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80 suspected of cheating By Annabelle'Boyd On April 27, Wilson called a month before and told me what Between 80 and- 90 students in meeting with his teaching assis- I would, find,, I wouldn't have Introduction to, Computers and tants and a plan was devised to believed them." Engineering Problem Solving test for similarities in the prob- Other series of problem sets (1.00) have submitted 'duplicate lem sets that had been received' were then tested, with similar re- code" on problem., sets, according from the previous week. Wilson sults. 'Some of the students had to course professor Nigel H. Wil- asked one of his TANs to -write a copied code on up to ive differ- son SM '70. This is the largest computer program which would ent problem sets, while others instance of student cheating un- screen for similar statements in had done it on only one," Wilson covered in MIT's recent history. the student code. said. Most of the code plagiarism in- The problem sets were then "It has taken a long time for volved small groups of students run through the program, and us to go through all of the prob- who handed in- exactly the same the ones that triggered were lem sets and to locate all of the computer program code or very "carefully and individually" duplicated code," he added. similar coded statements on their analyzed for evidence of copying On Monday, April 30, Wilson problem sets, Wilson said. by the teaching assistants and announced to his class that cheat- . At the beginning of the term, Wilson. ing had been discovered, and that Wilson went to each of the "We were shocked at the num- any student who had duplicated course's 18 recitations and in- ber of times duplicate code ap- code would receive a zero for the Linda D'AngelolThe Tech formed the students what was ex- peared," Wilson commented. "If corresponding problem set. Protesters join hands in solidarity before marching through pected of them individually and someone had come to me the (Please turn to page 2) the infinite Corridor. what constituted cheating. 'I, told the class that while I t I would like every student to solve CAA protests failed divestment meeting every problem by himself, I rec- ognized this was unlikely. If a By Linda D'Angelo To this end, demonstrators to lead to accommodation," he student got stuck, it was appro- Approximately 70 students signed individual letters to the added. priate for him to speak to a TA, gathered on the steps of 77 Mass- executive committee which said: Many speakers at the rally another student or myself. How- achusetts Avenue at a Friday di- "The black South Africans are expressed frustrations about the ever, jointly written code and vestment rally held by the Coali- calling for divestment. As a Thursday meeting and doubted the submission of -jointly written. tion Againnst Apartheid. The rally member of the MIT community, its benefit. code were unacceptable." was an expression of the CAws I support the black people of Samuel Assefa G explained Wilson first became aware of frustrations after 21 members South Africa in their struggle. that he "left [the meeting] feel- the plagiarism in late April when met with- the Executive Commit- I feel that they know what's best ing quite disgusted." He "went a student came to his office -and tee of the MIT Corporation on for them and that they should in thinking something positive expressed "great frustration" Thursday to discuss divestment. decide how to fight against would come out of it, " but by about theI cheating, which, this "They thought they could ap- apartheid." the close of thq meeting "felt I student felt, was unjustly raising peasc us," CAA member Mark The letters were then placed in was wasting my time." the class--averagee. A. -Smith & told thie demonstra- a 15-foot- envelope addressed to Saxon felt the meeting "was After the student left, Wilson tors, 'but we are not going to the executive committee, and car- useful, [but] not in terms of con- I contacted several TAhs and dis- settle for talking to them and ried on what Francis called a flict resolution." A "strong be- covered -that many of them felt having them not listen." "special delivery mission." liever in the value of people talk- they "may have seen similar