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According to a Nov. 2 New York Times article, the University of North Carolina seems to be selecting an effective honor code policy. Like other schools, UNC is considering a new grade “XF,” which has been designated to indicate that cheating was the reason for failure. This is a positive change that should be adopted by more schools. When failure and guilt are not enough of a deterrent, the shame of a scarlet XF might do the trick...
...also institute a policy of publishing anonymous descriptions of cheating incidents in the school’s campus newspaper. And while individual students are not explicitly named as cheaters in print, actions like these help to change the atmosphere of cheating on campus—essential for honor codes to be effective. If three-quarters of students engage in cheating, signing an honor code in hand—but not in spirit—will do little to change the atmosphere of a college. If, on the other hand, students understood that they hurt one another, and themselves, by cheating...
...said all students were given a copy of the harassment code and a list of ombudspeople who could investigate complaints...
...representative of the Black Law Students Association (BLSA), at a Nov. 18 town hall meeting, suggested that the committee expand the Law School’s anti-harassment code in order to shield students from future racial insensitivity. Because the Law School’s code already proscribes actions that constitute racial harassment, the BLSA’s request must target speech. Any expanded harassment policy that would cover more than actions, regardless of what one chooses to call it, amounts to a speech code and therefore subverts the principles of the First Amendment. If enacted, it would...
...Harvard’s administration had overturned the invitation, or set down regulations on what Paulin may say when he comes. The right to free speech protects people from being silenced by official power. Harvard Law School, for example, is tossing around the idea of a campus speech code, and free speech activists would find an excellent cause for themselves by taking a stroll north of the Science Center...