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...TurnItIn.com will erode trust between students and their instructors, if the system is implemented across the College, a newfound consistency will breed trust, not undermine it. The implementation of a standard system by which all students put their work through the same rigorous test is both fairer and more likely to catch copycats than the current reliance on teaching staff. We are also hopeful that the use of TurnItIn.com might expedite what can be a needlessly long arbitration period for students accused of plagiarism. Many cases stretch over the course of several weeks as the Administrative Board mulls its decision...
...MBTA’s proposed fare restructuring may seem to be little more than an inconvenience. But those with a social conscience should shelve their self-interested frustration—or misplaced altruism—and support a fare structure that will make the T both economically viable and fairer, even if they don’t work for the MBTA...
...Alemn's more lucrative changes was creating different cargo classes for toll charges (container, tanker, passenger, etc.), which has had the dual effect of augmenting revenues while presenting users with a fairer fee structure. The new authority also designed a more efficient transit-reservation system: a canal passage that often entailed a wait of several days at the canal's entrance a decade ago takes less than a day now, increasing throughput...
...current terrain is complex and unfair,” Gardner wrote. “It was gutsy for a few universities to take the lead, risk losing some good students, to try to push the overall system in positive (less complex, fairer) directions...
When Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took over as Brazil's president four years ago, millions of citizens celebrated by splashing around in fountains, dancing on rooftops and waving red flags in the streets. They passionately believed the unlettered former shoeshine boy would make Brazil a safer, fairer and happier place, and he promised them one thing. Minutes after donning the presidential sash, he vowed: "If at the end of my mandate every Brazilian has the opportunity to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner, I will have accomplished my life's mission...