POINTCOUNTERPOINT V S V S

The purpose of dressing up is to impress others and express your confidence. At 8:15 a.m. the cute boy who sits behind you will not notice your heels and lip-gloss. He is lucky to have made it from his bed to his desk. You would have been better off saving the 20 minutes you spent deciding between black or brown heels and spending those precious minutes snoozing underneath your covers.

Whether you wear heels and jeans or sneakers paired with sweat-pants, the outcome of your early-morning class depends on because you could not find your favorite jeans amongst a pile of ten strikingly similar pairs is a ridiculous excuse. Such an excuse will provide only one positive result…a chuckle from fellow students who are sitting comfortably in their Cabrini sweatshirts and sweatpants.

I am not criticizing women who love fashion and the way a great pair of heels can really boost a woman’s mood. Make no mistake about it; I am a fashion-savvy woman who takes pride in her presentation. I feel fashion is a great outlet for people to express their personality and show confidence. However, I do feel the time-consuming ritual of styling hair, make-up and clothing before an 8:15 a.m. class is a waste of valuable time. An intelligent and fashionable student would be better off saving their favorite heels for a later class and spending their morning sleeping, reviewing notes for class or attempting to eat breakfast in the cafeteria.

As a student ambassador to Cabrini College, I understand that parents and visitors do not want to see me in sweat pants. For this reason all tour guides are required to wear dress pants or skirts. Prospective students and their families understand that students dress comfortably for early classes and are appreciative when their tour guide takes pride in his or her presentation. This is another situation when students are expected to present themselves in a fashionable manner

If you are not doing a presentation in front of the class or meeting with a member of faculty or administration after class, dress comfortably. Furthermore, a woman’s natural beauty and glow has always been a fashion essential, so save your lip-gloss and heels for your Friday-night date and sport your Nike Shox and sweatshirt with confidence to class tomorrow morning.