<p>Alternative account. Are you serious, I wouldn’t expect to find the kind of people with alternative accounts here on CC. But ya, the reason I barely have any posts is because I mainly stick to the Georgetown boards-where ABSOLUTELY NOTHING is discussed (it’s kinda depressing, try and stay out of those forums) Anyways, back to Berkeley and cheating, it all goes back to the cardinal sin of stealing. By cheating, you’re just stealing some other kid’s grade; some kid who deserved it. Cheaters should be reported and they deserve what they get. End of story. It’s nothing against cheaters, but rather a necessary measure taken to protect everyone else.</p>
<p>we should burn cheaters at the stake.</p>
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<p>just sayin’</p>
<p>PS: Yes I am bored.</p>
<p>I think the most sensible response was fasttrack’s. There is no one single truth- people are not the same. Some people would have no qualms reporting someone that cheated but some people do. I for one would have trouble telling on someone who cheated. I know its wrong, but the consequences on the person’s life is too great. You basically have screwed someone’s life forever. People have various reasons fro cheating, I am sure and I really dont know or care but I feel its their business if they make the choice.</p>
<p>Equating cheating and stealing is stupid. All humans cheat at something from a simple chess game to the financial markets…cheating is cheating regardless of magnitude and all human are psychologically cheaters anyways.</p>
<p>sefago> While I do understand your point in not wanting to turn in a cheater, I disagree. Turning in a cheater in no way amounts to having ‘screwed up’ the cheater’s life in any way. They did that to themselves the minute they cheated. The risks for cheating in academia are well known - and severe. I admit that it takes b@lls to risk it all for the sake of a grade. But that’s what a cheater does every time he/she attempts it. </p>
<p>Cheating most definitely CAN be considered stealing if the cheater’s activity amounts to altering the curve. 20 A’s distributed in a class in which a cheater receives 1 of those A’s has altered the curve. Somebody got screwed (someone who would have otherwise received the A through their own hard work).</p>
<p>It all boils down to accountability. If I download music and get popped by the music industry I might be mad as hell, but deep down I know that I am the one who caused my own immediate problem and I deal with it. People who risk their future by cheating ultimately have only themselves to blame. But, while I might risk a few thousand dollars on downloading music files I would never be so foolish as to risk my academic career. I know the odds and I know the consequences.</p>
<p>NOTE: I really don’t have a problem with people using Ritalin. It’s really no different from using other drugs to stay awake and focus. I have ADD (non-hyperactive) and I use caffeine to help steady my thoughts and focus.</p>
<p>But, like fiesta, I DO eat babies and kick puppies…</p>
<p>Some of you are acting like this is high school testing or some movie where the kids take the test and the TEACHER him/herself is sitting there. I don’t know for most humanities courses, but I can say for UG science classes, we have GSIs walking around everywhere. Sure you can put ish on your hands, but that’s gonna get you one maybe two or perhaps no points at all.
If we’re talking about testing in general, I could care less if someone wrote something on their hands or whatnot. If it’s like an entire 8.5x11 or an essay in a blue book, we may have a problem.
I would venture on to say more, but I’ve had a long day of work and moving heavy ish around…haha</p>