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Groups work to combat academic dishonestyBy Laura Pelner It's against University policy and it's becoming more of a problem every year. However, if you're like most college students, research shows more than half of you have probably done it — cheated. "I think every campus is wrestling with the issue," said Stephen Akers, executive associate dean of students. "Students aren't all cheaters … but we have had a significant increase." Akers said that last year the Office of the Dean of Students heard 108 cases related to academic dishonesty, which he said is probably a small percentage of the total cases that occurred. Sean Cowley, a sophomore in the School of Liberal Arts, said he thinks students always try to "cut corners," but there's a fine line between that and cheating. Lafayette sees increase in homelessness
The current economic downturn has affected Americans in a variety of ways. But one of the more painful effects has been the increase of the homeless within the Greater Lafayette area. Jennifer Flora, executive director of the Mental Health Association, who runs the Seeds of Hope day shelter, said that over the past two years the area has seen a 37 percent increase in the number of homeless. The shelter has seen its numbers jump from an average of 48 people a day to 57 people a day from January to December 2001, Flora said. Fewer companies participate in campus job fairs
Tim Luzader, director of the Center for Career Opportunities, said company participation in the job fairs has been down to about half of what it usually is because many companies are uncertain about how many new employees they will be able to hire. "It isn't that there is nothing being offered out there," said Larry Huggins, assistant dean of engineering. "(It's just that) the number of options is down." |
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to the country's slumping economy, fewer companies are participating
in on-campus job fairs.
