Duke students cheating - not good
http://www.cnn.com/2007/EDUCATION/05...ap/index.html
not good for Duke. and the University should treat all the students, including the ones from the US, the same. just because the Asian students come from a background where honesty and taking responsibility for one's actions are encouraged doesn't mean they should be punished more severely than people who have lawyers advising them not to admit responsibility.
sad all around
Let's not rush to judgement...
Hi,
I am not sure this belongs on this board, but going along with the idea that it does, let's just see what transpires. As we learned from the LAX case jumping to conclusions is a bad thing. Perhaps the Asian students were guilty of cheating in a different more pernicious manner? Perhaps, something else is in play here? Things could be even worse than the article implies. Let's just take a deep breath and see what happens during the student appeals process. This whole article might be moot in a couple of weeks.
GO DUKE!
couldn't have said it better myself
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Originally Posted by
Pacer
You also state "the University should treat all the students, including the ones from the US, the same."
Assuming your point that the Asian students admitted their part... I suspect that any other students that admitted wrongdoing commeasurate in scope with the admitted acts of the asian students were similarly punished.
Would you have asian students who admit to acts be treated less harshly than US nationals who admit to the same acts... under the theory of "the Asians don't know better" and "cultural differences?"
That would be unfair.
Precisely. To add another point, the OP said: "just because the Asian students come from a background where honesty and taking responsibility for one's actions are encouraged". Maybe they should have thought about honesty and responsibility BEFORE cheating.