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Show (1NEWS t 41 , Lt has iiramadatte 22uclecifKi corasequences Pilaglariihsra Center honors 11'....j El BY KATRINA KELLER KatDixieSun Academic crime, which includes plagiarism and cheating, can affect much more than students' academic records at Dixie State University. It can affect people's ability to get a job or even go back to school later in life. Ryan Hobbs, the director of distance and digital learning, said DSU outlines the importance of plagiarism in each class' syllabus and has a part in student orientation geared toward letting students know about plagiarism and what it is. Citing correctly and avoiding plagiarism is part of being a professional, English professor Ami Comeford said. "Learning how to do that in a more low stake environment, opposed to having someone notice that when the students are in a professional climate then it cost them their job, career and reputation," Comeford said. "It's better in this environment, where it's about learning and about figuring out about the mistakes they make and then having the opportunity to be better without those consequences in a professional Types of plagiarism Comeford said students take two tracks when they chose to plagiarize: unintentional or intentional. The first track, unintentional, is mostly seen in beginning English classes, Comeford said. It occurs when students take some else's research and words ASSAULT , .. without understanding the need to cite it, she said. , "What I see more often, is students don't understand that they can't take i sentences and change a few words," Comeford ,.,. '" '',,,,, , said. "And somehow it's , , theirs. And the students don't understand that is 4 ',, also plagiarism." Comeford said the secj ond track is intentional, or .. 'i ' t ' ...', .,. "wholesale." 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If professors suspect a student cheated, they can request to check cameras in the take other students' work testing center, which can also affect a student's grade. and turn it in for theirs because they don't want to is like other works the right and if they are right write it, Comeford said. student has turned in bethey can give the student a and different grade, Lee said. if then fore not, they Catching the crime The testing center has know that the student did Professors have their not seen students plagianot write the paper in full different methods on how as see do and can fit, they rizing because the student they teach plagiarism and has to bring the work they said. 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DSU has to students to help learn ing center also has meabought a platform called susin sures to about how to cite correctcatch place Turnitin. said Lee ly avoid plagiarism when Hobbs said, "The faculty picious activity. are needed. measures that there are strongly encouraged The resources are: students do not notice or to use Turnitin, but it's take into account when handbooks and style implied in the assignment the students use the come to books they testing settings and lets the facas in such center cameras, English classes ulty member check against n and browsers library online guide thousands and millions of books about citation surveyors. to to evaluate recorders If feel like that can be found in professors see if plagiarism has taken a the library stacks student cheated, they place or not." the the Writing Center can to check request The professors can then cameras to see if they are (HHC 421 or online) tell if the turned-i- n work r CONTINUED FROM PAGE es to survivors of sexual assault that include: counselFree, short-tering through the health and counseling center Remedial measures, such as providing deadline extensions and escorts m Anonymous reporting, which can be accessed at the bottom of DSU's homepage A Title IX coordinator with an open-dopolicy located at S.J. Atkin Administration room 107 A Dove Center Advocate available on campus every Wednesday from 5 p.m. in the Jeffery R. Holland Centennial Commons in room 489 "DSU just wants to make sure that the student is doing okay in school and that their scholastic experience is going okay and that if they are having trouble in school we want to help them with that," Cole said. The Dove Center also offers resources including, but not limited to: or 3-- Transgender Day of Remembrance SPENCER Dixie Sun News BY NOELLE , , - - A , ' - .. ' ''- I - - , 1 4 copy-past- es F, , ,31 lock-dow- counseling Group therapy Victim advocacy Shelter "My big thing is, report it; even if you aren't comfortable, or if you are concerned or if you have questions, report it and let's have the discussion," Barfuss said. "Come in knowing that you are not going to be judged, or viewed differently and that confidentiality is most important." If you or a loved one has been affected by sexual assault, contact campus police at (435) Cindy 1 Cole at (435) or Elizabeth Bluhm at (435) Scheduling a free session therapy through the health and counseling center is also available at (435) Long-ter- 1 Resource LG BTQ m BY JANE STANCILL TNS Hill Chancellor Carol Folt said the university has received thousands of responses from students, faculty, alumni and the public about what should be done with the toppled Silent Sam Confederate statue. Those ideas will be made UNC-Chap- el call 911 or visit the nearest emergency room. Other useful numbers include: The national suicide prevention hotline: 273-825- 5 she said. 0, 652-773- 668-508- 1. 