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PAGE 4 Lifestyle MAY 15,1996 Survey shows 70 percent have cheated at least once I Pressure to pass tempts students to resort to dishonesty by Israel Carrasco Staff Writer Alyssa squinted through the dark ness to read the digital cl. kitchen table. It read 12: bright flm the Alyssa settled on a tactic that tinues to frustrate professors, embarrass parents and even get students tossed out of school. She'll cheat. Alyssa.who is 23-year-old student at California State University. Fresno siudeni. declined to give her real name. But her story could Iv about ariyone. 1990-UI cheating survey by as- tie professor Donald McCabe of In fe\ taking her \ Waiiressi taking 22 u : Ih.,.: miction n lull ol she would percent of college siudenis cheated ai McCabe questioned 6.(KX) siudeii >ii 31 VS. campuses. Cheating for better grades "Cheating hurls everyone." s Alan Button, professor of psychology al Iresno Slate with a Ph.D. from Stanford University. "Students simply cheat to get a better grade." he said. "Grades have become so important nowadays lhal siudenis feel there's no alternative but to cheat- Fraudulent and deceptive acts Ireioio State broadly defines cheating as "ihe practice of fraudulent or deceptive acts for the purpose of improving a grade or obtaining course credit." . Plagiarism is using another person's words without giving credit or representing the material used as one's own work, a policy handout staled. "It's just a really dangerous char acter trait to establish." Button said Victor B. Olivares. judicial affairs officer at the Siudeni Affairs office, said students cheat for several reasons: pressure to get a higher grade, pressure from parents and poor time management skills. "Many students don't realize they are cheating because of the diHerein cultural values that leach sharing is acceptable." Olivares said. During his 35 years of leaching psychology. Button said he has caught nine students cheating. Indisputable evidence In all cases, he said he had "incontrovertible'' evidence the siudenis were guilly. drawal from lhc c in ihe course. Billion did not ih isirators out of concern for the students' parents. Ultimately the cheaters, which were all athletes, decided io turn themselves in to their coaches. Button said. Billion, now retired, said Fresno Slate docs noi require instructors to turn in siudenis suspected ot cheat- increasingly, thc methods have become more sophisticated. Test-taking tactics John, a Fresno Slate student who dcchiiedjo reveal his identity, said he h pes ourTiiiswcis on a computer and prints them oui from a laser printer in extreme*) small type. I le then stuffs the paper in ihe cull of a long-sleeved shirt. •If you bring down the font size, vou call eel three essays on a 3 by 5 rard.**hesaid Iicsiio Slale siudeni IVrek Orchard believes cheating is beneficial in cer- "ll siudenis [with learning dis See CHEATING, page 5 Cheaters -I-. Never Prosper Faking It Phony IDs the key to bar scene by Dawn Howe Staff Writer card from a bouncer who had eonf from anoiher underage indis idual. One evening, while ihis student bar. ihe Alcoholic Beverage Cl It's Friday night and once again Kai< Westerfield. 18. watches her friends gel ready I ABC I board came to go to ihe bars. While ihey put on their make- customer's identification, up and finest clothes, she lathers on a facial mask and wraps up in a ragged old bathrobe. She knows soon she will be left at home — alone. Westerfield. a California State University. Fresno student, finds herself without ■■ a satisfying social life. "It's really hard. The majority of my friends are older and whether I drink or like the bar scene or not. it's where they hang out. "I want lo get a fake ID so that I can go out and so I don'l always has e to hear about the fun everyone else had," Westerfield said. Westerfield is nol alone in her situation. Other students, usually freshmen or sopho mores, long to be just a few years older. For some, a fake identification is the solu checked "My fake ID worked thai night, but I w. lie. I was scared and didn't use it again. Il huge risk." the student said Sou Speidel. 22. an anim al Fresno State, does not beli It's so easy that it isn 7 even funny. All you have to do is go to L.A. You can get a full-on, imprinted ID for $50." to obtain a false identification card. "It's so easy thai il isn't even funny. All yc have to do is go to LA. You can gel a full-i imprinted ID for $50." Speidel said. then, it doesn't really matter thai prove who ihey are According loCruz. many ofthe fraudulent California identifications that the ABC board has found were from manufactures in the Los Angeles area. "False IDs aren't a major problem at this time in Fresno. A major manufacturer was shut down, but we still watch for IDs that are false or altered. "Most ofthe false identifications we see are :e major borrowed from a friend or a brother or sister, difficult What people don't realize is that it is a mis- mmmmm^hm demeanor to loan an identification." Cruz said. The crime can be punishable by a minimum fine of S250 or imprisonment. Fine* are typically accompanied by 24-32 hours of community service. If a false identification is presented to a peace officer, the offender will betaken to jail for finger printing and booking. . "At that