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Page 6 The Compass October 13, 1987 US: spend $ at home, says Jesse By Lisa Gregory Photo by Richard McIntyre Members of the Tantalizing Ten plus One try to stay “hot” in the frigid weather at the South Carolina State football game held at Roebuck Stadium on Ocotber 3. You’re not alone, Senator Biden! (CPS)—Sen Joseph Biden (D— Del.) may have been embar rassed by revelations that, as a student in 1965, he cheated on a law, school paper, but cheating remains widespread on Ameri can campuses today, various sources say. Thirty to 50 percent of all col lege students say they’ve cheated during their academic careers, researcher William Raffetto found in a Carnegie Commission report in 1985. Duke, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Georgia universities, among others, reported increases in the number of accusations — through not necessarily offenses —from the 1985-86 to the 1986-school years. At Duke, accusations of cheat ing increase when individual pro fessors take steps to curb aca demic academic dishonesty, said Dean of Student Life Sue Wasio- lek. Twenty-three students were charged with cheating during the 1986 academic year, she said; 14 were charged the previous year and 12 were accused of cheating during 1984-85. The increase is not due to a campuswide, organized crack down, Wasiolek said, but because individual faculty members have become more aware of the prob lem. On Sept. 17, Biden — a candi date for the Democratic presi dential nomination — admitted that he’d turned in a paper as a first-year law student at Syra cuse University m 1965 that in cluded 5 pages lifted directly from a published law review arti cle. Biden also misrepresented his academic record during a recent campaign appearance, accord ing to Newsweek. Biden report edly said he graduated in he top half of his law school class, but actually finished 76th in a class of 85. Biden reportedly also said he attended law school on a full scholarship, but actually re ceived a partial scholarship based on financial need, the mag azine said. When caught in 1965, Biden convinced the law schoool to let him take the course again. “I did something very stupid 23 years ago,” Biden said in a Wash ington, D.C. press conference last week. But Biden might not have been allowed to retake the course if he was a student. Wasiolek said an ethics review board may show mercy to an un dergraduate for Biden’s offense, but, for law school students, “ig norance is not an acceptable de fense. Law students are expected to know how to footnote a re search paper.” Schools, in fact, are more vigi lant in watching students these days. Indeed, on Aug. 31, the Univer sity of Texas’s Measurement and Evaluation Center boasted that its new practice of photographing students had helped decrease cheating on placement exams. Texas also okayed, without en dorsing, a teaching assistant’s practice of searching students’ backpacks as they enter his class to take tests. Yale suspended 8 students Sept. 4 for the fall semester for allegdly cheating on a take-home physics exam last spring. “Schools at their worst are no better than jails at their best.” So declared the Reverend Jesse Jackson at the Presidential Candidates Forum Friday, Sep tember 11 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Jackson, 45, was one of several Democratic representatives to speak at the forum, which was held for area high school and col lege students, including a num ber of students from Elizabeth City State University. Three Re publican representatives also spoke at the forum. Jackson’s comment came fol lowing a question from Washing ton correspondent Judy Wood ruff. Woodruff, and Edward Fisk, education editor at The New York Times, moderated the fo rum. In answer to Woodruff’s ques tion, “What can we do to improve our country’s educational and economical status,” Jackson de clared. “America should take the money that is spent on other countries and reinvest it into im proving the condition of their own people.” Jackson, the leader of the na tional Rainbow Coalition, was a Presidential candidate in 1984. Other Democratic candidates speaking at the forum were Bruce Babbit, 49, a former gover nor of Arizona; Michael S. Duka kis, 53, Governor of Massachu setts; Richard Gephardt, 46, a U.S. Congressman from Mis souri; Albert Gore, Jr., 45, a U.S. Senator from Tennessee; and Paul Simon, 58, an Illinois Sen ator; Joseph R. Biden Jr., 44, a member of the U.S. Senate, who has since withdrawn from the race. Republican candidates speak ing at the forum were Pierre “Pete” du Pont IV, 52, a former govenor of Delaware; and Jack Kemp, 52, a U.S. Congressman from California. In answering Woodruff’s ques tion — about how the country can improve its educational and eco nomic status — Dukakis said, “America needs to have more job training programs and day care facilities to help lift