes, hats, shorts, baseball caps, unpressed clothing, skirts or pants

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