cookiegirl Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 Those wacky Wheaton kids. . . CHRISTIAN U. TAKES 1-2-3 STEP FORWARD February 21, 2003 They still can't have sex or booze it up, but students at the super-strict Wheaton College finally have permission to dance. The evangelical Christian school - whose graduates include the Rev. Billy Graham - also has loosened up with faculty members and graduate students, allowing them to smoke and drink alcohol. The changes came after the school's board of trustees feared the school might be violating a 1991 Illinois law that sets limits on how much employers can regulate the private lives of their workers. "Drinking and tobacco use are none of the college's business," said board spokeswoman Pat Swindle. Trustees then decided that even though the law wouldn't apply to their students, a little dancing would be OK. Still, any students caught in the sack or downing a cocktail can be expelled. "We pretty much think it's a good change, something that was long overdue," said Lisa Nudd, 21, editor of the campus newspaper, the Record. "I know I danced off-campus with my boyfriend. It was nice." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadygroovedc Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 Originally posted by cookiegirl Those wacky Wheaton kids. . . CHRISTIAN U. TAKES 1-2-3 STEP FORWARD February 21, 2003 They still can't have sex or booze it up, but students at the super-strict Wheaton College finally have permission to dance. The evangelical Christian school - whose graduates include the Rev. Billy Graham - also has loosened up with faculty members and graduate students, allowing them to smoke and drink alcohol. The changes came after the school's board of trustees feared the school might be violating a 1991 Illinois law that sets limits on how much employers can regulate the private lives of their workers. "Drinking and tobacco use are none of the college's business," said board spokeswoman Pat Swindle. Trustees then decided that even though the law wouldn't apply to their students, a little dancing would be OK. Still, any students caught in the sack or downing a cocktail can be expelled. "We pretty much think it's a good change, something that was long overdue," said Lisa Nudd, 21, editor of the campus newspaper, the Record. "I know I danced off-campus with my boyfriend. It was nice." Wasn't this the plot of Footloose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookiegirl Posted February 21 Author Report Share Posted February 21 Maybe it's merely a publicity stunt for. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadygroovedc Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 Originally posted by cookiegirl Maybe it's merely a publicity stunt for. . . Mmmmmmm... Froot Loops... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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