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Show CD 7 4 1 8 2 3 4 3 1 5 6 6 9 8 2 5 8 .7 1 4 7 6 9 7 8 6 4 3 9 1 5 2 7 4 2 3 9 5 5 6 8 1 3 2 9 7 2 3 4 5 1 8 6 2 1 9 4 6 8 5 3 7 6 8 7 5 3 5 4 7 9 1 2 9 6 4 8 1 Aggie Lltefhe' Answer to Today's USU professors struggle to fight rising cheating among students Puzzle BY MANETTE NEWBOLD Staff Writer Marie Pehrson has been selected as the valedictorian for the College of Business — an honor in itself — but it's even more impressive to know that she did it without ever cheating. Nope, not once. Almost 80 percent of college students admitted to cheating at least once in a study by the Center for Academic Integrity, according to Plagiarism.org. According to Pehrson, the students that cheat don't really accomplish anything. "It's not achieving if you're cheating," she said. USU psychology professor Brian Tschanz agrees. "At some point, the student isn't going to be able to cheat his or her way to suc- The Bride's Ring... Like the Love It Represents BY DUNSTAN PRIAL KRT "Chew more. Do more." That's the motto of Kevin Gass and Laurence Molloy, co-founders of Hackensack, N.J.-based gum maker GumRunners LLC. The two have apparently taken their own advice because they've been doing a lot lately. In January 2003 no store carried GumRunners' premier product __ Jolt, a caffeine-infused energy gum. Now the gum is carried in between 40,000 and 45,000 stores nationwide, and it is scheduled to debut at Target in March. And earlier this year GumRunners introduced Q'he. Cf-me. 45-MORTH MAIM *.\t M.iMM K' 435-753-4870 ASK ABOUT OUR USU STUDENT DISCOUNT AMERICA IS LIVING IN SPIN, "A hilarious and gloriously sendup of Washington's culture of shameless spin." .; •>"•_••••" JONATHAN ALTER. pretty angry with the person," he said. "You also tend to feel angry on behalf of the students who earned their grades honestly." Cheating is not going away. In fact, it's increasing across the country and with technology at students' fingertips, making it easier than it used to be. In June 2005, a nationwide survey called the Assessment Project revealed that in 1999, only 10 percent of students surveyed by the Center For Academic Integrity admitted to Internet plagiarism. In 2005, the result jumped to 40 percent. According to the article, "Survey Shows Cheating Prevalent in College" by Amanda Bray printed in The University Wire, that survey included almost 50,000 Newsweek. -A QUIRKY AND INTELLIGENT RARITY that elicits wry smiles and hearty laughs alike, CLAUDIA PUIG, $ U S A T O D A Y "A marvel of perfect casting, crisp dialogue and * VERY SMART ...that rare film that actually has a sense of humor." the first truly MUST-SEE, laugh-out-loud comedy of the year." KENNETH TURAN, Cos Angelas 5tmc6 CHRISTY LEMIRE, Associated Prasa "Writer-director Jason Reitman's TWO THUMBS movie couldnt be timelier." JOHN HARTL, Ebert®Roeper IMBC Aaron Maria Adam Sam Katie Rob William H. . Robert ECKHART BELLO BRODY ELLIOTT HOLMES LOWE MACY and DUVALL KRTphoto KEVIN GASS AND LAURENCE MOLIOY, co-founders of GumRunners LLC, in Hackensack, New Jersey, deliver caffine in a gum. Nutra-Trim Gum intended two main players _ Wrigley to curb chewers' appetites and Cadbury Adams, which and help them keep the together account for about pounds off. half of all domestic gum Despite earning their liv- sales. ings in what Gass described Competing with icons as "the Willy Wonka busilike Wrigley's Juicy Fruit ness," the co-founders have and DoubleMint gums, and come to learn that makCadbury Adams's popuing gum isn't for Oompalar Dentyne, Trident and Loompas. Bubblicious brands would be nothing if not difficult. A $3.4 billion business in the United States alone, Gass and Molloy both according to the National quit good-paying marketing Confectioners Association, jobs with large consumer the industry is dominated by products companies to pur- Based on the best-selling novel ii IflS •Fwiitf LULHI mm nMIU iiiiiiitiiifi imiiii > CHEWY see page 7 he said. Learn Languages Abroad, an organization that specializes in helping individuals learn languages fast, reported on their Web site: "It has been proven that culture immersion is the fastest, most effective way to learn a new language. You not only learn to speak a language fluently, but you also have the opportunity of learning about the culture of the language ..." To help ESL students adjust to a new environment, the university offers intensive classes that help students get an in-depth understanding