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...against using Turnitin to curb academic dishonesty. That's why some schools, including McLean, rely on both honor codes and plagiarism-detection software to keep students on the up-and-up--without seeing these methods as being at odds with each other. The Air Force Academy, which expelled 15 first-year cadets this month for cheating, takes great pride in its honor code but also checks for plagiarism. Says Joey Smith, 22, chairman of the cadets' honor committee: "It's the whole idea of trust but verify...
Between making new friends and mastering torts, starting law school is never easy. Add in an online fashion blog and a father who is running for president, and you have a situation that even Elle Woods may not be able to handle. But Cate Edwards, a first-year at Harvard Law School and the eldest daughter of Democratic candidate John Edwards, says her life is not “as hard as you would think...
...takes an adjustment in the switch from industry.“You are suddenly thrown into a high multi-tasking mode, where you have to teach, do your research, raise money, serve on committees, and travel,” says Capasso, adding that it is not unusual for a first-year professor to spend 10 to 12 hours preparing for each lecture. “The biggest challenge is to get organized.”It is this challenge that Aizenberg—who spent two years at Harvard in the 1990s as a postdoctoral fellow—is excited...
...harmonies to escape their worries. Sadly, the dubbing of studio-recorded a cappella just doesn’t fit with the footage of a group of rusty thirty-somethings practicing in the woods. It’s as if an Opportunes recording were played over a video of a First-Year Outdoor Program excursion—the two just don’t jive. Most of the guys obsess over their ages, and the onset of their mid-life crises becomes the focus of the movie. Meanwhile, their wives and girlfriends form cliques, mock the men, and joke about swapping...
...women’s reproductive rights, she said. Benshoof said the topics covered in her seminar are crucial for law students today. Asked whether she would be returning to Harvard, Benshoof said, “I feel the jurisprudence around women’s equality should be a required first-year course. And when it is, I’d be happy to come back and teach...