Cheating

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of California - Los Angeles
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<p>Today I had my ESS 7: Intro to Space Weather midterm. At the very beginning of class, the professor talked about the whole cheating thing and how it isn't worth it. So yeah yeah, everyone nods and start the test. About 15 minutes in, I see the professor walking to my row and he starts talking to the girl sitting behind me. Apparently she had a piece of paper on her lap and he wanted it. So instead of just owning it up and giving it to him, she begins to protest and says there's nothing on the paper blah blah. He tells her to put it away and just finish the midterm. However 10 minutes later, he comes back and asks for the paper again (I assume she was still looking at it). Again more protests from the girl until she finally gives it to him. He still allows her to continue with the midterm but wants to talk to her after class. When I finished my midterm, (it was seriously really easy; I don't know why anyone would cheat) I looked at the girl because I wanted to see who it was and I saw her looking at her friend's paper who was sitting next to her. She was so obvious with her cheating that it was no wonder she got caught. </p>

<p>Professor Moldwin is known as one of the nicest professors on campus. I think it's pretty evident by the fact that he let her finish the midterm. Any other professor I know would have taken away her test and cheat sheet, failed her, and reported her to the dean's office. She should have just owned up when he first asked her because he was pretty ticked off the second time he approached her. </p>

<p>This is the first time I've seen anyone cheating in my classes and so blatantly too. Share your stories.</p>

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<p>The first time I saw my classmate cheating was in grade 2. My teacher was so mad at him that she screamed at him and threw his backpack out of the window. And my classmate ****ted himself right in his seat.</p>

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<p>Cheating is just not worth it. That girl in SoCalGal's story might be in for a big fat expulsion.</p>

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<p>umm, my friend was taking a midterm during a summer session and there was a scantron part and a writing part. she accidentally dropped her scantron and the 3 guys in the front of her stole it. they didn't give it back and they were copying off of it. she had to retake the whole scantron part. tsk tsk haha.</p>

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<p>That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.</p>

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<p>Yes...but pretty hilarious. My professor today was pretty paranoid- he collected all the blue books and passed them back randomly, walked through all the aisles, made everyone zip up their bags and put them under the seat, and made sure everyone know that he could see us from wherever he was standing.</p>

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<p>Hahah. I've never heard of them collecting bluebooks and passing them back. </p>

<p>genius.</p>

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<p>^ really? a lot of professors have done that in my classes - I thought it was more or less common practice.</p>

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<p>nope. maybe comm professors are more trusting? or just dumb?</p>

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<p>Wow......:rolleyes:</p>