code Instead, CAA "wanted to send Demonstrators marched down ing to each other about their on the problem sets." Taken with a message" to the committee the Infinite Corridor with arms concerns," Saxon said the meet- I- the "large" discrepancy between "that they have to respect the linked, carrying the envelope to ing allowed the "executive com- II test scores and problem sets, this Tech file photo voice of black South Africa," the offices of President Paul E. mittee to hear and see first hand sentiment indicated to Wilson Corporation Chairman David member Ronald W. Francis G Gray '54, Corporation Chairman what the members of the coali- that there was a problem. S. S-axon '41 explained at the rally. David S. Saxon '41, and Vice tion and students felt." Members President and Treasurer Glenn P. "can read it, but its useful to get Strehle '58. a sense of the strength of people's Saxon "was disappointed, but feelings," he said. New grad dorn to open in June not particularly surprised" by In response to claims that Friday's rally. Judging the protest the meeting was an attempt to By Dave Watt continuing single graduate stu- Although the Practical Plan- as a "self-defeating"' action that appease CAA, Saxon said he The new graduate apartments dents. The new graduate students ening Guide for New Graduate was "not useful," Saxon felt it "could not tell you what was in at 143 Albany Street will be open who get through a lottery will be Students specifies that married was "too bad (CAA members] people's minds."' But, the chair- for residents beginning June 15, offered one-year non-renewable students would be admitted to felt compelled to do that." Such man said, he '"came prepared to according to Michael A. Mills, leases, while the continuing stu- the new apartments, Mills said action is "not a path that is likely (Please turn to page 9) general manager for housing and dents who pass a separate lottery that due to city zoning restric- renovations. The building is the will be offered renewable leases, tions',- married students will not first new MIT housing to open as specified in the new graduate be permitted to move in to the UA condemns AEPif since 1982. housing policy ("Grad housing Albany Street complex. Albany will house 190 new and -- policy adopted," April 20). Rents for single rooms at Alba- ny will be expensive. Efficiencies approves | referenda for one person will be $625 per By Reuven M. Lerner the reorganization. Walton said month this year, and one bed- The Undergraduate Associa- the national had promised "any room apartments will cost $742 tion Council passed a resolution brother willing to conform to the per month. More crowded apart- on Thursday which officially [Fraternity Insurance Purchasing ments will vary from $451 per condemns "the expulsion of 45 Group) policy, which we had vio- person in a two-bedroom apart- MIT students from Alpha Epsi- lated, would be welcomed back ment down to $345 per person in lon Pi. fraternity" and adiscour- to the chapter." He noted that I a four-bedroom. agels] MIT students from joining only 20 of the 55 brothers dis- The building is on target for with AEPi at this time." [See cussed the violations in their in- a June 1 opening, according to page 7 for text of resolution.] terviews, and that the national contractors at the site. As of last In addition, the council had only raised the issue in half Thursday, though, the landscap- changed the wording of two of of those. ing for the central courtyard had the three referenda for this Walton also noted that of the not begun, and the main entry- week's special election, approved- 10 brothers who were asked to way was still under construction. a new budget, and elected new return, two were the social chair- The housing office is trying to officers. men who had postered for the encourage present Tang Hall resi- The AEPi resolution, which (Please turn to page 7) dents to move into the new apart- passed by a vote of 20-3-7, was ments by posting the layout of introduced to the council by Sean the new building in the entryway R. Findlay '90 and Christopher at Tang Hall. As of yesterday, C. Walton '90, two of the frater- only 19 Tang Hall residents have nity's former members. While ve expressed interest in moving into they admitted to