Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern The George-Anne Student Media 10-23-1997 The George-Anne Georgia Southern University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Georgia Southern University, "The George-Anne" (1997). The George-Anne. 1496. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne/1496 This newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Media at Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. It has been accepted for inclusion in The George-Anne by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Georgia 30460nne unded 192 GOLD EDITION Thursday Faculty Senate approves midterm break for fall semester By Mike Bowdoin for a midterm break. Stone, professor of math and computer October 23,1997 News Editor The senate vote officially sent the fall "THIS IS A TRIUMPH; THIS IS science. Vol. 70, No. 30 GSU's Faculty Senate voted Monday to calendar back to the committee to be "I can't imagine having to jump start A VICTORY FOR STUDENTS." The oldest continuously amend the Calendar Committee's pro- amended. Harry Carter, GSU's vice-presi- students after a nine day break - which is published newspaper in posed schedule for the fall semester in dent of academic affairs, began the debate as long of a break as we've had between Bulloch County favor of Student Government Association's by explaining the actions of the Calendar — CUNT MURPHY, winter and spring quarter," said Pam plan, which will give students a midterm Committee. SGA VICE PRESIDENT OF Watkins, assistant professor of mathemat- break in October. "We had a vote which was not unani- ics and computer science. ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Sports SGA President Chad Elkins and Clint mous but showed a strong preference for Some faculty members also disapproved Murphy, vice president of academic af- the long Thanksgiving break, with eight the proposal of the midterm break. fairs, said they were able to gain support members voting for the long break, four Carter argued some students who live Carl Gooding, dean of business admin- for the student proposal from the sena- voting for no extra break at all, and three far away from campus might actually ap- istration and a supporter of the no break tors, with the amendment passing by a voting for the plan with a midterm break," preciate the extra time if they wished to plan, argued that many universities oper- margin of 23-9. Carter said. travel. ating on the semester system had a week "This is a triumph; this is a victory for Elkins and Murphy then addressed the "There is obviously a difference of opin- off at Thanksgiving with no adverse ef- students," Murphy said. student perspective of the midterm break ion here," Carter said. "What it comes fects. The issue arose last summer after the by arguing several points. down to is preferences." "If students can't handle coming back Lady Eagles shut Calendar Committee voted to recommend "This raises concerns for students who Several faculty members said they sup- from a weeklong break in the fall, then we out, 3-0 a schedule which would require students live a long way from campus," Elkins said. ported the student proposal. need to look at whether spring break ought to attend classes for 14 weeks in the fall "Many of them will not be able to return "I teach freshmen. I've taught them for to be eliminated as well," Gooding said. The Lady Eagles' before a weeklong break at Thanksgiving. home for Thanksgiving, and they will have years and I'm worried that we're going to According to Murphy, the most likely record stands at 10-6-2 The proposal went against the recommen- to be isolated on campus for nine days have a difficult time getting them back on time for the fall break will be around Oct. after being shut out by dation of SGA, which voted unanimously with the break being proposed." track after such a long break," said David 9. UNC-Greensboro Tuesday. Boston University sues companies Please see story, Helping hand page 6 for selling term papers on-line Entertainment By Jon Marcus The Associated Press BOSTON, Mass. — Boston University has filed suit against eight companies in seven states for allegedly selling term papers over the Internet to a law clerk Business Help Line in Brooklyn, posing as a student. N.Y., one of the defendants in the The lawsuit, filed Monday in BU lawsuit. Cliffs Notes abbrevi- federal court in Boston, charges ate classic works of literature into the companies with wire fraud, easily digested summaries. mail fraud and racketeering and "There's nothing wrong with with violations of a Massachu- that." Restaurant review setts law that prohibits the sale Smith retorted: "You don't put Get the lowdown, of term papers. your name on the cover of Cliffs The university said it was the Notes and turn it in." including a new rating first federal lawsuit brought by a Vitrano also equated his work system on The Beaver university over the sale of term to the one-on-one help offered by House Restaurant. papers on-line. campus tutoring centers, and said Please see story, "We expect academic work pre- the universities bore some re- sponsibility for failing to teach page 10 their students how to do research. Weather "WE WILL TAKE Like other term paper provid- WHATEVER STEPS ARE ers, Vitrano said he sends his customers a warning that they NECESSARY TO shouldn't submit the work as their own. PRESERVE THE "Everyone that calls me, I tell them if they're going to hand it in Today: Partly cloudy INTEGRITY OF THE as their own work that I don't with a high in the mid- ACADEMIC want them as a customer," he 60s and a low in the n said. upper 40s. PROCESS. Smith said BU officials are not Friday: Partly cloudy aware of any instances in which with a high in the low — BU PRESIDENT a student at the university sub- 70s and a low in the JOHN WESTLING mitted a term paper purchased upper 40s. on the Internet, though he said faculty who saw advertisements Today's Word sented by students to be the prod- for such services expressed con- uct of their own efforts," said BU cern. euphelicia (yufuLISeu) President John Westling. "We The lawsuit comes 25 years n. good health from will take whatever steps are nec- and one day after BU sued pre- having all one's wishes essary to preserve the integrity Internet era term paper mills, granted of the academic process." successfully winning an injunc- Source: Weird Words The term paper providers tion against them and spurring File Photo named in the suit responded that Shopping in the Univer: le more enjoyable and a little less stressful with a buddy the state Legislature to ban the Index they make the documents avail- there to hold your hand. sale of term papers in Massachu- Announcements 2 able for research only, not to be setts. Sixteen other states have submitted as original material. followed suit. The university Classifieds 11 GSU ranked among safest campuses Most have disclaimers to that again sued a group of term paper Comics • 11 effect on their Web sites and said companies in 1981. By Meggan Kicklighter campus safety programs held every fall in all on- they also send a written warning Crossword 11 Staff Writer "I suppose the Internet has campus residences. with the materials they sell. made it easier for them to reach Entertainment 9 GSU has been ranked one of the safest four year The University of Georgia had the highest over- But BU general counsel Bob a larger national audience," said Opinions 4 institutions in the nation when compared to four all crime rate (aggravated assault, robbery, bur- Smith said, "The disclaimers, in BU attorney Bob Smith. "But it's other colleges of similar size. glary, car theft, forgery/fraud, and simple battery) Police Beat 2 our view, are a sham, and I think also made it easier for those of us GSU's Division of Public Safety operates as a of the colleges that were compared. if you look at the rest of their concerned to find out where they Sports 6 fully certified law enforce- Lt. Eric Gattiker, of the claims, you'll see that the repre- are and who they are." ment agency which deals UGA Division of Public sentations they make in their The suit seeks an injunction It is a desire of The George- Safety, said that campus Anne to print the news of Geor- with criminal acts within "WE ALWAYS TRY TO IMPROVE. advertising clearly show that against the companies from do- the jurisdiction of the safety at UGA was also they know these papers are in- gia Southern University as ac- WE JUST CONTINUE TO DO A ing business in Massachusetts, curately as possible. If you be- campus. improving. tended to be submitted for grades unspecified damages and legal lieve that something covered is It also employs 29 LOT OF THINGS THAT WE'VE "Our department has and credit." costs and the seizure of all the in error, contact the editor at taken a lot of steps over 681-5246 as soon as possible. sworn police officers who Term papers sold to BU in its term papers, theses or research Thank you. are certified by the Geor- ALWAYS DONE." the last five years," "sting" were neatly printed and documents they have for sale.