Reading the President’s Page on “New Data about Campus Sexual Assault” (Nov. 11), I was struck by the emphasis first on disciplinary actions and then on awareness-raising. Both are vitally important, but where is the Honor Code that each student signs that commits him and her to certain behavior? I recall the code against cheating and requiring me to report any others who cheat that was deeply embedded in me in my years at Princeton — and that I think molded behavior better than discipline and awareness-raising.
Why not a code so that every student pledges not to be part of sexual assault and to step in whenever such is occurring?
Reading the President’s Page on “New Data about Campus Sexual Assault” (Nov. 11), I was struck by the emphasis first on disciplinary actions and then on awareness-raising. Both are vitally important, but where is the Honor Code that each student signs that commits him and her to certain behavior? I recall the code against cheating and requiring me to report any others who cheat that was deeply embedded in me in my years at Princeton — and that I think molded behavior better than discipline and awareness-raising.
Why not a code so that every student pledges not to be part of sexual assault and to step in whenever such is occurring?