having kept an the new apartments out of 259 empty beer keg in the house, that Tang residents whose choices pledges had stolen street signs, have been processed by the hous- and that they had postered for MIF taeamtakes second ing office, according to Judith one of their parties, they said engnern deanIC11 M. Brennan, an administrative the national's "actions were more coordinator in the housing office. than was necessary." ,eO A7, 1 M, V,- ,* *.;;, ,- " 1. J-i Mills hopes that the extra Their greatest criticism focused. I'Enn~nal Co ge Bowl. Andy Silber/The Tech common space designed into the on interviews the national con- Pag'e . Landscaping at the Albany Street dorm will soon begin. (Please turn to page 6) ducted immediately preceding r PAGE 2 The Tech FRIDAY MAY 8, 1990 II,. ' ,, dllll l ILI · s la I II - ----11~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I How do they put Wilson to leave in-June it together? Come I By Joan Abbott tions that may still affect the mechanical engineering from MIT. Gerald L. Wilson, dean of the Institute after his resignation He has served on the faculty Sby . The- 1 11Tech and School of Engineering, will resign is the suggestion that the engi- since 1965 and was head of the find out.. Pizza I from his position effective neering programs be changed to Department of Electrical Engi- I Sept. 1, 1990. He submitted a let- require five years of study. Four neering and Computer Science every Sunday at 60-mI I ter announcing his decision to the years of undergraduate educa- for three years. Wilson also I faculty of the school on April 5. tion, he believes, cannot prepare has an academic appointment in I Wilson, dean for nine years, has a student to undertake a profes- the Department of Mechanical I 253 1541 I worked on several key projects in sional engineering career. Engineering. BOSTN _frmm While one the faculty, his work -- iI IMSV RD AM - ~438- the school and at the Institute. Students need to be prepared rP.- - - ItItI r -LONDON- 390 a Wilson was involved in Project to address the needs of society centered on the development and CLASSIC COPY S PRINTINq PARIS 458 I Athena, the School of Engineer- across a broad front, Wilson --SIENNA ' 470 e ing Commission on Undergradu- feels. This requires TOME 530- knowledge of I ate Education, the Leaders for social and economic factors in TOKYO 809 r :6.j*ACAS -=-~ - 350 Manufacturing Program, and addition to an in-depth knowl- c Taxes not induded.Restrictions apply. r was instrumental in the forma- edge of an individual field. One ways available Wocrk/Study abroad I tion of the MIT Commission on Wilson received an SB (1961) programs. Intl Student ID. EURAIL I I also: PASSES ISSUED ON THE POTI L Industrial Productivity. and an SM (1963) in electrical en- I * Self service Mac & IBM FREIE Sturdent;.l Catalog One of Wilson's recommenda- gineering and the ScD (1965) in - Full-service offset printing and xeroxing Central Square, Cambridge Stratton Student Center Ml.T.,Mo20-024 MBTA: Red Line 225-2555 617/868-4140 . i Im - ""--' L-- i wm .Pdl~i) i;'oad~e-it 'ILSi~r~Z~ it ~; u-l3he natiogeCiqa6 Co1fteda, Bowl OA&ft t'o AwnsI nWI,hi..J.a.>np··~i=~a~im lost to the 6fiiit 24fx~t difii^15 y
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natr in the'Campus AcfivijsmCompa; '' Had team members responded mowe quickly to the find quqes. . operation of electric power sys- tion, "'we would have, been .chbam onps" said, taim'ateirAtec tems and on the development of Larry's. Chinese Restaurant Henry E. Chung '93. "We got outspeeded. byi a10th of a v superconducting generators. second." In his letter to the faculty, 302 Mass. Avie., Cambridge -a After MIT 4defeated, Chicago in the rm'orning, Chicago went Wilson praised the faculty mem- (next to Faather's Fore) bers in the school, writing, "This to the losers bracket and then canwe back and beat MT twice to Luncheon Specials in win the title," Johnson said. The five-member team had beaten school and this faculty are truly Orders to go or dining the University of Chicago one- week before in a Princeton outstanding by every substantive Served daily 11:30 am-5:00 pm Delivery Service University tournament. measure." Lunch special prices start $2.95 Minimum Order $10.00 Team captain Chip, Hunter G, and James W. Bales G were He urged the faculty to contin- 10% Off Dinner chosen for the all-star team by players and coaches at the. end of ue to be consistent with their on every Sat urday the chamnpjonships accordi~ng-to Johnson .JaneJ.