Texas college bars students from posing for Playboy
 

Texas college bars students from posing for Playboy

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Baylor University in Waco, Texas, which bills itself as the world's largest Baptist college, has threatened to discipline female students if they pose for Playboy magazine, which is trying to recruit models from the college.

Playboy photographers came to Baylor's hometown seeking models for a photo spread on women of the Big 12 college athletic conference, of which the college is a member.

Baylor Vice President for Student Life Samuel W. Oliver sent an e-mail to women students this week warning that any who "associate" with Playboy would be subject to the university's disciplinary processes.

"Playboy is clearly antithetical to Baylor's mission and associating with the magazine would be a violation of the code of conduct," Oliver wrote in the e-mail. University officials said punishment could include suspension.

Baylor, known for its conservative outlook, did not allow dancing on campus until 10 years ago.

A spokesman for Playboy, known for its nude centerfold pictures, declined to comment on the e-mail.

The threatened punishment was met with a yawn by students on campus.

One woman, who professed no desire to pose for Playboy, said Baylor officials had "more important things to worry about" and wondered if male students would face similar punishment if they were seen reading an issue of Playboy featuring Baylor women.

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I think if more colleges were allowed to just set their own rules, so long as you were free to go study physical anthropology and mass communications somewhere else, the gov might be able to be more lax (rational?) in the overall roolz - :2 cents:

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ah the fine Baptist morality at work:1orglaugh

Realistically, I think the university has a right not to be associated with even softcore pornography if it wishes. Playboy, like any other publication, has the right to publish any real news about Baylor or any other institution that it wishes to. I also think the students have the right to pose if they want, but as individuals and not as students of Baylor.

the students there should decide what to do, its their body, and the school shouldnt have any say in the whatsoever, only if they are going to do the pictures in the office of the principal :D

not even with protecting their name and not wanting it used in porn?