The difficulty with creating an honor code out of thin air is that there is really no guarantee that anyone will follow it. If the student body isn’t used to adhering to an honor code, the argument goes, then introducing a sheet of paper affirming a vague commitment to integrity isn’t going to change much. … Read more
The word “honor” describes a two-way relationship between an individual and his society. The individual commits to uphold a certain standard of conduct, and his society rewards this commitment with increased esteem and privileges. In short, an individual behaves honorably because he expects to be treated as such. Unfortunately, the Academic Integrity Committee’s current honor … Read more
The practice of scholarship is based upon integrity towards oneself and one’s work. The Harvard College honor code should emphasize the commitment of students as individuals and as a group to pursuing their studies with integrity. With this emphasis, the honor system can aim not only to prevent or tame the most egregious cases of … Read more
On January 28, 2014, the Academic Integrity Committee released its first draft of the recently proposed Honor Code. Plagiarism and academic honesty have been ever-escalating issues on campus since the Government 1310 cheating scandal in spring of 2012. Does this merit a new honor code for Harvard? And if so, in the manner that the … Read more
I believe that honor, honesty, integrity, and the desire to strengthen these values should be held in the highest regard. While I like the idea of an honor code in order to do so, especially one that promotes trust within the Harvard community and strives to keep students honest, I fear that the implementation of … Read more
According to the recent CBO report on the Affordable Care Act, Obamacare is a jobs killer, but not in the way the GOP would have us believe. Rather than burdening employers with unsustainable new costs, forcing them to lay off workers in order to stay in the black, the employees themselves will voluntarily exit or … Read more
Mike McCurry served as the White House Press Secretary during the Clinton administration. Harvard Political Review: What led you to pursue a career in public service and communications? Mike McCurry: Growing up in high school I had two loves, one was journalism and one was politics. I got to Princeton and worked my way through … Read more
“Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech.” These words account for less than 0.1 percent of the Constitution’s overall text; yet, if a recent Crimson Staff Op-ed is to be believed, there is nothing more to our founding charter than those 10 words. According to the Crimson, the Constitution’s free speech protections are … Read more
The Book of My Lives by Aleksandar Hemon … Read more