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Thursday, December 06, 2001
http://www.dailycal.org/article.asp?id=7279&ref=search Reported Cases of Cheating at UC Berkeley Dramatically Increase: Accessibility of Internet Fuels Rise in Academic Dishonesty By HELEN HWANG, Contributing Writer Cheating, plagiarism and all categories of academic dishonesty have experienced dramatic spikes in recent years at UC Berkeley. Earlier this year, an entire midterm was tossed out because of widespread cheating. Reported cases of cheating alone have more than doubled at the university, from 61 in 1998 to 148 last year.... The accessibility of the Internet has been a significant factor in the rise, making it easier for students to download, purchase or plagiarize term papers, said Neal Rajmaira, UC Berkeley student judicial affairs director....
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