Word: harvardians
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...most appealing aspect of self-scheduling, however, is not the convenience or fairness or lack of stress, but the fact that it would run on an honor system. The University would have to trust students not to cheat. There is something very Harvardian about an honor code, something many high schools have but that we conspicuously lack. An honor code reflects the belief that students have integrity, that they are as serious about themselves as Harvard is about itself...
Sometimes the pressure to look Harvardian even though you don't feel Harvardian can cause serious problems. "Harvard is a place where people feel a real need to act like they're okay, to put on a happy face," says Bailin. "Often that makes it more difficult for people to reach out and get help...