An honor pledge would be a drop in the bucket of the effort needed to decrease the newly elevated levels of plagiarism at Deerfield.

Maybe the honor pledge is a step in the right direction; but it might not be.

Although the intentions of the program strive to be beneficial to the student body, the Academy’s residential issues cannot be fixed by required meetings and prepared lists of questions.

Often, when peers find out I’m a day student, I get the response, “Really? You don’t look like a day student.” I think that sums up how the school integrates…

Students: please remain honest.

We must be aware that the issue of same-sex marriage and gay rights affects everyone’s consciousness, whether gay or straight, atheist or Catholic, conservative or liberal.

I propose we focus on an implicit contract of being in a “diverse” community, a relationship based on mutual respect and tolerance rather than being forced to identify with students…

Let us hear each other. Let us be open and discuss and learn who we are! Maybe then we can change.

Some traditions die hard, but out of their deaths can emerge newer and healthier ones that serve to support our core values and a common understanding.

We must know the rules and the consequences and we must accept responsibility for our actions. Regardless of who you are or where you are from, you alone control your…