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Honor Study

The Committee approached the
problem through a study led by the
President of the Graduate Business
School, Lee Chapman, in which
various alternatives in measuring
opinion were examined. The
committee felt that any reform
should be initiated by the student
body through their opinions on
provisions of the system.

After much discussion and study
on review procedures, this year's
Committee has created a new
mechanism for instituting reform
when necessary, which includes
both the ideas of petitioning and
voting.

In order to carry out the
primary function of conducting
trials, the Committee feels that it
must at times legislate regarding its
trial procedures and regarding the
standard to be used in determining
whether one's conduct is
honorable. According to the new
policy, "the Honor Committee shall
continue to initiate revision in the
Honor System both substantively
and procedurally when it considers
such revision necessary for the
continued smooth operation of the
system."