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Discuss “UDC policies put students at an unfair disadvantage”

The University Committee on Discipline (UDC) is an important administrative body, yet it is not widely understood. The Editorial Board feels that the unchecked power the UDC wields, as well as the secrecy that pervades the UDC proceedings, is detrimental to the health of the University community. With this editorial, The Tartan begins a multi-week series examining the workings of the UDC.

From the Carnegie Mellon Code: "Students at Carnegie Mellon, because they are members of an academic community dedicated to the achievement of excellence, are expected to meet the highest standards of personal, ethical and moral conduct possible. These standards require personal integrity, a commitment to honesty without compromise, as well as truth without...

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