College Basketball Player Suspended for Violating BYU Honor Code; Should Codes Matter?
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BYU has suspended Brandon Davies for the rest of the season for violating the school's honor code. The university announced the move March 1, 2011. Credit: Isaac Brekken, AP
At first glance, I said, "Suspended for premarital sex? That's stupid." But BYU has an honor code that demands students remain "chaste and virtuous." According to BYU's website, you have to ask permission to grow a beard. So it's not like Davies didn't know he was doing something that would get him in trouble. (Unless he was drunk. But I'm guessing that's a violation of the honor code as well.)
BYU coach David Rose said that he thinks Davies will play for the team again in the future. Personally, I think that when you sign something called an "honor code," you should, well, honor it. Even if you are a really good basketball player.
So what do you think? Do student honor codes matter? Or should they make exceptions sometimes?
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 1)
3-03-2011 @ 11:35AM
Tina said...Plain and Simple If you dont agree to the rules honorary or not Dont go there and break the freakin rules. Because as soon as they make exceptions for one they'll ALL want one. SO he should of kept it in his pants and he'd still be playin ball. Also its stupid to base your whole team on players ablities.
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3-03-2011 @ 1:50PM
Alicia said...Honestly, the entire idea of a student honor code is stupid but yeah, if you sign it, you've given your word to follow it and you have to keep your word.
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3-04-2011 @ 11:46AM
Paul said...The "idea of honor codes" is NOT stupid. I attended BYU, and when I applied for admission, I read and signed the honor code. I understood exactly what was expected of me, and willingly chose to comply. Each year I was a student there, I met with my church leader to re-confirm my commitment to follow the honor code, as does every student (of any religion) who attends.
An honor code unified the student body. We trusted each other because we knew we had all made the same commitments in order to attend the school. You could trust that your fellow students, for the most part, were honestly applying themselves and not cheating their way through the programs.
BYU has thousands more applications each year than it has spots for entry. Those rejected candidates were also willing to live by the honor code standards. Students who willfully disobey the honor code disappoint not only their fellow students, but also those rejected candidates who might have taken the spot, and followed the honor code.
As a BYU fan and alumnus, I'm sad for Davies and his teammates. I'm sad for our students and fans. I wish Davies had made different choices, but BYU absolutely made the right decision in treating Davies as it would any other student who made a similar violation of the honor code. BYU put honor over winning, which was the right choice.
Should codes matter? You bet they should. We expect our fellowman to be honest and accountable for their actions. When somebody makes a commitment, they are duty bound to follow through with the commitment.
Some think that Davies' punishment is harsh. When you make a choice, you are not only choosing the action, you are choosing the consequence. You can't run from consequences. Davies, in admitting to the school what he had done, made the respectable and honorable choice to live up to his commitment and accept the consequences of his decisions.