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Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010
Instructors weigh in on plagiaris
It’s easy to plagiarize
an essay but it is just
as easy to get caught
By Erik Andersen
Associate News Editor
“Plagiarism: the unauthor
ized use or close imitation of
the language and thoughts of
another author and the repre
sentation of them as ones own
original work,” according to
Dictionary.com
Although there are a lot of
Web sites on the Internet that
say they will write any term
paper, essay, book report and
anything else one may need to
write about all for a price, the
reward may not be worth the
risk.
Aside from a possible fail
ing grade, suspension or expul
sion if caught, it also “shows
a total lack of integrity,” said
Ryan Davis, a writing teach
er at Clackamas Community
College.
There are many forms of pla
giarism. When you purchase a
“paper” from someone else, you
put your grade at risk. Whether
it’s from the Net or someone
you know, there is always the
possibility of that person botch
ing up the paper worse than it
would have been had you just
wrote it yourself.
“One of the things I would
James Bryant-Trerise, an instructor at Clackamas, reads many students’ papers and can usu
ally tell when something sounds recycled.
worry about is, how do you
know if what you’re purchasing
is any good?” said Davis.
Although, yes it may be
slightly harder for a teacher
to tell if the work was pla
giarized if you pay someone
else to write it for you, it’s
important to remember that usu
ally the people you are turning
these papers into are writing or
English teachers.
“I’m an English teacher; I
have read thousands and thou
sands of student papers. When
I read something that sod
I can tell,” said James B
Trerise, an English profe
Clackamas.
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common form of plad
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Sustainability club for students coming to Clackamas
By Abigail Neet
News Editor
Mario Smith is heading up a new sustainability club on
campus.
The Associated Student Government plans to ratify die
club on Thursday, Jan. 28.
The club does not yet have officers but plans on voting
officers in within the first couple meetings.
The Student Sustainability Initiative is a new club on
campus that will focus on sustainability initiatives and edu
cating students about a sustainable lifestyle.
Smith does not want students to feel like they cannot join
the club because they do not have time for club meetings or
events that are a part of being in a club. Smith says the club
is just as much about education and information and will be
exchanging information via Facebook and Google Wave.
Smith decided to take action and make a sustainabil
ity group for students after realizing that Clackamas had
resources for teachers and faculty (Sustainabilty Committee)
and no way for students to be involved (beyond sustainability
classes).
The club already has 15 people interested in becoming
members and has been spreading the word person to per
son.
Club member Jessie Dissel said, “I’m thrilled to be
involved. To have a voice and an impact on such an impor
tant issue. It’s wonderful to see that it is truly within reach.
That the ripple in the pond can have an effect. That’s empow
ering, and it gives me hope for the future of our world.”
The club is already interested in getting involved on
campus and hopes to help Phi Theta Kappa with their Stop
Oregon Litter and Vandalism beach cleanup. The SOLV
beach cleanup involves members of the honor society going
to different areas of the beach and physically cleaning up the
beach.
The club already has some fund raising ideas and has
talked about possibly hosting a free movie night in Niemeyer
and charging for concessions as well as maybe doing a
Coldstone Creamery fundraiser where the club would run the
store for four hours and get a percentage of the profit. The
club is also looking into being sponsored, possibly by a local
sustainability friendly business.
Smith already has ideas for changes she would like to see
at Clackamas. She would like to see a better recycling system
in the cafeteria, maybe reusable utensils and plates as well as
better food options.
‘Tor people who are trying to eat healthy, it’s tough when
you don’t know which soup is healthier since none of them
have nutrition facts,” Smith said.
“There is more to sustainability than the environment. It’s
also about sustaining your body,” she added.
Smith also thinks that, since the school is in the works of
banning smoking, they should also ban bottled water.
“Bottled water is by far worse for the environment as
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much as possible.
— Recycle! Take the extra step and put]
trash in the specified recycle bins.
— Do not be swayed by advertising. Quel
if you need it and if it will last.
— Shop at a food co-op that supports]
farmers.
Correction: In last week’s blood drive story, Brenden Bradach’sii
was mispelled. We apologize for the mistake.
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whole,” Smith stated.
She-is also hoping the club will get others invohl
projects such as a community compost or things su
cork renewing center and then donating them to bus
that can reuse them.
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