Farrah Reed
                Holding hands in the Quad, lying on the Indian Mounds or sharing a kiss in front on the Cox Auditorium are gestures that couples are indulging in around the campus. Some students are not bothered by these expressive actions while some find it offensive.
                How much is too much? What is the proper etiquette when dealing with PDA? According to Miss Manners, PDA is labeled wrong.
“We are not talking mere affection here, with whatever little hugs and pats that may prompt,” Miss Manners states. “The activity that we are really discussing involves two people concentrating intently on each other and ignoring those around them.”
Ignoring the outside environment seems to be where the problem exists. Senior Kristina Larson says she finds any gesture of PDA very distracting and inappropriate.
 ”When you are on your way to class, you are in a semi-professional environment. Would you hold hands walking through the halls an office job? No. So why do you think it is appropriate to do so in a university hallway?” Larson asks.
Sophomore Eben Barra Jr. says simple displays are acceptable.
Some people share kisses and that’s cute but some people French kiss like in the Titanic and act like it’s their last time they’re going to see each other” Barra says.
Sophomore Alyssa Thompson explains that while she doesn’t mind the PDA, it might offend her friends who are of the Muslim religion.
In the Muslim religion, it is prohibited to display any gestures of affection and those that do in their country could be arrested or punished.
“I’ve noticed a few times when we walk across the Quad and we’ve seen major make-out sessions and she had a look on her face that that didn’t sit well with her,” Thompson says. “It really offended her but she wasn’t vocal about it.”
History Professor, Carolyn Lewis sympathizes with the students who are “in love” as long as it doesn’t interfere in the classroom.
“I often see students on the quad holding hands, arms around shoulders, hugging, kissing. Usually I don’t mind — in fact, I think it’s rather sweet,” Lewis says.  “Most people seem to fall in love for the first time in the college years, and there is something sweet and romantic about that.”
                LSU currently has no strict policy on PDA on the campus. Students are expected to deem their own behavior as appropriate or not.
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