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The Lance Comment Questioning The Honor Code Recently, there has been a great deal of discussion con cerning the Honor Code: what is it (if in fact we have one), is it enforced (if in fact we have one) and what is or should be done to make the statement a more integral part of the Code of Responsibility which governs all members of the St. Andrews community. The 'Saltire' > states that, “All.members of the com munity - students, faculty, administration and staff per sonnel - bear all responsibility for maintaining high stan dards of conduct, and all are pledged to deal with viola tions of the Honor Code in a respectable way.” (pg. 17) It is clear from this policy that, in order to be effective upholding the Honor Code must be valued by the com munity in its entirety (or as close to as possible) in addition to the close attention given it by the individual. The pro blem as we perceive it then is not so much directed at ac tions of an individual nature but rather at the impact that an “isolated” incident has. Tremors of this particular and individual (?) incident are felt community-wide because at some level authoritative recourse will be taken if the action is discovered, in vestigated, and deemed “lying, cheating, or stealing;” so as to attempt t!) counteract such behavior in the future. But wha; we would like to question the community is, what good is an Honor Code if it is used only for a vehicle of punishment? We in the community rarely hear the term us ed in a positive way. In order to be truly addressed beneficial to the St. Andrews community, the Honor Code has to be a regulator of behavior across the board. For ex ample. at some institutions those taking exams are in no wayproctored. Students are responsible for signing up for a specific time and taking the exam. Officials of the college have said to the students that they are being trusted; responsibility has bsen entirely left with them. At St. An drews, in some cases, this is true. Some faculty members and administration are making it clear that the Code of Responsibility extends into the classroom as well as in all other academic and social pursuits; whereas, others are in dicating that the Honor Code must not be valid because it is necessary to proctor a student examination. There is tremendous inconsistency here. Either we have a vahd Honor Code or we do not. The blame lies not with the students or the faculty or the administration but with us all. If we shirk this responsibility as individuals and members of a larger whole than the community has, in fact, been structurally weakened. What measures, then should be taken to insure that the Honor Code becomes a sound foundation for academic life here at the college? Firstly, riiore exposure must be given its intent and its pur pose. Towards this end, an open Forum was held on Tues day, October 11 involving concerned students and faculty. Other assurances would include making sure that students, faculty, administration and staff/personnel know what constitutes a violation and what does not con stitute a violation. A Code implies standardization in usage and enforcement. Neither is present currently at St. An drews. Give students the opportunity beyond what is given now, to take tests independently, without having to be pro tected as was the case in secondary school. Because we all live in this community it is in our best interest to establish standards and live by them. In order to do this, however, we must assure that responsibility if meted out will be acknowledged and returned in full. Maureen Ingalls (for the editorial staff) I LCHu; ikii- $yMpe?AAe ML King Rally Attended By Leslie Palmer This summer Dr. Martha. Knight, Ms. Cheri Throop, wife of Professor Bill Throop, both members of Scotland County’s chapter of the National Organization for Women (Scotland NOW), and David Sauiner attended the August 27th march on Washington in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the march led by Dr. Martin Luther King in August of 1963. The march was organized in honor of Dr. King. One of its purposes was to push for the com memoration of Dr. King’s birth and life as a national holiday; but it also served to bring into focus some civil rights issues that are very im portant now in 1983. One theme of the rally was ‘We Still Have A Dream: Jobs, Peace, Freedom.” Thus, the march brought together groups of people of varied as well as common in terests. Among the many organizations represented were NO\y, Gray Panthers- an organization for civil rights of senior citizens, Viet nam Veterans of America, NAACP, Nuclear Freeze Political Action Committee, National Education Associa tion, Friends of the Earth, and the United Presbyterian Church, USA. Speakers in cluded Ms. Judy Goldsmith for NOW, Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Stevie Wonder, and Mrs. Coretta King. Speakers at the march rally seemed to stress the impor tance of voting in order to get one’s choice of represen tatives and senators in Con gress and to get his/her presi dent in office. While the mood of the rally was “We are for...” rather than “We are against...”, one under current of the march seemed to be “Vote Reagan out!” Booths were set up on the mall for Washington voter registration. While Dr. Knight and Ms. Throop, who attended the rally together, were obvious ly interested in the political significance of the march, both of them seemed very impressed with “the over whelming sense of caring and unity” among so many peo ple. Dr. Knight and Ms. Throop estimated that 250,(XX)-300,0(X) people of various ages and backgrounds marched; yet, even is such a diversified crowd, people were very friendly, cooperative, and helpful. Both Ms. Throop and Dr. Knight expressed a great feel ing of peace and inspiration in being a part of the crowd. They also said that being a part of the group gave them a chance to stand up and be counted for issues that they feel are important and, also, to share in the opinions and concerns of others. It was politically significant to “br ing one’s body to the march.” Every individual was important in making the march a success. Ms. Throop and Dr. Knight are to be commended for their par ticipation in the march and for their support of basic human rights. See Forum Page 3 The Lance Editor Rick Hanna Assistant Editor Maureen Ingalls Features Editor Sally Schiel Assistant Features Leslie Palmer Sports Editor Christie Williams Science Editor David Propst Photo Editor Patrick Voswinkel Assistant Photo Craig Piccola Art Editor Jan St. Pierre Layout Editor Kim Lutian Business Manager Bob Dascombe Steve Vibert Advisor Jim McDuffie The opinions expressed on this page are not necessarily those of THE LANCE, college, or stu dent body, but are of the signed individuals. THE LANCE welcomes and encourages responses to the material in this publication, but reserves the right of editorial freedom as governed by responsible jour nalism. ^
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