We rebel against wearing uniforms through high school, but when given the freedom to dress how we want, do we just fall into to another uniform? How much do your clothes say about you, and how much do we relate to people based on their outfits?

Last week’s Sun news article “Libe Café Employees Protest Uniform Policy” explored the widespread opposition of Libe’s employees to Cornell Dining’s policy of wearing hats while serving. Their dissent was understandable. However, what struck me about the article were the statements made by a number of “regular customers.” They noted that the hats looked “silly” and made Libe “look like a dining hall”; to that end, one employee was told she “looked like a lunch lady.” Some workers therefore felt that the policy “hurts relationships with their customers.”

When Cornell Dining recently revamped its uniform policy, mandating that employees in the ever-so-hip(ster) Green Dragon wear hats, student-employees started to complain. Hats?! Really? Clearly appalled by this fascist proclamation, our team of crack reporters has consulted with a slew of fashion experts — from Nylon to latfh.com to Tim Gunn — in order to develop “alternative” options that will please these individually-minded students. So, without further ado, here is the list of suggestions ...