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■ ALEXIS ARNONE CHAS MCCARTHY
IN OUR OPINION
Don t get bogged down
with honor code lingo
Should USC adopt an enforceable academic honor code?
Yes.
Should USC officials agonize over the code’s specific language to
address “new” forms of cheating, such as online term paper services
and using camera phones to photograph tests?
No.
Talk of adding an academic honor code first made campus head
lines in February, when USC’s Bateman Team put together an
advertising campaign to promote it.
The idea’s a good one: Schools such as the University of Virginia
and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point have used similar
policies.
Members of the department of Student Affairs and the Office of
Student Judicial Programs have spent the past six months evaluat
ing whether USC should install an
Tfl6T6 S nothing academic code alongside the
particularly nuanced c„oliniln
about plagarism or ,
r . 1 hey ve had long enough.
C 63 mg. There’s nothing particularly
nuanced about plagiarism or cheat
ing. It occurs when students submit someone else’s work as their
own, or when they use information other than what’s floating around
in their heads to gain an advantage on tests, papers or other graded
work.
A system that penalizes students for academic dishonesty should
be similarly uncomplicated.
An effective academic honor code could consist of two words:
Don’t cheat. If students elect to break the rules, they should be
punished. Period.
What USC students don’t need is a long, stuffy list of what they
can and cannot do in the classroom. Chances are, nobody will pay
attention to that anyway.
USC administrators should implement a straightforward academ
ic honor code outlining clear-cut penalties for academic dishone'sty.
They should promote it well, so students know about it. Then they
should move on to other pressing issues, such as housing another
massive freshman class when the Towers come down next June.
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Keep that brimstone to yourself, bub
Unwanted damnation
from street evangelists
upsets many passersby
Last weekend, as I crossed
Greene Street heading toward the
Russell House, two 30-something
men, clearf-cut and well dressed,
approached me. Once I saw the
video camera propped up right
beside them, I knew exactly what
was about to happen.
After identifying themselves as
representatives from Trinity
Episcopal Cathedral, they asked
me if I would be willing to answer
a few questions about morality.
Not one to keep my opinions to
myself, I happily obliged.
No sooner could I begin to
respond than they recorded my
every reaction as I was informed
that I am a shameful sinner, headed
straight for the great big H-E
double-hockey sticks. In their exact
words, I’m a lying, thieving,
blasphemous adulterer.
We’ve all seen them, standing
outside abortion clinics, shouting
at the top of their lungs. Hanging
around college campuses on
Saturday afternoon. Fire and
brimstone evangelists.
I was raised in a home where
right was right, wrong was wrong.
From middle school on, I’ve had an
incredible youth minister who is
still a part of our lives.
Do I have a problem with
Christians? Of course not! Do I
have a problem
with people
trying to witness
to the public?
No qualms there
either. But I do
CHASE have a problem
sToiiDcnmiRc ";ith people
like my
Second-year buddies from
student Trinity who think
that the right way
to do that is to tell
the world how much better they
are than us.
To my understanding, the gospel
is all about spreading the good news
— forgiveness, love and all that jazz.
Wouldn’t it make sense that the way
to reach out to the masses would be
to share the opportunity to find a
purpose, a new hope, redemption?
Trinity just wants to scare the crap
out of us.
Just for kicks, let’s apply Trinity’s
approach to other everyday
activities. Let’s say I’m at the mall,
shopping for a pair of jeans. Not
once have I ever been persuaded to
buy a pair of Gap jeans by one of
their employees walking up to me
and telling me that the ones I’m
wearing right now are so dreadful
that I’m doomed to a life of feeling
uncomfortable and looking like
crap if I don’t replace them
immediately.
The recurring message from
these people, is “Repent, or you’ll
go to Hell!” Not “live your life to
glorify the Lord,” not “love thy
neighbor,” simply “you’re gonna
burn, baby, burn!”
Funny. Most Christians would
argue there is more to the religion
than simply trying to save yourself
from eternal damnation.
So here’s a great big thumbs up
to Campus Crusade for Christ,
First Baptist of Columbia,
Shandon Presbyterian, The Shack,
Hill of the Lord and all the other
Christian organizations on campus
who reach out to students in a way
that is welcoming, inviting, and
admirable. These groups provide
much-needed support for students
who choose to shun the lifestyle
that popular culture and most of
their peers embrace today. And
they’re doing great things in the
name of their faith.
And here’s a great big thumbs
down to Trinity. You’re arrogant.
You turn people away. I’m sure the
members of your church have good
hearts — I’m just sorry they have
people like you as leaders.
Last year, my RA approached me
about his church. Warmly.
Respectfully. And you know what? I
went. I woke myself up on Sunday
morning and went to church. But
Trinity, I must be honest with you.
