Cheat sheets, hands with for- mulas written on them and base- ball hats with answers on the brim have no place at UNC. Especially this week.
Members of the UNC honor system, as part of Honor and Integrity Week, began holding events on campus Monday that will continue through Friday to help keep honest and ethical student behavior at the forefront of students’ minds.
“We really try to do it before all the studying for exams and final papers begin,” said Jessica Caldwell, honor system outreach coordinator.
The system hears cases when students violate the Honor Code and determines guilt and possible punishments, including suspension and expulsion. About 150 students go before the Honor Court each year.
All students sign a pledge when applying to UNC that states that they will uphold the Code.
While the student attorney general’s staff and Honor Court members deal with day-to-day administrative functions, the outreach branch works to keep students mindful of the honor pledge.
Beginning Monday, students involved with the system have been in the Pit to answer questions, talk about the system and distribute cookies, pens and other handouts.
“We do this in hopes that maybe someone will use that pen when they take an exam and keep the honor system in mind,” Caldwell said.
Flyers at the table in the Pit include information about Honor Court sanctions involving academic misconduct - such as cheating — and behavior-related misconduct — such as drug possession.