gail:
I just can't settle on an appropriate sentencing scale.
Whatever produces the highest-pitched squeals should suffice for all concerned, with the undergraduate beneficiaries required to deal out, as a special addendum to the Commencement ceremony (if indeed they make it), a number of swats commensurate to the bribe to their parents and faculty. As a consolation, the offender hitting the highest note should receive a commemorative scroll, tied with red ribbon.