Students Accused of Cheating Return Awkwardly to a Changed Harvard by Richard Perez-Pena
Many students went back to Harvard despite the obvious suspicions their classmates had of them. Even though the entire institution knew of their actions, no one had asked them about it. Alexis Dominique commented saying that, “It’s talked about in every class, it’s on every syllabus…” This is interesting because as a freshman at Baruch, it’s something I’ve also noticed. In high school, plagiarism was briefly mentioned, but once in college it was more than a three minute discussion. It was also a session for our Freshmen Seminar class. I found it kind of humorous that the class with the cheating scandal was Government 1310, Introduction to Congress. The government is shrouded with scandals of cheating, bribery and such so it makes some sense that the students studying it follow its footsteps. I want to say that it was unfair of the professor to suddenly change his teaching style, but the students should have kept up with the work outside of class as well. The Honor System may teach students about respect and to keep their moral values, but as a society there is cheating. It is simply human nature so I do not think the students are that much at fault because it is expected once the professor gave a take home final.
Women, Bought and Sold in Nepal by Katie Orlinsky
When I saw the title of the article, I kind of knew what it was going to be about. My classmates and I had just been talking about human trafficking in our Freshmen English class. Although it is quite saddening and heart breaking to hear what these women are facing, the intelligence and planning behind it is pure genius. The ability to find these women, trick or kidnap them and then smuggle them across borders is quite a feat. Economically speaking, the smugglers are simply providing an illegal supply to an increasing demand. It’s like drugs, but instead of dealing with powder and plants, humans become the new trading tool, which is why people tend to be more emotional towards human trafficking than drug smuggling. I commend Ms. Tamang though because she was able to prosecute those responsible for her specific smuggling and instead of hiding inside for the rest of her life, she became an advocate for other trafficked women who are probably too afraid of speaking up.
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