652-775- 5. If it is an emergency, Crisis text line: text 'HOME' to 741741. er to say. TDOR raises awareness for hate crimes and expresses love and respect for the transgender community, according to the TDOR official website. Tanner Gilman, a freshman theater major from Pocatello, Idaho, said, "I have a cousin and now sibling who have come out as trans and so I just kinda know it is super important to have support and be a supporter." This year 369 individuals were killed around the globe specifically from violence or hate crimes. This does not include those who have been lost from things such as suicide or domestic violence. Out of these 369 individuals, 167 are from Brazil, 71 are from Mexico, 23 are from the United States and 21 are , 7 ( ; 4. er , s s '4 t The Silent Sam debate yields emotional reactions from public public at some point, she said, adding that the issue is clearly important to many people. "One of the takeaways for me was how personal this is for people," she said. "There's a lot of emotion in the things people say and you have to really think about that. I'm pretty moved by the extent to which people really took that very seriously." Some of the responses were lengthy and some were written in the middle of the night, 236-400- The LGBTQA- - community and others came out Tuesday, Nov. 20, to honor the lives that have been lost from antitransgender violence. A candlelight vigil was held on the Dixie State University campus. Students and faculty came together to pay their respect to the Trans-gendDay of Remembrance. Students opened up about how their personal lives have been affected by transgender individuals in their lives. Although it was a small crowd, everyone had something powerful from Columbia. Katie Perkins, the LGBTQ Resource Center coordinator, said there is an overall increase in the number of deaths compared to last year and the most common group that is affected are transgender women of color. Teresida Rodriguez, a junior surgical assistant major from West Jordan, said, "In their heart, that person feels what they want to feel, just like you do." Perkins said she encourages students to come to the LGBTQ Resource Center, located in room 207 of the Browning Learning Center. Perkins' job is to direct any students who identify as LGBTQ to resources they may need such as health care, potential scholarships, peer mentoring programs and a place to feel safe. Perkins said the LG- BTQ Resource Center on campus plans to hold this event every year and hopes that students will spread the word and encourage more to attend. The campus Board of Trustees held its regular meeting Thursday, includsession ing a closed-doo- r that stretched more than three hours. Part of that was dedicated to a security matter. Trustees have said campus safety is their top priority when it comes to recommending a plan for the statue's future location. Trustee Haywood Cochrane said the campus is grateful that the UNC Board of Governors has given the tmstees and Fo lt a little more time to recommend a solution about where to place the statue. The original deadline was Thursday; the new deadline is Dec. 3. The ultimate decision is likely to be up to the Board of Governors, though it is possible the university would have to involve the legislature or state historical commission, depending on the recommendation. ConfedThe erate statue was pulled down by protesters Aug. 20. Ever since, university officials and others have debated what to ld do with the fallen monument, which has been the site of protests and tense clashes among groups and police. A survey of faculty and staff in the College of Arts & Sciences showed that a plurality, 37 percent, would like to see the statue moved off campus to a museum or historic site. Student leaders held forums and gathered feedback with a software program and a survey last month. They gave a summary of 500 student responses to Folt. The summary said "students felt that the administration cared more for the opinions of donors and legislators than of their students" and were concerned about "logistical hurdles," including a state law that bars the alteration of historic objects of remembrance. According to the student document, about half of respondents wanted the statue relocated to an museum or battlefield, though some suggested places on or near campus, such as Wilson Library, Carolina Hall or the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery. Another 20 percent want the statue repwrosed, perhaps rededicated with a new plaque and other elements that would explain the context of the statue, including its toppling. About 15 percent suggested Silent Sam be replaced with statues of people with an important connection to UNC, such as the late basketball coach Dean Smith or the first African American students who enrolled at the university. The remaining respondents represented a variety of views that were not contained in the student report. Values expressed by the students, according to the report, included having an honest acknowledgment of the university's past and crafting a solution that keeps students safe, "as defined by how it impacts the frequency and intensity of protests on campus." |