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...things I wish I learned sooner (to the extent that I ever really learned them). As Oscar Wilde once wrote, “The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on.” So, in this spirit of altruism, follow the random musings of a senior with too much time on her hands:1. Writing a thesis is a good thing. Yes it’s painful, sure, it’s horrible, and yes, I went through at least one week without sleeping, showering, or eating. But in the end, the effort...
...conduct themselves with integrity and honesty at all times.” The Ad Board should not punish Viswanathan. This was not a school paper and should not fall under the purview of the Ad Board. She’s said sorry (sort of), and legal action by Random House, although nothing is for sure, may be punishment enough. Smith was forgiven; will Viswanathan be as well? Charles Drummond ’09, a Crimson editorial editor, lives in Canaday Hall...
When asked if she thinks Harvard will take punitive action against her, she responded: “I don’t see why they would. It’s a genuine, genuine mistake.” Random House, the publisher that has released the novels by Megan F. McCafferty from which Viswanathan allegedly lifted passages, has rebuffed the sophomore's apologies. “This extensive taking from Ms. McCafferty’s books is nothing less than an act of literary identity theft,” Steve Ross, the senior vice president and publisher of Crown Publishers...
McCafferty declined to comment, however, on Viswanathan or the escalating exchange of words between their two publishers, Random House and Little, Brown. Viswanathan has acknowledged using passages similar to those in two of McCafferty's works, though the young author said again today that she had done so unintentionally...
...phalanx of officials from Random House and the New York Public Library closely guarded McCafferty at the Donnell Library Center and repeatedly reminded members of the media that she would have nothing to say about the plagiarism charges. Reporters and photographers from the New York Post, New York Daily News, National Public Radio, and the publishing blog GalleyCat turned out for the event, which had been scheduled in advance to promote the latest installment of her series, "Charmed Thirds...