8 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 12, 1997
LOCAL/STATE
TICKETS
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"It might make some difference,"
said Law student Aman Mcleod.
"There are people so desperate for a
ticket, they'll do anything."
On game
days, AAPD
officials "A UofM
receive com-
plaints of traf- high demj
fic back-ups
and counterfeit from stud
tickets, along
with other law alumni, U
violations,
Jerue said. Ann
"A U of M
ticket is in high demand, not only
from students but alumni, too,"
Jerue said.
"Forgery is the No. 1 complaint.
It's upsetting when you've paid $45
to $100 for a ticket and you can't
stay to enjoy the game."
Halina Henderson, a 1997 alum-
a
ft
iAi
nae, said she doesn't see counterfeit
tickets as a serious problem.
"Most people sell their tickets
before the game," said Henderson.
"They aren't in the black market for
tickets."
The anonymous ticket seller said
he didn't
know of
tcketISM m a n y
counterfeit
nd, not only tickets in
Sci rcula-
$ts but tion.
"I know
there are
- Sgt. Larry Jerue about 10
rbor Police Department guys out
here and I
have not seen, heard or thought of
counterfeit tickets," he said.
"You just have to worry about
games like Notre Dame, when the
two schools are so close - the
demand exceeds the supply," he
added.
Department of Public Safety
spokesperson Beth Hall said DPS
officers also will be looking for
scalpers on football Saturdays.
"Enforcement will be stepped up
for the Colorado game," Hall said.
"It is illegal to sell anything on
University grounds."
Hall said DPS officials also look
for tickets taken during home break-
ins and mail theft.
"We have a record of the tickets
stolen, and can check to see who's
using the seat," Hall said.
The focus of DPS officers is to
ticket the professional ticket sellers,
not the student who can't go to the
game and is selling the ticket to his
roommate, Hall said.
"I would encourage students to
network amongst each other," Jerue
said.
"Once they go out on the street,
they need a public license (to sell
tickets).
"We just want everyone to be able
to go and have a good time, like
everyone else," he added.
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Editor's note: Due to a production
error this story did not appear in its
entirety in yesterday's Daily. The Daily
regrets this omission.
By Megan Exley
Daily Staff Reporter
Writers' block.
It's a problem nearly all college stu-
dents face in their paper writing career
- the agony of staring at a blank com-
puter screen at 3 am. praying that some
monumental idea will materialize
before the morning deadline.
For some University students, a solu-
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The World Wide Web increasingly
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The Internet provides Web pages and
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The existence of such paper distribu-
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how these documents impact plagia-
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English and religious studies Prof.
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the "large plethora" and easy accessi-
bility of term paper writing services in
the marketplace, what is at stake is the
true conventions of learning.
"I'm deeply committed to the notion
that we deal with (plagiarism) as a
learning group, not just as individual
cases," Williams said. "The damage
that is done is not just to that student,
but to the whole University communi-
ty."
Andrew, a Paper Store representative
who would not give his last name,
emphasized that the papers distributed
are merely "study aids" for students to
use as references.
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LSA first-year student Shireen
Beruti said that she would never pur-
chase such a paper, even if in a crunch.
"I wasn't even aware that you could
buy term papers over the Web," Beruti
said. "This is the first I've heard of it. I
wouldn't want to jeopardize myself or
get thrown out of the University."
Andrew said paper distribution com-
panies have been around since 1968
and the only company that has ever
been officially questioned about plagia-
rism was Research Assistance in 1993.
"The State of California took them to
court on the grounds of contributing to
plagiarism and lost, accepting the ver-
dict that the companies remained with-
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While the Code of Student Conduct
addresses some problems within stu-
dent affairs, the Code does not directly
deal with punishment for plagiarism.
"Each college at the University has
its own procedures on how to deal ll
plagiarism, since it is an academic
issue," said Judicial Adviser Mary Lou
Antieau, who oversees the Code. "Each
college publishes these measures in the
student bulletins."
The College of Engineering deals
with ethical infractions through an hon.
ors system.
"In the College of Engineering, if a
student is suspected of plagiarism they
must go before the Student H s
Council; said Enginee.G
Administrative Assistant Susan Bitzer,
"Depending on the council's findings,
the student can then be recommendec
to the Faculty Committee on Discipline
and the College (of Engineering) to
decide an appropriate punishment:'
Bitzer said that they don't see as
much plagiarism in the College 01
Engineering as other colleges mighi
since students do a lot of worjr
groups on computers.
"During the 1996-1997 academi
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were found guilty."
None of the students were expelled
but all received zeros on their projects
which affected their overall grades.
Williams said that while plagiarisn
has not been a significant problen
his classes, he is concerned aboui
phenomenon as a whole.
"My basic view is that unless we have
academic and intellectual honesty an
integrity between each other, we don'
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bouncer. Then, a second bouncer allegedly used racial slurs
against him.
"I gave my ID and paid entrance while my ID was being
checked. I was told to take off my hat,'Patel said. "I complained
to my friend about not being able to wear my hat, and the next
thing I knew I was being shoved through the door by a bounc-
er.
"Then, the bouncer proceeded to hit me in the face twice
while one of the bouncers said, 'We don't want any South
Indians here,"' he said.
A member of the Indian American Student Association, Patel
rallied the organization to act against the Nectarine. He went to
the club yesterday evening with 280 letters and 280 signatures
on a petition, demanding three changes in the club's policy.
In the letter, Patel states that IASA will boycott the
Nectarine until the three demands are met. IASA demands
new training methods for Nectarine employees in order to
encourage sensitivity toward minorities, disciplinary actions
against any Nectarine employee who commits racial acts, and
a public apology through The Michigan Daily for the Patel
incident.
Patel handed Bender the petition and 280 letters last night.
Bender apologized to Patel after the two accused bouncers
made formal apologies.
"We have been open for 24 years, and in all that time we have
only had two complaints filed," Bender said.
Bender said he will talk to people on an individual basis and
on separate incidents.
"I will apologize individually to anyone who comes up here.
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body, but I am not offering myself up as a villain."
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