Truth has long been a journalistic standard. In an alarming trend however we see truth cast aside for scandal, shock, and impact. Recently the BYU-Idaho Scroll has come under fire as well as the university itself over a dress standard issue that has grabbed global attention.
Just this Tuesday a seemingly innocent article was published in the BYU-Idaho Scroll "Testing Center Reminds Students of Dress and Grooming Standards". It tells the story of a self-described curvy girl turned away from the testing center because of her too tight skinny jeans resulting in being unable to take the scheduled exam.
There has been a recent campaign reminding students that tight, form fitting clothing is against the honor code. Starting first when those sporting skinny jeans were asked to read a sign repeating the school's position on form fitting clothing. Posters were displayed in line for exams showing a girl wearing skinny jeans discouraging form fitting clothing.
Originally flyers were also posted and available displaying a similar message.
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Public Relations Manager Andy Cargal was quoted in ABC's Skinny Jeans Too Suggestive for Mormon College said, "The university has no official policy concerning skinny jeans, but form-fitting clothing is generally off limits. Cargal said the college hasn’t introduced any new policies to crack down on skinny jeans specifically. The university instructed employees at the Test Center to take down the No Skinny Jeans sign last week, Cargal said.
The topic was all over the university students social media pages immediately after the issue of the Scroll was released. It continued to spread gaining attention of alumni, parents, and eventually national news.
Many expressed concern at the harshness of BYU-Idaho's supposed stance asking where they would be able to find jeans that didn't show "the form of the leg".
One student said,"
The original public consensus was that "skinny jeans" were officially banned from the BYU-Idaho campus.
“We don’t have a policy against skinny jeans. One department on campus took our honor code and they interpreted it in their own way,” Cargal said. “University officials went to the Test Center, educated them, and the signs were taken down.”
The Scroll has been rebuked for their role in the "anti-skinny jean scare" and has posted a correction. However their story seemed to report on accurate events. The untruth was perhaps found in the heading above the continued section on the second page saying that skinny jeans were "prohibited".
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