The Student Conduct board will be passing out free Blue Books to students this exam week, though the books will be slightly different from the ones students can buy at the bookstore or PackBackers. 

The main difference? The University honor code.

The N.C. State honor code, commonly printed on many professors’ tests, states that the student has neither given nor received aid on a given test or project.  

Every morning and afternoon of exam days, members of Student Conduct will be in the free expression tunnel to hand out Blue Books to students that need them for exams.  

According to Mary Frances Woods, a junior in political science, the idea of including the honor code on Blue Books was brought up by a student in a recent Student Conduct Judicial Board meeting.  

Student Conduct has made about 400 Blue Books bearing a white sticker with the honor code and a space for a signature to hand out to students going to and from exams next week.

“We all thought that would promote academic integrity within the students,” Woods said. “We want to get more involved with the students.”

Woods also said they were looking forward to doing the blue books again in the future, in addition to other ways to get involved with the student body.

Scott Goldsmith, a sophomore in political science, is one of the students who will be in the free expression tunnel handing out the books to students.  

According to Goldsmith, Student Conduct will be out there for 30 minutes leading up to morning and afternoon exam times. They will also offer free coffee to those students on their way to morning exams.

“It’s a way to provide service for students during exam week,” Goldsmith said.  

Liz Zimmerman, a junior in political science and Spanish, said she thinks having the honor code sticker on the Blue Books is a good idea.

“It is a very commendable effort to promote integrity at a time when many fall subject to the temptation of cheating,” Zimmerman said.  

Woods encourages students to apply to be on the Student Conduct Board. The applications are available online at the Student Conduct Web site until Jan. 15.  

“We’re looking forward to doing more like this to promote academic integrity,” Woods said. “We want to get involved with the students and it is a good way to get involved.”