WHY CHEATING SHOULD BE LEFT FOR DIETS AND PRESIDENTS

We all think about it. A handful do it. Some even pay for it. That’s right—we’re talking about cheating.
It’s amazing what students will do to make the grade.

These stories take the cake:

Economics professor William Frazer recalls a scandal involving TAs selling exams to their fraternity brothers. “After the investigation was over, it was revealed that the department chair was also the frat’s advisor.”

A former honor court chancellor recalls a case where a student blamed his teacher for plagiarism. Since academic dishonesty was not defined in the syllabus, he said he had no idea copying a paper was cheating.

Frank Goeddeke, a graduate assistant, observed a woman cheating during a test. Before he could approach her, she stuck the answer sheet in her bra.

“I wanted to confront her, but my hands were tied because of the situation.”

Rich Gentry, a graduate assistant in business, remembers when a student posed as a publisher of a scientific journal and e-mailed the professor for data. The professor took the bait and sent him all the solutions to an industrial engineering final.

Story by Celeste Ayala & Joy Carlson-Waters