Word: ren
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...regulations; if a cadet is caught, he is disciplined. But, strictly speaking, many violations of the regulations could be interpreted as violations of the honor code. A cadet who misses a parade under false pretenses, for example, could be accused of cheating. According to Dr. Richard C. U'Ren, 37, who was chief of psychiatry at West Point from 1970 to 1972, this dichotomy gives cadets an unfortunate point of view: it is all right to violate the regulations as long as you do not lie about it. "Ethics," says U'Ren, "is often divorced from honor...
...Ren also argues that the code has such strict penalties that cadets tend to cover up wrongdoing. During his time at West Point, he says he was told that only 10% of the cheating was reported. "It's a rather ironic fact," he says, "that the code weeds out some cadets who are honest enough to report themselves for honor violations...
...more, says U'Ren, "West Point does everything in its power to develop a sense of cohesiveness among the cadets. They strive to develop a sense of loyalty and belonging-community...
...Charles Necessary?" cover (June 27, 1969). The brooding poet Robert Lowell is given a crayoned zigzag crown of laurels by Sidney Nolan (June 2, 1967), while Boris Artzybasheff painted a blue-faced underwater Jacques Cousteau (March 28, 1960). Among the other artists in the show: Pietro Annigoni, Bernard Buffet, René Bouché and Peter Hurd...
...Died. René Floriot, 73, doyen of France's criminal lawyers whose logical, even-paced courtroom arguments lost him only three of his thousands of clients to executions over a 52-year career; of a heart attack; in Neuilly, France...