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Originally Posted by jorgelito
The problem is we don't enforce cheating standards enough. I have personally caught dozens of my fellow students cheating and plagiarizing and turned them in but to no avail. The professors and the administration are so scared of being sued. This tacit approval of cheating and dishonesty is a big disservice to the US colleges and universities.
As for Wikipedia, all my professors specifically and strictly forbade it and I agree with that policy. Are we that inept and lazy that we can no longer do research on our own?
I don't think it's extreme at all. She cheated. Maybe the expulsion of that student will serve as a warning and a wakeup call to the thousands of would-be cheaters who don't belong in college in the first place.
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Agreed on every point. If you ask me, the behavior of the girl AND her father are both reprehensible, and they both should have known better. If that had been my daughter, I would have fully supported the actions of the school, and made sure that she understood that she was responsible for all of her actions. Oooh, she has to stay in school for another quarter. Big freakin' deal.
During my undergrad, a good friend of mine was permanently suspended for plagiarizing on one assignment. He was gone virtually overnight. There was zero tolerance for that, and frankly, I thought the enforcement was excellent (even if I felt bad for my friend--it was still his fault).