ChatGRE Word of the Day: Skimpy(adj)
Oxford college bans skimpy nighties
By Karen McVeigh
ONE lesser-known perk for students at the last remaining all-women college at Oxford is being able to waft about in nighties without a care.
That pleasure is about to be denied to St Hilda’s students after a spate of flimsy garment-wearing at the breakfast table was found to be embarrassing the kitchen staff.
College dons, alarmed by what some of the students are sporting as nightwear, have advised them to “dress appropriatelyâ€, while staff serving food are refusing to serve girls showing too much flesh.
Arielle Goodley, 20, has received a written reprimand from St Hilda’s dons after turning up for breakfast in a lacy nightdress and skimpy dressing gown. Ms Goodley, a third-year English Literature and Psychology student from Orange County, California, said that she felt unfairly singled out.
“Surely one of the benefits of not having men around is that we can turn up for breakfast wearing whatever we want,†she said.
Amanda Cooper-Sarkar, the Dean of St Hilda’s, defended the ban. “It’s not just see-through dresses, it’s draped sheets or even draped bath towels,†she said. “It’s a request from the kitchen staff who are embarrassed. The code is simply that students dress as they would outside the college.â€
A spokesman for the university said the dispute was a matter for the individual college.
(Source: timesonline.co.uk)
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#1. July 6th, 2006, at 1:11 AM.
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