Can you be brought to the honor council for fouling in basketball? What if it is a basketball class?
ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: Fouling in basketball is not necessary a criminal act; it is at times done as a non-threatening or harmless defensive maneuver–hence the “touch foul.” Furthermore, when appropriately witnessed the judgment is swift and the prescribed penalties are applied. The Honor Code does not, as such, address matters other than academic (“I will not lie, cheat, or steal in my academic endeavors”), but your question of potential violations in a basketball class is interesting–but not really difficult. If you misbehave within the realm of the sport and its rules, the sport rules. If you exceed those boundaries (e.g., cheating on a basketball written test or in a skills test), Duke’s honor may, indeed, be at stake.