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Utah State University DigitalCommons@USU The Utah Statesman Students 11-29-2010 The Utah Statesman, November 29, 2010 Utah State University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/newspapers Recommended Citation Utah State University, "The Utah Statesman, November 29, 2010" (2010). The Utah Statesman. 195. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/newspapers/195 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Students at DigitalCommons@USU. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Utah Statesman by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@USU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 1 Monday, Nov. 29, 2010 UtahThe Campus Voice tatesman SUtah State University • Logan, Utah • www.utahstatesman.com since 1902 Administration warns students about cheating usually taken care of by the professor, but university but he said that situation isn’t the By MEGAN BAINUM can also be reported. So if it happens again, norm. He said he has seen this happen two assistant news editor more extreme measures can be taken to dis- or three times in the last five years. cipline the student. “If a student was to be dismissed from Although severe cases of cheating are The Academic Integrity Violation Form the university, it would be a very severe rare, USU has policies and procedures in (AIVF) brought changes to the student code, case. Usually they are put on probation with place to make reporting and resolving aca- Olsen said. The form outlines the process university community service, or suspended demic integrity violations as simple as pos- the professor follows if a student is suspected for a semester. It just varies on the degree of sible. of cheating. The form, available to profes- the situation that could be applied after first Eric Olsen, associate vice president for sors through the USU website’s “Faculty and offense,” Olsen said. student services, said teachers have “full Staff” tab, is filled out online and sent to In the severe cases Olsen talks about, stu- autonomy” to do whatever they feel is appro- Olsen for review. dents would have to do something where it is priate when a student is caught cheating. “We created the AIVF and put it into clear they planned to cheat ahead of time. “Faculty could warn a student or they place this past spring,” Olsen said, “the form “A reason where a student would be more could fail them for the assignment or course allows us to put the violation into a database likely to be dismissed from the university depending on severity,” Olsen said. and track it to see if it is a first offense.” would be, like, they stole the professor’s key Brock Dethie, a professor in the English The form came about because former to the test and then distributed it around department, said first offenses can become ASUSU officer Jerry Brunt wanted to make to other classmates. Something where it is “teachable moments” where a student can the discipline process for cheaters more clear this wasn’t just a student getting into a learn from their mistakes. However, he said timely. tight spot and using cheating as a last result,” obvious, forms of cheating are usually not “Students would cheat spring semester Olsen said. tolerated. and not think they got caught. Then summer Dethie said he thinks the number one “If the offense is blatant or intentional, would come and go and once fall semester reason students cheat is because they are the student usually gets a zero for the paper got started they would see they failed the lazy. Olsen said along with being lazy, many and in some cases, fails the course,” Dethie course or something like that because of students “get in a tight spot” and don’t really said. something that had happened months ago. think about it. Olsen said he has seen cases According to the university’s academic We want that interaction between the faculty where students end up copying their own integrity code, cheating can actually be and student so the situation can be resolved professor’s work without realizing it. broken down into three different categories: in a more timely matter,” Olsen said. “Every year I get at least one or two cases cheating, falsification and plagiarism. According to the Code of Policies and where students plagiarize their professors Cheating is defined as using any “unau- Procedures for Students at Utah State work. The student finds it somehow and thorized assistance” in taking tests, using University, Article 6, Section 2, “the their professor, or a coworker of theirs, were material not approved by a professor, Academic Integrity Violation Form pro- the ones that actually wrote it. Kids just substituting for another student, not fol- vides guidance to instructors and students, aren’t paying attention to whose work they lowing time restrictions and/or using one ensures minimum due process require- are copying,” Olsen said. assignment’s work for more than one class. ments are met, and allows tracking of repeat Olsen said the advice he would give stu- The integrity code states that falsification is offenders at the university level.” dents to help them not cheat would be to not “altering or fabricating any information or Olsen said because it is such a new form, procrastinate. citation in an academic exercise or activity”, many professors aren’t aware of it or don’t “Procrastinating stresses students out so and plagiarism is defined as using someone utilize it like they should. He said it is hard they aren’t thinking straight. Most students, else’s work without properly identifying it, to tell how successful it has been so far when they aren’t waiting until last minute to as well a buying a paper written by someone because he believes many professors just do a project, never think about cheating. It STUDENTS USE MANY METHODS to attempt to cheat on else. tests and papers. Administrators want students to be aware of the don’t know about it enough to use it. is their last resort that shouldn’t ever have to consequences if they are caught. ANIE AGHABABYAN photo illustration Olsen said the process of punishing a If it is a repeat offense for a student, come,” Olsen said. student is gradual. He said first offenses are Olsen said, they could be dismissed from the – [email protected] College of Education Oh, the parking outside is frightful and Human Services react. Most people handle their emotions year students, yeah, we’ll work with them. By RHETT WILKINSON well, even though they’re ticked off,” he We are simply not out to get people.” staff writer said, while noting that booting incidences Nye acknowledged that the USU appoints new dean are increased from last year because the Parking Department issues more passes company is extending coverage to more than available stalls because a vehicle may By ROB JEPSON Student complaints abound concerning properties than they had during last be parked in a stall for “a couple of hours staff writer parking violation penalties around USU’s semester. at a time” during a given day. campus, and much of the problems stem Patrick said that some of those proper- However, he did acknowledge a con- A new dean, Dr. Beth Foley, was appointed for the College of from the discipline of off-campus parking ties include lots nearby USU, including flict in on-campus parking does arise Education and Human Services after serving as interim dean enforcement agencies, as well as on-cam- Pine View, Cobble Creek, Darwin Ave. between the busiest hours of 9:30-11:30 since June. Foley will be instated after approval from the USU pus parking enforcement issuing more and Bridgerland apartments. a.m. He said he warns students buying an Board of Trustees next month. passes than parking stalls available. Patrick said he does not deny that the on-campus pass that they might have to Foley, who recently served as department head of the com- “Students have to realize that the rea- Cache Valley Auto employees are paid seek out other parking options, including municative disorders and deaf education department, said she son why we’re here is because we need to commission for each boot they place on a parking meters along 800 East, during had not planned on becoming dean. ensure that people actually have a place car. that period of time. “When I agreed to be interim dean I planned to go back to to go at night,” said Patrick, a driver from “That’s what we’re told,” he said. Teresa Johnson, business manager for being department head … but I had a really good summer. I Utah Cache Valley Auto, a prominent While people, like Patrick, may enjoy parking and transportation, said students started doing what the previous dean had done which is meet- agency contracted with Logan City that their interactions associated with booting also have the option of spending $23 per ing with all the untenured faculty and seeing what they’re patrols apartments near campus. Patrick and ticketing, others such as James Nye, year on a pass for stadium parking, which doing, what their research interests are, how they’re doing and asked to be identified only by his first director of USU parking and transporta- is along campus bus routes. She said I really enjoyed it. And it made me see the breadth of research name. tion, hold different sentiments. excuses for tickets are not tolerated. activities that are going on across the college,” Foley said. “I enjoy it,” Patrick said of his job.

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