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05.04.2021 Issue 9 | Volume CXXVII THE EADER SUNY FREDONIA’S STUDENT-RUN NEWSPAPER Academic Integrity Violations Rise SUNYFEST: Kesha and AJR Bryant Estate Has Left Nike Fredonia Squirrel Club Open Letter About Communism and the Uyghur Genocide 2 The Leader Issue 9 THE LEADER What’s in this issue? S206 Williams Center Fredonia, NY 14063 www.fredonialeader.org News - 3 Opinion - 14 - This Semester in COVID - FTDO James Mead Email [email protected] - Violations of Academic - FTDO Jessica Meditz Twitter @LeaderFredonia Integrity Policy Rise with - Open Letter About Instagram @leaderfredonia Online Learning Communism and the Uyghur Genocide Life & Arts - 6 - What Fredonia Student - Empathy: The Showpiece Mental Health Looks Like of Resumes Editor in Chief Asst. 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What’s up? The sky? But the sky is also down. Proud member of The Associated Collegiate Press. fredonialeader.org The Leader 3 A full look at this semester in COVID MADISON BLASZ Special to The Leader We all know that the college experience has been transformed by the pandemic, but how did this spring semester go at SUNY Fredonia? Under the circumstances, the whole campus did better than last semester: cases were cut by half. President Dr. Stephen H. Kolison Jr., said, “I think we did a lot better than last semester. We remembered what we had learned from last semester, which is the best practice. It has helped us to have a better semester.” Last semester, Fredonia had over 200 positive cases, Photo illustration. Photograph by Derek Raymond. but this semester that was cut in half all helped Fredonia stay open for the with only 110 positive cases. occasion. You know, it was difficult, I entire semester. Cases would have been lower, but due know that for a fact because I get all the “I have to give credit to students. to the weekend after St. Patrick’s Day, complaints, I hear people. Everything Yes, we had some cases here and there, 54 cases came back positive. comes to me by email, whatever the but for the most part, I think every Fredonia has done a better job with case may be. But I give credit to the fact student played a role in trying to keep the isolation process after that weekend that this campus really came together. COVID-19 under control,” said Koli- and the campus now only has eight Everybody was careful. Everybody kept son. positive cases. in mind that we didn’t want to go too Having most classes virtual this “We’ve done a better job, how to take close,” said Kolison. semester and some on campus played a care of students, faculty and staff. Even As the spring semester starts to wind key role in helping cases stay low. Many when it comes to instruction, our faculty down, what does Fredonia want in the other universities closed their campus is doing this for a second time, com- future? completely. pared to the first semester not knowing Between now and the end of sum- But Fredonia saw there was a sincere what to expect,” said Kolison. mer, the hope is that the majority of desire to go to school without having to Testing provided on campus each the university will be vaccinated and close, and is aggressive in trying to stay week helps the campus keep COVID-19 that students, faculty and staff will take open. under control. Through testing, Fre- advantage of that vaccine. Every Thursday, Kolison sends out donia is able to identify people very “I think that’s one way to be sure that emails to the students and the campus, quickly. we can have a regular fall semester. I reminding everyone when case numbers Kolison said, “If someone tested hope that this coming fall we’ll be back came in and what they were, constantly positive we are able to try to address on campus and we will have more face making sure our campus is sanitized and that much more rapidly, so that it is not to face, extracurricular activities, ath- to remind people to go to weekly testing. spread. Having testing every week keeps letics and musical performances. These The campus works very hard, and people safe.” are the kinds of things that make this with the help of students that makes a Everyone on campus is taking precau- campus really alive,” said Kolison. big difference. tions during this pandemic, whether it Fredonia hopes students will all return “I’m very proud of our students, be going to testing every week, washing back to school in the fall, and have a faculty and staff for really rising to the their hands or getting the vaccine. This fresh start and a great year. 4 The Leader Issue 9 Violations of Fredonia’s Academic Integrity Policy rise as a result of online learning ALISA OPPENHEIMER number of these commercial sites has a lot to do with it, along News Editor with having class virtually. “Students are used to communicating and sharing informa- In a campus-wide email, students were recently reminded tion online and that, combined with the expanding availability of our school’s Academic Integrity Policy and some of the of commercial sites, creates an environment that makes it easy common ways they might be violating this policy without fully to obtain information,” he said. being aware of the consequences. “I suspect the anonymity of the online world contributes to This is because there has been a spike in violations of the the temptation to violate the integrity policy,” he Academic Integrity Policy this year. continued. The email reads: “Unfortunately, there has been an increase Through the recent high numbers of reported violations, in reported violations of the both Kearns and Zevenber- Academic Integrity Policy gen feel as though students this academic year. As a may not be fully aware of result, students have been the integrity policy, and/or required to attend academic may not be fully aware of the integrity hearings for alleged extent of the consequences. violations, and academic “The Academic Integrity sanctions have been given, Policy is included within the including a grade of F for Student Code of Conduct courses in which a violation and is part of the academic to the Academic Integrity catalog, but students may not Policy has occurred.” have read that policy carefully There are a number of or recently,” said Zevenber- ways in which the Academic gen. Integrity Policy could poten- “Sanctions range from tially be violated, but some receiving a grade of zero on of the more common ways the assignment, to receiving a that have been occurring grade of F in the class, all the recently include collusion, or way up to suspension,” she unauthorized collaboration, said. plagiarism and cheating. The Academic Integrity Could this have to do with Policy lists four categories many classes being virtual of academic dishonesty and this year? “Phones R Good 4 Cheats” by Mr_Stein is licensed with CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. these include cheating, plagia- Professor Andrea Zeven- rizing, colluding and fraud. bergen believes this could be a contributing factor. The two main changes recently made to the policy that will Zevenbergen, Chair of the Academic Integrity Review be in effect by fall have to do with how faculty handles these Board, is fully involved in the student disciplinary process and violations. has recently revised the relevant policies. “First, it has been made easier for faculty members to sub- “Students may feel more anonymous because they haven’t mit Academic Integrity Incident Report Forms as the whole met their professors face-to-face,” she said. process is now electronic, including signatures,” said Zeven- Although not being in a physical classroom may make it bergen.