The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 14, 1980 Page: 6 of 24
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ELECTION SPECIAL!
Jr. Honor Council
Deborah McCauley
Jr. Honor Council
Steve Schooner
In the recent past and at the
present time, the Rice Honor
Council has been criticized for its
secrecy, "potentially inordinate
amount of power over people,"
and its inflexibility.
The secrecy is a means through
which to protect the accused. To
criticize the council on these
grounds (secrecy) is to cast the
Honor Council in a role
antagonistic to the student body.
The Honor Council is composed of
individuals whom the student
body, by voting for them, has
deemed responsible, sound in
judgment, and just in dealing with
their peers.
However, when one looks
Soph. Honor Council
Colleen
What traditions do you hold
important at Rice? Beer-biking,
steam tunnelling, pubbing
growling. Oh, and of course, our
high academic standing, Honor
System, and school pride.
Remember the Honor System? We
all signed those pledge cards, were
instructed about it Freshman
Week, and even took a test on its
principles. Important, business.
The great majority will never
come into contact offically with
the Honor Council but we should
not forget its importance. As
freshmen not having attended
further one discovers the actual
time and work that the Council
requires. Members of the Council
investigate all reports of suspicion,
judge the defendants, and sentence
the convicted in terms that are just.
The job requires responsibility,
time, and a legitimate concern for
the individual accused as well as
the integrity of the Honor System
itself.
The Honor Council does wield
an "inordiante amount of power"
over the accused. The Council
Investigative Committee consists of
two Honor Council members and
an ombudsman. The appeals of
Honor Council decisions are made
to the Honor Council—that same
Cannon
another university, it is easy for us
to take for granted the freedom we
have found here already. Rice is
difficult enough without added
pressures from rigidly structured
testing procedures. The
responsibility for maintaining and
improving the Honor System lies
with each of us.
1 have served this year as an
Ombudsman to the Council and
filled a unique position. As an
insider/outsider, I was involved in
Council proceedings, but not in
decision-making. I feel I have a
knowledgeable, impartial view of
the Council, its strengths and
group of individuals who
investigated, judged, convicted
and sentenced—the first time
around. One does wonder how
many trips to the well objectivity
can withstand.
But there are ways by which
students may build an open,
responsive council. Vote for the
person whom you know will rely
on his own judgment of the
evidence presented with on the
trial, and will actively work at
improving the image and
procedures of the council. Then,
actively support the Honor
Council, that you have created by
communicating with your
representatives, and offering ideas
along with your criticisms.
weaknesses. I believe in the system
and have the dedication and time
needed to do an effective job.
When I met a few Rice Alums
over Christmas break, I wasn't
surprised to witness the discussion
drift to the Honor System today. A
grad from the class of '58
mentioned that during his stay at
Rice, an Honor Council member
could feel proud that his election
was based on individual merit and
the students' evaluation of his
competency—it was no personali-
ty contest. I could only smile. Does
today's apathetic Rice student vote
with conviction, believing that his
vote is a fundamental element in
the future of this university's
Honor System? I truly hope that
each student will vote with such
forethought.
It seems evident to me that a
campaign statement is of little
relation to the quality or intensity
of dedication that a candidate will
practice. My two years of Council
service and the experience gained
may be measured, yet any previous
concern and committment is
Soph. Honor Council Lela Smith
Soph. Honor Council
Gary Meade
Haven't you wondered what
goes on at Honor Council
meetings? I have. There seems to
be a consensus around campus
that the Honor Council meets to
give a guilty verdict to all. Does the
Honor Council give thumbs down
to the accused?
My name is Lela Smith from
Brown College and I'm running for
Sophomore representative to the
Honor Council. I am presently one
of the freshmen on the Honor
Council and yes, I can see why
maybe you wonder what goes on at
those meetings. The Honor
Council is serious business. The
Honor Council shouldn't be filled
with persons who have no idea of
what goes on at those meetings.
What goes on is work. The Honor
Council and Code are alive and
well. The system works. I would
like your vote because I think you
respect what the Honor Council
RPC Vice-President
difficult to evaluate. I cannot place
a value on the benefit gained by
being a part of the orientation of
an incoming freshmen class, or the
responsibility felt when the
implications of a binding vote are
realized. The Honor Council is, in
itself, a viable learning experience.
Although the Council has
undergone a period of internal
diversity and administrative
difficulty, I am confident that the
system is sustained by concerned
students and interested faculty.
The same students who vote for
qualified and dedicated
individuals will ensure the
continued success of the Honor
System as the most prestigious,
long-standing, instituion at Rice.
I believe that I've proven that I
can make a positive contribution
to our Honor System. If you've got
any question, give me a call at 526-
0140. It's your Council too. Make
your vote count. Thanks.
stands for and would like to see it
work. I would like to work for you.
I will not here go at lengths to
speak of the greatness of the
Honor Code. As a member of the
present council, I believe that you
are the ones to tell us how to run
the Council. You work at Rice.
You work under the Honor Code
every day. The system at Rice
works thanks to you and the
Honor Council.
Mohit Nanda
Rice University is one of the
only institutions fortunate enough
to have a working Honor System.
In such a system, the student body
as a whole bears virtually all the
responsibility for making it a
working system, and we, as
students, are our own policemen.
The Honor Council, then, serves
not as a government or ruling
body, but rather as a re-
presentative group attempting to
fulfill the wishes of the student
body concerning the System.
When necessary, the Council acts
as a judicial body to examine cases
of possible violations of the Honor
System; in such cases, the great
responsibility is not only to the
accused but also to the entire
student body. Therefore, students
chosen to make up the Honor
Council make a major com-
mitment to the students as a whole.
As a member of the Sid
Richardson College Council and
an active member of the Rice
Players, I am no stranger to
responsibilities. The Honor Council
often requires a great deal of time,
and I am willing to devote that
time. But above all, members of
the Honor Council are
representatives of the Student
body. Elect whomever you think
will represent you best.
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has tremendous potential to
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activities and become a viable
entity. This responsibility rests
heavily on the Executive Officers. 1
have been associated with the
Program Council for a year and
know what can be done to make it
work smoothly. With this
experience and the creativity and
effort I'm willing to put into it, I
can make the Vice-Presidency an
active office coordinating the RPC
with the Colleges to create a better
social environment at Rice. Films,
dances, concerts and TGIFs are
the most visible of the RPC's
activities and I believe emphasis
should be placed on preserving
them. Student input on all RPC
events should be increased to-make
it more responsive to their needs. I
honestly believe that the RPC can
break its faltering image and again
work to serve the entire Rice
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to get this process started.
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Muller, Matthew. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 14, 1980, newspaper, February 14, 1980; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245430/m1/6/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.