Institute Honor Code

The staff ignores a crucial aspect of any ideal disciplinary structure by neglecting to propose an honor code for Harvard. Everyone on campus would benefit from an atmosphere in which students are considered responsible enough to judge their own actions. Under the current system, the Administrative Board plays the role of wrist-slapping parent to erstwhile children; under a system with an honor code, the disciplinary body would necessarily include students and be more of a peer review. Harvard would be making a great contribution to the world if it instituted an honor code whereby students signed an ethical contract upon arriving here, for it would be guiding not only the scholastic pursuits but also the moral lives of the future leaders of this country.