the HONOR code

I don't know what Brandon Davies did, nor do I care to know. He did something wrong, he admitted to it, and the Honor Code office decided it was big enough to suspend him from the BYU basketball team and maybe even the university. That's the nature of the Honor Code, and what I feel the nature of life should be. We do something wrong, we admit to it, and though being honest is definitely the best policy, we get the (sometimes negative) consequence.
Anyway, the point of this post is, how the media dealt with it. If you don't know what I mean, google Brandon Davies. Or Davies' girlfriend. Or even BYU basketball, you'll find it covers the page. You'll probably learn that most sources are saying Davies was kicked off for violating the Honor Code due to having premarital sex. Many of those articles' source: The Salt Lake Tribune. Want to know the source the Salt Lake Tribune used? Wait a minute, they didn't use one.

"Provo • BYU center Brandon Davies was suspended from the Cougars’ nationally ranked team for the remainder of the season because he violated the school’s honor code provision that prohibits premarital sex, The Salt Lake Tribune has learned." Read Here.

First of all, The Salt Lake Tribune learned? Lame. Second, does that say he HAD premarital sex, or that he violated the school's honor code THAT prohibits premarital sex (as well as cheating, having a beard, wearing immodest clothes, drinking, drugs etc) and the Trib just happened to leave those out? Subtle, isn't it. How do we feel about this? Does this make anyone lose trust in the media?
Anyway. The guy did something wrong. He signed the Honor Code, like we all have, and he knew what was at stake when he did it. He also knew he was a public figure on campus and apparently to the world, so him violating the Honor Code has more severe repercussions than say, if I did. Right? Because who cares if I do? I'll just get kicked out of school. But if he does, the whole world knows about it. So though he knew what he was doing, I still feel bad for the guy since the whole world knows about it too. And yeah, a lot of people probably break the Honor Code here at BYU and don't get kicked out. That's because it's called the HONOR code, you know, on your honor.

Side note: to the haters of BYU and the Honor Code, that's cool, go rot in ... haha just kidding, take a joke. But really, think about it before bashing what you obviously don't understand. BYU is not punishing Davies for being honest, BYU is punishing Davies for doing something wrong. If all you had to do was tell the truth when you did something wrong and you'd be set free, no one would ever lie.