Have you ever wondered why the Honor Code includes diligence in study?  I mean, honesty, upright conduct…sure, they make sense in a code of honor.  But isn’t “diligence in study” just a fancy of way for your teachers to tell you...

The man of life upright,Whose chearfull minde is freeFrom waight of impious deedes,And yoake of vanitee, The man whose silent dayesIn harmelesse joyes are spent:Whom hopes cannot delude,Nor sorrowes discontent, That man needes neyther towres,Nor armour for defence:Nor vaults his...

Act as though the world is watching.  It is good and helpful advice—but it also is the mark of a man who has not yet trained himself to do the right thing, simply because it is the right thing.  Instead,...

Yesterday we noted that the animal and the criminal are crouched and crooked, while the upright man is tall and straight.  But these are just metaphors.  How do we put it into practice? Thomas Jefferson, in a letter to Peter...

Welcome back – I hope you all had a nice, long weekend.  Last week, we considered what it means to be honest in all things; this week, we’ll reflect on the second part of the Honor Code—being upright in conduct. ...