C. Outside Companies

As the outside companies on campus have not agreed to abide by the Honor System themselves, the GRB believes that dishonest or illegal actions committed by graduate students against these firms do not fall within the jurisdiction of the Honor System. Consequently, the Board will not hear cases arising from incidents involving these companies. However, the Board neither encourages nor condones the actions of those seeking to take unfair advantage of these firms. These persons are warned that neither the Institute nor the GRB will intervene on their behalf in the event that the company which they allegedly defrauded decides to bring legal action against them. In fact, the Board strongly urges anyone with information concerning such an incident to report it to the company in question.