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Davidson College exam policy
might be a good fit for Mereditli
Do you think
Meredith
should have
an open
exam
policy?
E-mail
LaDonna at
loguel@
meredith.edu.
LADONNA
LOGUE
News Editor
One of the most cher
ished traditions at Meredith
is the Honor Code. Most of
the Meredith community-
students, faculty and staff-
put faith in the Honor Code
and enforce it with confi
dence.
Davidson College in
Davidson, NC, has been
taking the honor system to
a new level. Students at
Davidson are allowed to
take their exams without
supervision and at their
convenience.
The exams are called
"self-scheduled exams" and
the students sunply put
their name on an envelope
and give it to their profes
sors. The professca^ then
insert the exams in the
envelopes, alphabetize
them, and then send them
to the registrar's office.
Exams are scheduled dur
ing two three-hour periods
per day, and the students go
to the registrar's office, pick
up their exam and are
allowed to take their exam
in their choice of one of 30
classrooms. The only
requirement is that the
exam be returned to the
exam center staff before the
end of the exam period.
For reassurance, students
receive a receipt for each
exam listing when the
envelope is picked up,
dropped back off and fmal-
ly turned in to the profes
sor, thus ensuring that all
actions are accountable.
During the exam period,
students are free to move
about the halls as long as
they are abiding by the
Honor Code at all times.
The students are also bound
by the code to not discuss
the exams imtil the entire
examination period is com
plete.
This procedure has been
in effect for 30 years and
Davidson has had complete
support for the system from
students, faculty and staff.
However, opinion on
whether or not the policy
should be instituted at
Meredith is divided.
Dr. Frances Cuffney, pro
fessor of biology, said," It
would be a benefit in terms
of accommodations to
schedules that must often
be made (i.e. getting senior
grades done early thus hav
ing to offer altemate test
times for seniors). But I do
feel there are severe prob
lems in terms of adherence
to the Honor Code."
"Having sat on Honor
Council for three years I
am both impressed with the
support most students give
the Honor System, yet sad
dened at the number of stu
dents who showed very lit
tle regard for Honor"
Cuffhey added.
Junior Blair Callahan
agreed. "I think cases of
[academic dishonesty]
would increase significant
ly," she said.
However, others believe
that such a policy would
strengthen the honor code
rather than taking advan
tage of it.
"Davidson's exam policy
is an excellent example of
how faculty and students
can 'honor' the honor poli
cy," said Dr. Margarita
Suarez, religion professor.
"It gives students the maxi
mum amount of freedom of
choice. As they take their £_
honor pledge very seriously
they are indeed rewarded
for their honesty."
The College is not offi
cially considering modifi
cations to its exam policy.
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This time we have a
chance to take action.
The U.S. has been
deploying troops with the
support of the U.K.
How justified are we
for this? I think there is
enough motive: 9-11, pre
venting Hussein from
assuming more power or
joining forces with bin
Laden, not waiting to be
struck again and standing
tall.
Why should we let domi
neering, threatening coun
tries pose even more of a
direat? We've got the power
and we are able to use it for
good.
There are people opposed
to war who are protesting.
But I'll stand by my deci
sion to support the war. It’s
scary, but if it takes the
U.S. alone to be righteous,
then that's just the way it's
going to have to be.
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