families out of poverty. If we help families to get off welfare, we will save money and improve the future of our kids.” Dukakis said he thought that this could be accomplished “in a' matter of months.” Also in response to Woodruff’s question, Biden advocated in creasing taxes to provide medi cal aid for for the country’s “13,000,000 poverty-stricken chil dren.” Added Biden, “We should not take money from our foreign affairs.” Richard Gephardt spoke in fa vor of restoring college loans and grants. “If schools can improve their programs, then they should get more money,” Gephardt said. Speaking on education. Jack Kemp said, “The most important aspect of education is teaching good character, morals and va lues.” Kemp said that “attitude” is also an important part of educa tion because “any child can learn and excel if the teacher has a pos itive attitude.” Following the forum, a student asked Jackson what advice he would give college students. “I would have to say that every student needs to be a registered voter,” Jackson replied. “A stu dent move like that could change the attitude of the legislators over night. Then the students would have a voice, and it would be heard.” CPS FSU hosts ECSU: Port City Classic By Becky Overton On September 12, 1987 Fayet- ville State University hosted ECSU for the Port City Classic in Wilmington. ECSU coach T.J. Little and Dr. Curtis Williams were the founders of the classic. Realizing there was no football in Wilmington, Williams put to gether a proposal. After identify ing the four major problems of schedules, sponsors, a site for the game, and approval from the city of Wilmington, ECSU and FSU agreed to play in Wilmington September 12. Finding a sponsor seemed to be the major problem until the Wil mington Sportsman Club en dorsed the project. Dr. WiUiams and J. D. Marshall of FSU met with the club and discussed the pros and cons. The game was on. The Wilmington Sportsman Club joined Budweiser and Jack son Beverage in sponsoring a weekend of events. Spuds McK enzie and the “Budman” ap peared at the pre-game events. Saturday’s festivities began with the Port City Classic parade at 10 a.m. Following the parade. Spuds McKenzie and the “Bud man” gave out sun visors, T- shirts and other items. After the game, which was won by FSU, a dance was held in the Hilton ball room. The members of Alpha Kappa Alpha held a dance for un dergraduates in the Student Union. “It took a lot of hard work, but not more than I expected,” Wil liams said. ACROSS 34 Chaldean city 1 Moccasin 35 Vast ages 4 Entire 37 Heavenly body 9 Unit of Siamese 38 Vase currency 39 Breaks 12 Guido’s high suddenly note 41 Printer’s 13 Downy duck measure 14 Ocean 42 The sweetsop 15 Soft 43 Choir voice 17 Capital of 45 Small amount Bahama 46 Supposed Islands 48 Newest 19 Lubricate 51 Union groups: 20 Experience abbr. 21 Fruit of the pine 52 Chemical 23 Exclamation compound 24 Weird 54 River: Sp. 27 Those holding 55 Decimal base office 56 Forays 28 Employed 57 Pigpen 30 Sicilian volcano 31 Agave plant DOWN 32 Clothing 1 Wooden pin The Crossword 2 Beverage 3 Ecclesiastical decrees 4 Source of water 5 Hasten 1 2 12 i5 13 7T TT piT' TT 10 11 " S^ ss 1 W TT rsr i Hypothetical force ’ River in Siberia 1 Wipe out I Declare I Beverage Greek letter I Stalemate I Metal I Playtiouse 1 Quotes 1 Vegetable I Snakes I Habituate > Merits ! Above I Apothecary's weight ! Tremulous I Teutonic deity ) Indian tribe I Declares ) Scoff ! River island I Greek mountain peak ) Prohibits ) Follows Sept. . ' Baker’s product i Conducted ) Pose for portrait ) Plaything i Note of scale Bobby McCullen (left) and Pete Brown help move out of JohnsZ Hall. Roommate wars prevented ? Bost, counseling director at SU, suggests that, even before they meet, prospective room mates can talk on the phone. GEORGETOWN, TX (CPS)— There may be ways to prevent the low-level “roommate wars” that college students often find themselves in during the fall when they arrive to move in with strangers, says Dr. Jane Morgan Bost of Southwestern University here. Southwestern, rather than making random room assign ments, tries to match roommates who have similar lifestyles, study habits, musical tastes and other interests. “piey can get to know some basic things about each other: is one a partier and the other a stud- ier? How much will the stereo be played?” Bost says some students de velop a “contract” that sets ground rules for the living situa tion. This can help roomies avoic problems or work them out when they occur, Bost said. Once on campus and in their rooms, students are required to live with their roommates for tw*; weeks. If problems develop duP ing that time, student advisors will help resolve the situation. After two weeks, the students may ask for new accomodations “The important thing is that each person learn to live with the other,” Bost said.
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