<p>Ahhh Bob Jones, what can one say ??</p>
<p>If you think the others are too conservative, you ought to try this school.</p>
<p>The school's founder even considers the sainted Billy Graham somewhat of a liberal.</p>
<p>This school is also always LATE in the game when it comes to progress in racial harmony.</p>
<p>Although BJU admitted Asians and other minorities from its inception, it refused to enroll black students until 1971, eight years after the University of South Carolina and Clemson University had been integrated by court order. </p>
<p>From 1971 to 1975, BJU admitted only married blacks, although the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) had already determined in 1970 that "private schools with racially discriminatory admissions policies" were not entitled to federal tax exemption. </p>
<p>Late in 1971, BJU filed suit to prevent the IRS from taking its tax exemption, but in 1974, in Bob Jones University v. Simon, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the University did not have standing to sue until the IRS actually assessed taxes. Four months later, on May 29, 1975, the University Board of Trustees authorized a change in policy to admit "students of any race," a move that occurred shortly before the announcement of the Supreme Court decision which prohibited racial exclusion in private schools.</p>
<p>In May 1975, as it prepared to allow unmarried blacks to enroll, BJU adopted more detailed rules prohibiting interracial dating and marriagethreatening expulsion for any student who dated or married interracially, who advocated interracial marriage, who was "affiliated with any group or organization which holds as one of its goals or advocates interracial marriage," or "who espouse, promote, or encourage others to violate the University's dating rules and regulations." </p>
<p>Fully 25 years later, In a 2000 interview, the then-president, Bob Jones III, said that interracial dating had been prohibited since 1950s and that the policy had originated in a complaint by parents of a male Asian student who believed that their son had "nearly married" a white girl.</p>
<p>In 2000, following a media uproar prompted by the visit of presidential candidate George W. Bush to the University, Bob Jones III abruptly dropped the interracial dating rule, announcing the change on CNN's "Larry King Live.</p>
<p>Five years later when asked by Newsweek for his view of the rule change, the current president, Stephen Jones, replied, "I've never been more proud of my dad than the night he...lifted that policy." ( how about his grandad, who adopted that policy ?? Never mind .... ).</p>
<p>However, you'll be glad to know that today BJU has a student body that includes many international and minority students and a number of interracial couples, including members of the faculty and staff. </p>
<p>If you want to go there, please know that Grounds for immediate dismissal include stealing, immorality (including sexual relations between unmarried students), possession of hard-core pornography, use of alcohol or drugs, and participating in a public demonstration for a cause the University opposes.[</p>
<p>Similar moral failures are grounds for terminating the employment of faculty and staff. In 1998, a homosexual alumnus was threatened with arrest if he visited the campus.</p>
<p>They also have general rules like :</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Freshman and sophomore residence hall students must sign out before leaving campus; students with junior and senior privileges may leave without signing out between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.. Curfew is at 10:25 p.m., and residence hall students must be in their own rooms and quiet at 11 p.m. Lights must be out by midnight. </p></li>
<li><p>Each student is provided with a filtered e-mail account. Using unfiltered Internet access via computer, mobile phone, or satellite phone is prohibited for residence hall students</p></li>
<li><p>DVD/VCRs are not allowed in residence halls; DVD players on computers cannot be used for watching films. Televisions may be used only as monitors to play video games. </p></li>
<li><p>Residence hall students are forbidden to go to movie theaters or, when visiting local homes, to watch any films with a rating higher than a G rating</p></li>
<li><p>Students may not listen to country, jazz, New Age, rock, rap, or contemporary Christian music ( yes, that's right I said CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ).</p></li>
<li><p>Men's hair must be traditionally styled with a conservative cut. Hair must not be colored, highlighted, shaved, shelved, tangled or spiked. Sideburns may not reach past the lower opening of the ear. No facial hair is permitted; students must be clean shaven. (Some exceptions are made for older students.) </p></li>
<li><p>Men may not wear earrings, necklaces, or bracelets. Tattoos and body piercings are forbidden. </p></li>
<li><p>Socks are required at all times. </p></li>
<li><p>Hats may not be worn indoors except in athletic facilities. </p></li>
<li><p>Sunday dress includes a coat, tie, dress shirt, dress shoes, dress or dressier casual pants.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>For Females, be aware of the following rules :</p>
<ul>
<li><p>The middle area of the torso may not be exposed, and tops must be long enough to meet the top of the skirt or pants. </p></li>
<li><p>Sleeveless tops and dresses may be worn with a blouse, jacket, or sweater; otherwise, sleeves are required. </p></li>
<li><p>Necklines may be no lower than four fingers below the collarbone.
Tops may be fitted, but not clingy. </p></li>
<li><p>Hemlines, slits or other openings may never be higher than the bottom of the knee. Denim skirts are allowed for casual dress but not in class or for other professional events. </p></li>
<li><p>Shoes such as combat boots or hiking boots are not permitted.
Hairstyles must be "neat, orderly (no spiking), and feminine. No masculine cuts or cutting edge fads. Hair color must always appear natural." </p></li>
<li><p>Tattoos are prohibited. A maximum of two matched sets of earrings are allowed, and they must be worn in the lobe of the ear. No other body piercings are permitted.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Yet, inspite of these unbearable rules, Bob Jones University's enrollment continues to GROW !!! They currently have close to 4,500 students !!</p>
<p>GO FIGURE.</p>