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Old 07-09-2007, 08:08 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski View Post
I read an article a while back that indicated that the honor code was started by a group of do-gooder students back in the 50's. Given the witch-hunt political climate of the times, I can certainly see such a thing happening.

The problem with things like this is that they are easy to start and dreadfully difficult to stop. It's easy for someone to exhibit piety in public by promoting such a thing, but it would take real cajones for someone in an official capacity to come out and recommend that we end it.
Yup, it was students that created the Honor Code. And then it was formally adopted by the admin later.
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