+hY he2 and convictions in the future and not James P. Sarvis ?9 also Oarticpatd In --the tournament" to allow simplistic labels to deter Dining In only them from following their con- aSelected-frot .a Student. Center-Committee.toUrtameXtdur- ($10 minimum) science. He expressed confidence ing LIAS the.,I a hseoye svrlsC$e h sty Sport of: the-mind'> tournawens'thi spsing. Th6 won, in their abilities as leaders in their Call: 492-3179 or 492-3170 thle New Engeland regional. tournament ai-mlonth~i the..u, evers field. Monday - Thursday 11:30 am to 9:30 pm sity of, Connectiwt ,1Whie qu.i~lii&theimfr.* t "-6ddr Wilson was unavailable for Friday - Saturday 11:30 am to 1.0:X pm d uble-elivipaon natidalz camjpleis>i%2V d comment on either his tenure as Closed on Sunday The tea;¢m 4'so ,¢4"p' ckt'' s~~*'t.g'' Ji, ' dean or future plans. r v ; - Carberry lnvitaionf ollgayje~t;x~M~~-d -:f- ,· · r:· · " i- ,., - T - - L , I i eaned third plact,in. Ate Pnn~eatbn ',`ioilriiiv i t$6 Hunter, be, OnlY MT WtPayei who-will hot, beE~ leHok *eih -t College Bowl, nex year, thought MIST would- have..tobi''Prt I lucky lo ge Bockb to ,ationaisAt t v }men though he.-Umivtrsxty of"Chkao 11leatf~S Mtaring 'players thii$+ *e pifiiary *stbapleSbr tet NOW PIIRING .yea Aill be. th r.-gipa* touljname. imwes rq~i ly..l rwgtn, Runtr said+ ... ,'The Colte, Adw tournatnnsn callge "Ovef in: eirefit. Project Athena events~, historic math, .pogfaphy spopZrt and-itoatuw oinin said. The Howls began in, *e.,105s o'n` W'vi',,iiS0pnS oreds * Minicourse Instructors General 21rc. .17 th .a.of.. 'College " Sos r Internatxeioal'took' ovter the' scnsof *e-b'tO4 xekt> Sunmmier and Fall Jobs Was the s~ecofid, ye "iicdiee X+t~l~W I natioiials,,-- Tun y?^M I b ` Qualifications: * Interest in learning more about Athena 9 1.00professor accuses * Ability to explain tecnical topics dearly and succinctly F 80to 90of cheating e Available for training, starting in midAugust (Continuedfrom page 1) visibly upset by the cheating, and As an Athena mninicourse instructor you will: Later, Wilson also decided to by the fact that they do not yet forward the name of each student know if their name is on the list. • Teach miniicourses and assist freshmen in the clusters found cheating to the Committee Others have complained that the during, R/O week on Discipline for further review. timing of the allegations was un- In a few days, when Wilson fortunate, since it happened so • Teach 24 hours per week each semester has the final list of those students shortly after drop date. 'Corale in the class is under- who submitted duplicate code, he • Earn money will mail them each a '"confiden- standably low," he said. a tial" letter informing them of the Wilson, who has taught 1.00 * Improve your comunieation Ead presentation skills number of zeros they have re- three times, does not feel that ceived on problem sets, and of the cheating discovered this term • Increase your knowledge of Athena supported sofwsare the fact that their name has been was particularly unprecedented. submitted to the COD. "I would be surprised if this • Work on documentation and instructional materias problem is unique to this specific According to Wilson, some class and this specific term," he during ete summer (optional) studentsL-'-L in his lecture" have been- - said. ------If you have experience in teaching, speaking before groups, or Hush litle baby progammig; kowledge of Athena supported software; the abilit%to wrte c- don' you cry. clerlyandsucincly;or a sense of humor; that would iC just swel -0- If someone doesn'r Prior Teaching Experience is not Necessary c do somethira9 . C,-0 For more information, contact Pamela Benson by e-mail at pjb/Rathena. am you'll just die. In Be a Peace Corps Beaor a 1 The Project Athena Training and Documentation Group volunteer is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a weird sense of humor. - r" - - Ia -- '' - -" -" r - - '' t1 - , ' ' I . . 1 - , FRIDAY MAY 8, 1990 The Tech PAGE 3
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