In his letter to the editor in Wednesday’s paper (“Improper anonymity,” Jan. 14), Carey Mignerey raises the question of a convicted student having an objective perspective on the goings-on of her honor trial. However, he fails to admit that his position as the Chair of the Honor Committee from 2003-04 colors his vision of honor affairs. While it is likely that the former student has strong feelings regarding her trial, everything mentioned in the original article about her trial is based on fact: jurors falling asleep and the trial chair overlooking important procedures, among other mishaps. As a witness to the trial, I can assure anyone in doubt that all of these incidents did, in fact, occur. Mignerey, while admitting that he knows nothing about the trial in question, asserts that trials are “fair” and “professional.” To support that claim he cites only the praise of other members of the Honor Committee. If he truly wanted an objective look at honor at the University, he would be pleased about the article published on Tuesday which was as balanced as possible, given the Honor Committee’s proclivity for secrecy. The article did something that the Honor Committee does not: It attempted to educate students at the University about what really goes on in honor cases and how the system can be flawed. Clearly, what Mignerey wants is not objectivity but rather a veil of seclusion so that the Honor Committee can continue their virtual dominance of the University in peace.
Bonnie Carlson
CLAS IV
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