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Campus news for 33 years Grand Valley State University www.lanthom.com Thursday, September 20, 2001 GVSU unites PQtHtti CUCfti CftrAfw GVSU hangs The Grand Valley The Internet has made it even easier for GVSU students to plagiarize term papers. community gathered together to show Wendi H ailey winter semester. banners an their support for the Grand Valley Lanthorn , One stu­ victims of the terror­ dent admitted to loading papers off the Internet ist attacks. As Professor Joe Yantis read through a stack of term papers from his advertising class, he thought and turning them in as her own. “I use See the photos on carillons to the last one sounded familiar. Combing back when I don ’t have the time to do the work myself,” page 14. through the pile, he realized that two students had she said. “It’s just so easy.” turned in nearly identical papers. The Internet offers an array of Yantis speculated that the papers were taken papers on almost every subject show unity from the Internet, sat down at his computer and imaginable. Schoolsucks.com, dialed up the modem. He typed two key words popular online term paper Rachel Izzo from the title of the papers into a search engine, mill, offers thousands of free Grand Valley Lanthorn and in just a few clicks of the mouse, the plagia ­ papers. It also has papers that rized paper popped onto the screen, can be bought for $8.95 per Blue and white ribbons have become the Grand was a master’s thesis written page, Students can search Valley State University symbol to show support to by a University of Texas stu­ through the topics until they the country after the terrorist attack on New York dent. locate a paper that fits their and Washington, D.C. last week. Yantis, a assignment. They can find papers that On Thursday morning, ribbon symbols were to range from “The Impact of Buddhism on Asian visitin be hung on the Cook Carillon Clock Tower and the profes Aesthetics ” to “Michael Jordan: Is He a Hero?” Some people post their work on the Internet Beckering Clock Tower. so others can use it. During the winter semes­ Stephen Ward, director of University runs his ter, a GVSU computer science Communications, said that the administration decid­ student posted her solution ed that some sort of unifying symbol was needed for business, said he to a class assignment the both the Allendale campus and the Grand Rapids What is a frustrated and betrayed on a Web site. campus. by the students. All three sec­ “I think it is just one more thing that the univer ­ lanthorn? “In public relations, advertis­ tions of the sity is doing to promote community and to further ing, academia, and the business course promote the rallying space, ” he said. A lanthorn (pro ­ world, we operate on trust, a d After giving away almost 6,000 ribbons, univer ­ access nounced lant-hom) he said. “And when that sity officials quickly decided that the GVSU would to the is Old English for trust is broken, you show support for the nation on an even larger scale. feel like you ’ve been site, “lantern. ” “At first we played with the idea of actually violated. ” and a The word is now Yantis was also dozen stu­ wrapping a giant ribbon around the clock tower,” obsolete. bothered that the dents were Ward said. “However, we decided that something students thought copying that would hold up in certain whether conditions they could get her work to some would be a little better. ” with it. “I said, ‘For degree. The banners will trail down the sides of the two crying out loud, do The professor, who asked not towers at about 29 feet long and around 8 feet wide. think I’m dumb? ”’ to be named, said he was shocked and dis­ Graphics by fean Spindler They were given to Grand Valley in a two-for- With the ease and conven ­ appointed that so many students resorted to cheat ­ one deal by Axis Digital Print & Imaging, said ing. ience of the Internet, some Grand Valley students Rhonda Lubberts, manager of marketing and cre­ Students also use papers that are posted on have yielded to temptation and downloaded term ative services at University Communications. papers and other homework assignments. Web sites and are not intended to be plagiarized. “I did not request that, ” she said. “They offered “The Internet is making it much easier for stu­ One student found a paper on the Internet and dents to cheat, ” said Tony Smith, a GVSU gradu­ it because of the cause.” The designer for the banners, Karen Wagner ate who worked for Campus Judiciary during the PLEASE SEE CHEAT, 7 Arnold, and illustrator. Margo Burien, offered their services for free, Lubberts said. Laker football Something fishy is going on takes on the Ashland Eagles Administrators say construction failure resulted in the death of some pond life. Grand Valley ’s foot ­ ball team plays Melissa D embny to the bottom and life has come back to Ashland University. Grand Valley Lanthorn the pond. But, the construction inci ­ For a preview of the dent has caught the attention of admin ­ game, check out Construction sites have become a istrators at GVSU. page 9. part of Grand Valley State University “During the construction some silt students ’ daily lives, but for the pond has infiltrated the pond, ” said Tim life in Zumberge pond, it has become a Thimmesch, director of Facilities reality. Services. “This is a contractor failure Heavy rains that flooded the and they are working with us to flush Kirkhof addition construction site had the drain pipe and restocking the to be pumped out of the area. When pond. ” the water was removed from the area it When construction crews were was drained into the pond, however pumping the flooded area at the the water was filled with silt from the Kirkhof site the water was not filtered construction. The silt sat in the pond before it was put into the pond, there ­ and killed some of the fish and plant fore making the pond water cloudy and life in the pond; this caught the atten ­ brown. tion of many people on campus. Don Apols, a pond consultant has “It rained on the 22nd of August, been called in to evaluate the pond and we saw the construction runoff in the is working with administrators to water,” said Pete Armstrong, a librari ­ make the pond a better living environ ­ an at Zumberge Library. “It was start­ ment for the life it harbors. GVSU is wired ing to clear after the first rain, but it Timothy Schad, Vice President of Grand Valley Lanthorn / Wendi Hailey rained more. It stinks and it looks bad, Zumberge pond will be restocked with fish in the spring time. Meanwhile, Grand Valley is I am really upset it happened twice.” administrators are working with a pond consultant to put more oxygen in PLEASE SEE FISHY, 11 ranked No. 44 of the Since the rains, the silt has settled the water, so a greater variety of pond life can thrive there. most wired universi ­ ty in the nation, according to the October issue of Yahoo! Internet Life GVSU graduate student runs for state rep magazine. It received a score of The English major and school teacher said be will focus onstate funding for schools if elected. 86.27 percent. Last year GVSU N ate Thompson “With the term limits howev ­ the back raise that the legisla­ administrators be held me more concerned for school scored No. 68 out of Grand Valley Lanthorn er, there are a lot of opportuni ­ ture voted for themselves this accountable for run-away safety from potential attack­ a 100 other colleges ties for people who are not spending that leads to jumps ers,” he said. and universities. Bob Genetski, a current lawyers or typical politicians. ” ii____________________ in tuition when they didn ’t get The election for state rep “GVSU has 75 Net GVSU grad student, has He said wants to continue There are a lot of all the money they wanted will not take place for a while, stations across decided to run for state repre ­ teaching, even if he is elected from the state.” with the primary being held campus and a sentative of Michigan. as a representative of Allegan opportunities for “Besides this, I also want next Aug. 6th. However, county. the state to give more funding Genetski is already getting respectable 6:1 stu­ Genetski originally gradu­ ated from Auburn University “I would miss teaching people who are per student to school dis­ excited for a chance to make dent to computer and is currently finishing up very much if elected, but 1 will not lawyers or tricts,” he said.