Wright State University CORE Scholar The Guardian Student Newspaper Student Activities 5-26-2004 The Guardian, May 26, 2004 Wright State University Student Body Follow this and additional works at: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/guardian Part of the Mass Communication Commons Repository Citation Wright State University Student Body (2004). The Guardian, May 26, 2004. : Wright State University. This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Activities at CORE Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Guardian Student Newspaper by an authorized administrator of CORE Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. WSU remains Bush gives no ilonda Civic WSU golf fin- low on the specifics in lour comes lo national sui- ishes 27th in Ohio cide average NCAA competition pq 12 Wright State University's Student Newspaper No. 29 Vol. 40 ! Wednesday, May 26, 2004 I A CM A All-American Newspaper need financial awareness S Pips to ensure gradu- money I don t have," said Cliff Bull- ates manage their debt master. senior electrical engineering major. Kan Dapore Another tip Willis said students should remember is to p ay bills online. Dapore^@vwightedu "This will become important as your energies get focused on your career and WSU seniors will more than like- starting a new life after school." Willis ly face some financial issues after grad- said. uation, however there are tips that tan 'I don't pay any bills online right aid students taking their first steps into now, but in the future 1 may choose to the real world. do so," said Amanda Foster, senior Gerri Willis, a personal finance organizational communication major. editor for CNN Business News and Upcoming graduates need to also MSN/Money's Liz Weston have put try to cut entertainment costs. "Cheap together a list of tips for college gradu- eats, cheap dates and cheap style," said ates. "Manage your debt," said Willis. Weston. Think of creative ways to have Grab the tax deduction, deducting the tun and dress smartly without breaking interest payments on your loan, and the bank. consider automatic payments for your Finally. Willis also said that loans as well, said Beth Koblinger, graduates should take advantage of author of "Get a Financial Life." retirement plans at their new jobs. William Wood, instructor and "Have an informed knowledge base to financial services program coordinator ask questions," said Wood. With a pri- said grads should overcome the tempta- vate financial practice outside of WSU, tion to spend. "Most often, new grads Wood has worked with a couple two don't have a financial plan and make years out of college who had a mort- impulse purchases," said Wood. gage and ended up saving money sim- "1 don't plan on spending any ply by being informed. William Wood discuses the policies of the Wright Financial Path program with a student. Academic dishonesty prevented on WSU campus • Software and profes- It's pretty obvious." said Maggie Mac- tool for students rather than something Donald, associate professor in English "Instructors are trained readers, making that punishes the student." said Richard it easy to sec stylistic differences." sors easily detect pla- and linguistics director of TESOL pro- Bullock, English professor and director grams. She said she uses Internet There are various levels of aca- of writing programs. "In freshman demic dishonesty outlined in the WSU giarism search engine Google to back up her courses, it's a reasonable assumption suspicions, especially when a student's student handbook. "When an instructor that a student commits plagiarism with- suspects plagiarism, a set of forms is JSan Dapore writing style is not nearly as sophisti- out knowing." cated. "If it's not a person who could sent to the student, and a meeting's Sometimes, Turnitin misses acts arranged," Bullock said. "If a student Dapore.5@*nghtetfai carry off such language, then there's a of plagiarism, including papers stu- red flag," said MacDonald. agrees or doesn't show up. the assump- dents turn in that are written by friends, tion's an admission of guilt, and the Tumitin has become a useful tool Cheating by students occurs at but cheaters may not succeed in fooling instructor gives a penalty and sends a for teachers dealing with plagiarism. the professor. college campuses nationwide, however, According to Tumitin, the software is form to judicial affairs where it's put in "If a student turns in a room- the student's file." plagiarism at WSU is readily identified able to distinguish work from various through a software program called Tur- mate's paper instead of his or her own Exact numbers of students who databases including online paper mills, work, and Turnitin doesn't have access nitin (pronounced as Turn it in) and a academic sites and news sites. "Tur- commit plagiarism can be hard to come professor's discerning eye. to this paper. I still detect this as pla- nitin can make a difference. If work "It's not very difficult to'detect. giarism '.ecjuse suddenly a student's gets flagged, then I use it as a learning topic is different," said Bullock. "Plagiarism" continued on page 4 News Crime Mil ll>: I niversit\ i »i'll compul mm student's \ cliiclc in I Ml IU.I \< \ I'llOM- HANC-lil ('Uicers dispatched to ill when person phoned i hunu U| 9 May IS: A wallet was ' a purse in Miilett M.- Vla\ 21: Kitchen lire at /ink May 19: A radar detector was Road apartment reported stolen from a vehicle while- parked in Lot 1 Ronald Hernandez addressed the croud a! the Raider Battalion awards ceremony on May 19. 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"This college has an utilities if you live off campus, driving ty community is the "student success death among college to campus and hoping you picked the website." developed by Rando himself. right lot to search for a parking spot, At the URL "It's a lot to deal with. Most students and taking 20 or more credit hours http://wwvv.wright.cdu/cps/studentsuc- because you know that certain classes cess/, s' idents will find a stress man- of ns live off-campus and PM Coins agement and anxiety workshop. In Cofro.58@*T«htedu "At other colleges, I don 7 addition to this website, counselors can be sought out at the center of psycho- have all the 'average'peo- logical services. Suicide is the second leading get this type of environment Developing a strategy for coping ple's responsibilities, plus cause of death among college students, with stress "depends on what causes but WSU is below average.