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...Decline of Duty and Honor Kudos to Michael Elliott for his article on Iran's capture of the British sailors [April 23]. The damage to old British values of honor and duty is spreading far beyond Britain's borders. While Italy has not been renowned for those gentlemanly qualities, our upper classes have somewhat absorbed them during the past three centuries, and the structure of our society has been positively influenced. Now what will happen if that culture disappears? Frely Sacchi, Trezzano Sul Naviglio, Italy
...live in a time when people and animals die from poisons substituted for food and medicine, when buildings collapse because of shoddy construction and when American soldiers are being killed in a conflict initiated because of faulty intelligence. It is more important than ever that we restore honesty and honor to all facets of our lives. I do not want to see what happens to a world in which the graduates of M.I.T. or any other college can build a career on fabrications...
...many teachers are torn when it comes to Turnitin. "How do you reconcile this [service] with a place that's trying to presume honor?" asks Bob Thompson, Duke University's vice provost for undergraduate education. Duke, which recently endured a cheating scandal at its business school, no longer uses Turnitin--in part because it did not like adding to the company's database--and this spring expanded its honor code by obligating students to take action if they observe or hear about cheating. "We will truly lose the battle if we think we're going to fight technology with technology...
...University agreed to honor “two key student demands” at the Friday meeting, according to the coalition’s statement, although administrators maintain that the University will not involve itself in the negotiations...
...University agreed to honor "two key student demands" at the Friday meeting, according to the coalition's statement, although administrators maintain that the University will not involve itself in the negotiations...