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Enforcement

But the Honor System requires
more than adjustment; it also
requires enforcement. That
enforcement rests solely in the
hands of the student body. The
Honor Committee which is central
to the Honor System is elected by
the students and is in no way
responsible to the faculty or
administration. Still the Honor
Committee is not the agency which
enforces the system. It does not
seek out offenders and bring them
to trial. It sits as a court of appeal
for those accused by other students
but who reject accusation. The
guardians of the system are all
students of the University who have
pledged to uphold the system and
to confront any student suspected
of cheating, lying, or stealing.