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Thursday
Prayer meeting (sponsored by the
Navigators), 9:30-10:30 a.m., EMU
Century Room C, free.
Faculty lecture (PPPM Professor Renee
Irvin and Amanda Wojick, art depart
ment), 4 p.m., 206 Lawrence, free,
346-2077.
"Cuban Diaspora and Exile in the Unit
ed States" (Lecture by Roman de la
Campa from SUNY at Stonybrook), 4-6
p.m., EMU International Student
Lounge, free, 346-4052.
"Open Mic with Lynn Breedlove of
Tribe 8" (Lesbopalooza Opening
Night), 7 p.m., Knight Library Browsing
Room, free.
Kayaker Kevin Schrier (talk and
slideshow), 7:30 p.m., EMU Room 37,
free, 346-4365.
St. Petersburg String Quartet with Paul
Galbraith on classical guitar (Chamber
Music Series), 8 p.m., Beall Hall, $27,
$22, $12, 682-5000 or 346-4363.
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Web sites address plagiarism
Two new library Web sites
focus on problems with
plagiarism and offer tips
fordoing accurate research
Chelsea Duncan
Freelance Reporter
Plagiarism is the inclusion of
someone else’s product, words,
ideas or data as one’s own work, ac
cording to two new University Web
sites. But sometimes the line be
tween a student’s own work and the
work of others can be blurry. For in
stance, is this article’s definition of
plagiarism plagiarized?
According to the site: yes. Even
though the information is attributed,
it takes direct words from the site
“Plagiarism for Students” without re
wording it or quoting it directly.
The site,
http ://lib web. uoregon. edu/guides/pla
giarism/students, gives students ex
amples of how to properly cite refer
ences in their papers such as direct
quotes and paraphrasing. It also ex
plains the University’s policy on the
issue and what happens when stu
dents break the rules.
Knight Reference Librarian and
site creator Robin Paynter said of
ten students may not realize they
are plagiarizing.
“You should know what plagia
rism is and how to avoid it,” she
said. “I wanted to give clear defini
tions and examples.”
Paynter said some faculty mem
bers she talked with were so worried
about student plagiarism that they
were reluctant to assign research pa
pers. And because cutting and past
ing information from the Internet
was adding to the problem, Paynter
decided to design the Web site.
“If people aren’t assigning re
search papers because of that fear,
it affects the quality of education,”
she said.
Plagiarism off the Internet makes
up most of the academic integrity
violations at the University, Direc
tor of Student Judicial Affairs Chris
Loschiavo wrote in an e-mail.
“If people are cheating their way
through school, that means they
aren’t really learning what we say
they are and when they get out into
the workforce, they won’t be suc
cessful,” he said.
The University library system’s
other new site, “The Naked Re
searcher,” features information
about the process of doing research,
said Colleen Bell, library instruction
coordinator and co-creator of the
site along with Paynter.
“I think undergraduates struggle
a lot with the research process,”
she said.
The site is a virtual version of an
exhibit currently in the Knight Li
brary. Bell said it was created be
cause many students have anxiety
about the research process. She
wanted to help students get over
their fears and let them know anxi
ety is a normal part of the process.
The site defines research as a sci
ence and an art. It uses Einstein’s
Theory of Relativity as an example
of how to form and connect ideas,
Bell said.
It also gives students a five
week guide for writing a research
paper by breaking down the
process into weekly increments.
Bell said it is important not to
wait until the day before the paper
is due to get started and to leave
plenty of time for thought.
Chelsea Duncan is a freelance writer
for the Emerald.
Spam
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triumphed in the courtroom in De
cember 2002, where it had been
engaged in a case against spam
ming company GN Productions
since 1998.
In its complaint, AOL alleged CN
Productions had transmitted more
than a billion junk e-mail messages
to its users with e-mails advertising
adult Web sites.
According to AOL officials, it was
the first case in which damages
were awarded under an amended
Virginia anti-spam statute, which
provides fines of $25,000 for each
day spam is sent.
“This is an important legal victo
ry in the fight against spam, and it
sends a clear, distinct message to
spammers: AOL is prepared to use
all of the legal and technological
tools available to shut down spam
mers who (flood) the mailboxes of
AOL members with unwanted and
offensive junk e-mail,” Vice Presi
dent and general counsel of AOL
Randall Boe said in a statement.
In an e-mail AOL sent to its
users, the company assured cus
tomers that it was “outraged by the
number of junk e-mails we get on a
daily basis.” AOL also said spam is
“public enemy No. 1,” and prom
ised it was doing all it could to keep
it out of its customers’ e-mail.
Reid said she has both an AOL
and a Hotmail account, but prefers
to use her AOL account.
“Even with (spam) filters, I still
get junk mail in my (Hotmail) in
box,” she said. She added that
while her AOL account gets junk
mail occasionally, it happens much
less than in her Hotmail account.
While some modem mail servers
have built-in protection against
possible dictionary attacks, larger
systems such as Hotmail and MSN
are more difficult to monitor, due
to the large amount of e-mail traf
fic. Hotmail and MSN advise their
users to use a long user name with
many random characters and num
bers until the companies find ways
to prevent attacks.
Contact the reporter
atalishaughnessy@dailyemerald.com.
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The President's Office & the UO Senate present
UO TASK FORCE ON
ATHLETICS
OPEN FORUM
Wednesday, March 5 • 4:00pm to 5:30pm • 150 Columbia
Members of the Task Force on Athletics invite you to an open
campus forum to discuss current issues regarding intercollegiate
athletics. The panel particularly invites your questions, comments
and views on the compatibility of intercollegiate athletics with the
UO academic mission and the national athletics "arms race." How
are we doing at the UO on these issues and how do they affect us
all? Let your voice be heard.
Panelists from the UO Task Force on Athletics
Suzanne Clark, Professor of English, Co-Chair of Athletics Task Force
James Earl, Professor of English
Jim O'Fallon, Professor of Law, Faculty Athletic Representative
Martin Smith, Head Men's Track Coach
Margie Paris, Professor of Law, Co-Chair and Forum Moderator
Interested faculty, staff and students are encouraged to participate in this forum.
^ j UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
To view the recently released Task Force statement on U of O Student-Athlete Welfare, go to
http:/darkwing.uoregon.edu/vpadmin/taskforce 1.html or call 346-3003 to request a copy.
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University, pointing out various
factors such as high academic
achievement and graduation rates
among athletes.
Jenny Kenyon, a former student
athlete who spent four years on the
track team and is now a graduate
student at the University, is also one
of the panelists in tonight’s forum.
Kenyon strongly supports intercol
legiate activity, saying she benefited
greatly from her experiences.
“Intercollegiate athletics are ab
solutely compatible (with the Univer
sity’s academic mission),” she said.
“For myself, athletics have given me
huge opportunities, and taught me re
sponsibility and accountability.”
Contact the reporter
atalishaughnessy@dailyemerald.com.
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