I was confused to learn that the Honor Committee is discussing how to prevent students from talking about exams after they have taken them ("Honor reviews exam discussion policies," Feb. 22). The Committee is right to observe that this is a social norm at our University, and that most students don't intend to give unfair advantage by making comments about exams. However, there are other social norms the Committee chooses to totally ignore. Fake IDs, for instance. Presenting a fake ID is essentially claiming to be someone you are not - a lie - though these are trivial cases in the eyes of the Committee. I'm not suggesting that the Committee take up a crusade against fake IDs, but it's interesting to see which social norms they choose to go after and which ones they leave alone. Is it because most students feel personally wronged if others get a higher exam score (an uncontroversial topic), but some also feel that they have something to personally gain by using fake IDs (a controversial topic)?
Ben Chrisinger\nARCH IV
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