Respecting the flag

The following is an excerpt from "Respecting the flag" published in The Universe on Nov. 7, 2012:

For two weeks in October, five students stood outside the ASB and Brigham Square courtyards counting students who stopped and students who continued walking during the flag ceremonies on campus. They found about 60 percent of students stopped for the length of the ceremony and the rest did not.

The ASB courtyard American flag is raised every morning at 7:30 a.m. and lowered every evening at 5:30 p.m. The national anthem plays throughout campus for the duration of each flag ceremony. According to federal law relating to displaying the flag, etiquette indicates that all should stop, face the flag and stand at attention with their right hand over their heart until the flag is completely raised or lowered, or until the anthem has finished.

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