This column, of which I’m
prompdy going to mail you several
autographed copies, is the last you
will ever see of Chase Powell
Stoudenmire, the lying, thieving,
blasphemous adulterer.
IN YOUR OPINION
Program not cause
of network problems
In response to the
commentary, “CleanAccess: A
dirty new network problem”
(Monday),
I would like to provide a few
facts.
CleanAccess isolates potential
virus attacks.
The worm on campus during
the week of Aug. 15 affected
computers that did not have
updates, patches or CleanAccess
installed.
The worm actually targeted
Windows 2000 machines.
The student network was not
compromised and did not crash.
The USC network was
affected because faculty and staff
computers were infected.
Perfigo SmartEnforcer,
introduced fall 2004, is the same
solution as Cisco CleanAccess.
Cisco bought Perfigo on Nov.
15, 2004, and changed the name
to CleanAccess.
Months of research went into
CleanAccess.
We actually rolled this out to
a pilot group of students living
on campus in summer 2004
before deploying to the student
network.
We now use CleanAccess for
the wireless network, which
provides added security to USC’s
network.
At least 225 schools and
universities use CleanAccess,
including Stanford, Auburn,
UNC, Virginia Tech and LSU.
Other schools have similar
solutions in place for added
security.
As for USC, the numbers
speak for themselves: In fall
2003 (pre-CleanAccess) 3,000
infected machines disrupted
the student network during
move-in weekend, and there
were 1,293 security incidents;
in fall 2004 (SmartEnforcer
deployed) there were 300
infected machines (most with
prior infections) and 63
security incidents; in fall 2005
(CleanAccess deployed) there
was a minimal number of
infected machines/incidents
(still being evaluated) and there
were 3,892 machines connected
to the network after move-in
weekend.
There are many more success
stories and statistics about
CleanAccess.
You can keep up with
technology at USC at
uts.sc.edu/itbulletin.
If you need assistance with
your computer and/or network
connection, please contact our
Help Desk at 777-1800 or go
online at
https://helpdesk.uts.sc.edu.
We appreciate your comments
and strive to provide the best
network available for USC.
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Distribution
disaster needs
fixing before
Georgia game
More locations could
lessen three-hour wait
for football tickets
Monday morning was an
absolute disaster, and not because
it was the first Monday of classes,
but rather the
insanely long
line that
surrounded the
Russell House.
Perhaps because
RDonm Im
nninli elementary
education
Fourth-year student, I tend to
elementary |00k at things
education
student more
simplistically, but
part of me thinks that most of us
would agree that the entire ticket
distribution system needs to be
changed.
What the hell happened this
year? Is UCF suddenly a major
threat? Is Spurrier signing
individual tickets? Or are we
dealing with some random
moment of freshman ignorance?
Something tells me it was
partially the freshmen, but I can’t
help but blame the university as
well. I’m pretty sure someone
mentioned in The Gamecock that
freshmen should know they don’t
have to sit together, and surely at
least one junior mentioned that
tickets don’t sell out that fast.
Maybe those 9,000 people really
thought during their three-hour
wait that they might in fact be
receiving the last student ticket on
campus. No offense, but ha ha.
I’ll take the heat off students
for a moment and rant to the
higher powers, those responsible
for designating one specific
location at which to hand out
15,000 student tickets.
I think it’s safe to say that
football holds a large precedence in
the minds of students but
apparendy not a large enough
precedence in the minds of those
controlling it. If they really
thought before arranging this
system, they certainly would have
set up more locations. Let’s face it
— only an idiot would ask 15,000
people to swarm one tiny room in
the Russell house. Only an idiot
would decide not to set up various
locations at which to get tickets.
Only an idiot would set up a tiny
table with a couple card scanners
for 15,000 people to pass through.
I love how I’m assigned a
specific date and time for when I
can register for classes each
semester, but when it comes time
for the holy football tickets, it’s
every man for himself. Just
wonderful. While we’re scanning
these damn cards anyway, I’m sure
it’s possible to obtain student
status. It’s probably possible to set
up a schedule according to this
status by which to give out tickets.
Would it be too much to ask to
allot Mondays for seniors and the
rest of the week for everyone else?
I think those who have served
four years at USC are far more
deserving of a ticket than some
future transfer.
The university needs to wake
the hell up next year and design a
systematic approach to ticket
distribution, including more
distribution centers and some
seniority for those deserving of it
— seniors.
Y/inners dr Sinners
NCAA removes Florida State from the
list of schools with offensive mascots.
- Dave Odom goes to Kuwait to coach
troops in basketball tourney dubbed
Operation Hardwood.
www. dailygamecock. com
LOU Holtz allows NCAA violations to
pile up under his watch, hindering
Spurriers leadership.
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* One Coliseum parking lot converted
into faculty-only parking from 7 a.m.
until 2p.m. on weekdays.