LYONS: Preserve the single sanction
When the ballots open tomorrow, I will personally be voting for Option 1 because I believe in the Conscientious Retraction, or CR, the Informed Retraction, or IR, and the single sanction. This vote, at its core, is not about what sanctions we want. This vote addresses a much larger philosophical question about the purpose of attending a University that treats its students as peer adults. This vote calls its students to decide on the value of honor and self-governance — both on the individual and University level. As chair of the Honor Committee, I would like to clarify I am not speaking on behalf of the committee, but rather based on my individual beliefs.