A committee of Hanover residents, including members of the Dresden School Board, reviewed a new honor code written by a group of Hanover High School students and teachers, the Valley News reported yesterday. The committee is in the process of revising the proposed code, having decided not to rewrite it. The students and teachers drafted the new honor code in response to the cheating scandal at Hanover High in which nine students faced criminal charges for breaking into the school and stealing final exams last year. The new code features stricter consequences for cheating and delegates more responsibility to school administrators in choosing a punishment. The committee hopes to finalize the new code before March, when School Board elections will replace some current members.
In hopes of cutting down food and resource waste, more colleges are experimenting with removing trays from dining halls, according to Inside Higher Ed. Some believe students will fill the extra space on a tray with food they may not actually want, the website reported. Therefore, if they have to carry their meal without a tray, they are more likely only to order what they will eat. Not only will the program benefit the environment due to saved water and food, but it will also help colleges cut spending, advocates argue. Colby College, the University of Connecticut and Alfred University have all experimented with removing trays from dining halls and various tests have shown waste reductions of 30 to 50 percent.