of English. Professors also give help to make the adjustment easier. "Sometimes it's a little hard to understand some words when taking tests or reading," Vasquez said. "Sometimes my teachers will explain the word a different way so I know what it means." The Intensive English Institute, a program offered at USU, was founded in 1972 and is a nationally accredited program that teaches students English language and cultural skills, according to their Web site. The Writing Center also offers ESL students the chance to get help in their written assignments. With the help of the university programs and others throughout campus, students who come speaking other languages are getting help to succeed. Edisom Suashavas, a native of Ecuador and sophomore in the animal science program, emphasized the importance of learning English. "My dad is an engineer and my mom is professional secretary. When we came to the U.S., they didn't speak any English, so they had to take jobs that are much different," he said. "They can make more money doing agricultural and construction jobs here than what they did back home. "We came for economic reasons, but the difference comes from knowing English. Knowing the language is the best way to get ahead. I'm just glad I get a chance to go to school here." —nebulter@,cc.usu.edu Nothing in the' store over $999 Pay-out as high as $4000. H • Cache |steps in when mom and dad's policy steps o u t Hill : be in effect 10 months before delivery. great with other health insurance facto Iworks policies WHIIILN Mill I HI, M.HLIN II www.foxsrrchlig™t.com' sue their dream of creating their own company. As a result of their experience they knew from the start that in order to carve a profitable niche for themselves they would need to offer something innovative. That was the genesis of Jolt energy gum. "It's the difference between innovation and simple activity," said Gass. Innovation, he explained, is creating an entirely new product, one that generates a new customer base and therefore creates an entirely new stream of revenues for retailers. Simple activity, in the gum industry at least, means doing little more than recycling flavors, he said. Gass, 39, and Molloy, 40, have a lot of experience gauging what products might entice new customers. The two men first met in 1992 when both were rising marketing executives, Gass with Colgate Palmolive and Molloy with Mennen, which Costs as little as $70 a month. iiij.i L 6UUBERHAH "SESSTEVE SAKUD I umtfl 17 ncgurHEs ACCOMPANTING I PA flD see page 7 From page 4 Maternity Supplement Insurance (IIILJ • CHEATING ESL far xeur H mm liiimiiiin mii'iHii SOCMI H it LJli,iM Ililililill undergraduate students and suggested that cheating and plagiarism is a problem throughout the country. To many local students, this doesn't come as a surprise. Bridger Kimber, a junior majoring in aviation technology, said it wouldn't surprise him if at least 80 percent of students have cheated. He said he's done it himself. "I didn't learn anything by cheating," he said. "I got a good grade, but it didn't help me. I'm not proud that I cheated." KimlxT said he thinks students aren't threatened by the USU cheating policy, which can lead to not only failure of an assignment or course, but expulsion from New caffeinated gum give chewers a bubble buzz "One Says it All" : cess," he said in an e-mail. In Tschanzs Psychology 1010 syllabus, he defines cheating as looking over a person's shoulder while they are taking a Scantron test, using notes on closed-book test and plagiarism. Each will result in serious consequences for the student. "I have personally caught two students in the act of plagiarism and only pretended to be sorry that I had to fail them. Don't tempt me or your teaching assistants to fail you for cheating," Tschanz said in his syllabus. He said he didn't have too many lasting qualms about failing students who didn't do their own work. "Dealing with someone who cheats takes a tremendous amount of time and effort. By the time you're through, you're usually E6«d b/Tnyv-ctli (enljy Fci. CZE t c i * Ccr JJ f i JJ t^a lir~ • Cache Valley Insurance, Inc. STARTS FRIDAY, APRIL CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS FOR THEATRES AND SHOWTIMES 94 South Main, Logan (435) 752-4560 Ask for Quent Casperson or Curtis Stacey I I I carat diamonds starting at rffv ^m *v A V Open Fridays & Saturdays ONLY 12-7 • JEWELRY OUTLET 73 North Main Street • 750-NYJO L (across from the Tabernacle) |