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Death Penalty

I would like to respond as one
of the students who chose the
university on the basis of the Honor
System to Mr. Capobianco's
statements which you printed on
March 17.

Undoubtedly, if Mr. Capobianco
had been elected President of the
College and he succeeded in
eliminating the Honor System, the
consequences would be dire. The
university would divide into two
factions: the students like myself,
and the liars, stealers, and cheaters
(with their "rational response to a
useless system.") The conflict
would undoubtedly blossom into
bloodshed. Immediately after that,
I would probably be found dead, a
Bic pen in my groin. The
offense-honor; the penalty-death.