VMI mulls changes to prized honor system Ian Shapira, The Washington Post Jan. 29, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 6 1of6VMI's parapet near the student barracks is inscribed with a quote from one of the college's founders - John Thomas Lewis Preston, a lieutenant colonel in the Confederate army - that all cadets must memorize.Photo for The Washington Post by Heather RousseauShow MoreShow Less 2of6A shadow of Rafael Jenkins, a Black cadet who was expelled from VMI during his freshman year for allegedly cheating on a test - a charge he denied. The Honor Court enlisted another student to spy on him.Photo for The Washington Post by Logan CyrusShow MoreShow Less