Some of the students accused quit the university before the trial; others were prosecuted and found guilty. There were some "insanity" pleas that caused those trials to run longer, and untimely allowed the students to go without punishment. The students that were accused were not the only people that suffered because of the charges. The honor committee that was trying the cases had to juggle both an academic schedule and run a ridiculous amount of trials at the same time. Hoover points to different mass accusation that occurred at another university with an honor code. The only difference is that at the other school there were other options than just expulsion. The ability to have a lesser charge made some of the cases easier to prosecute, however there was still trouble prosecuting the large number of cases. Hoover's use of testimonials convinces the reader on an emotional level.