time, offenders are taken to jail because their identity is in question. If they who they say they are. they must other way." Cruz — Scott Speidel n carded until I \ State found it easy to get a fake ID. Friends Ironic, but lucky." he said, helped to steam the plastic cover open and Despite some students belief that obtain- then alter the information on a California driv- ing and using a fake ID is easy, il's still against crs license. The license was re-heated and Ihe law. sealed shut. Offenders can go to jail for using false iden- The identification worked at several bars lilicalion. and was not questioned., Joseph Cruz, supervising invcsiigator for ihe dividuals. or that knowingly serve alcohol Another student, now 21 years old and an Alcohol Beverage Control board, is serious those under 21. can lose their liquor license education major, received an identification about cracking down on those who use them. for up to one year. said. The manufactures of fake IDs are also subject to being charged with a misdemeanor. The businesses that serve or sell to underage patrons stand to lose more ihan the individual. Businesses found negligent in carding ii Cutting clothes' cost: Wear 'em, return 'em by Michelle Barghi Staff Writer The big job interview is coming up. funds are pretty tight and those high school graduation duds aren't going lo cut il. The solution is as simple as a swipe of the Visa. Buy il. wear it. look dashing and then return it. Jocelyn Henrique. 23. admitted to the practice of wearing it once and taking it back. "I had a wedding to attend and nothing nice to wear. I went and picked out two outfits and decided which one I'd wear later. After the wedding, they went right back where they came from." Henrique said with a grin. "Thc cashier didn't ask me if 1 wore it or not, she just took ihem both back and credited my charge account." Henrique said. Sandy Slaymaker has worked in customer service at Nordstroms in Pleasanton. Ca., for nine years. She says the return policy is "no prob lem." „ "We take everything back, no matter what. If it's been worn, we can't resell il but worn items are laken back also. I had a woman once who brought back something with an Honors lag attached. I knew it was a Target brand, and I still took it back. She said. 'I got it as a gift from my sister, and she would never shop at Target.'" Slaymaker said. "We'll just have to agree on a fair price thc customer will accept and give them their money back if ihey do not want an exchange." she said. Jennifer Drubner. media relations specialist for Nordstroms in Northern California, said Nordstroms does have a "very welcoming" return policy. "We take everything back, no questions asked, with or without a receipt." said Drubner. "If a customer brings something back, we return it. Every situation in our store is treated case by case, depending on the circumstances. You've heard about the set of tires." Drubner said. The sei of tires Drubner referred to was returned to Nordstroms by a customer lhat received a refund. Nordstroms does not carry tires in any of their 72 stores nationwide. Nordstroms writes off this type of merchandise as a loss. of a ich.ui s' policy facilitates reluming Patrons have abused this by bringing in clothes thai not only have been worn bul are also stained, torn and dirty. The trend is seen in most retail stores. Anted Quitoriano. a fashion merchandising major at California State University. Fresno, has worked in Macy's men's department in Fresno for two years. "There was a customer who bought a shirt and returned it the very next day with a big dirt stain down the side ofthe shirt. He said he was playing baseball and got it dirty. We had lo return it because he had "Another lime. I got a call from the junior's department needing my help. A woman wauled to return the jeans she had on because there was a hole in the butt. We had lo do it because she had her receipt. She went in the dressing room and switched jeans, right there." Quitoriano said. Macy 's has invested millions of dollars trying to prevent fraud. Cash register receipts are treated with a special ink that lurns yellow when touched io prevent lake receipts from being used. Bar codes are printed on each receipt allow ing the cashier to bring up ihe transaction on the computer from months before. Michelle Brown, a mass communication and journalism major at Fresno State, has worked in retail iliroughout college. Brown was employed bv KidsMart and Weinstock's, both of which are now closed. "I would have people try lo return stuff that was ragged and worn or with makeup around the collar. If they had a receipt. I'd have to return it. but I'd call my manger o\er to deal with it. One time a woman was returning a purple silk suit that had ihe dry cleaner's tag still inside, even though she said she had never worn it." Soi rchandise return polic Higher priced brands like Guess and Polo require that the retailer has a receipt in addition to all lags from the merchandise. Levi's mandates that only three pairs of jeans are sold at once lo prevent their product from being resold on lhc black market. * Live Music DJ. Wednesday thru Saturday! Mondays and Tuesdays Free Country Dance Lesson Sunday and Wednesday Jim's Place • 430 Clovis Avenue • 299-2597 Precision Cuts We ▼ Walk-Ins $8 i $5 i mgm any haircut | Off Facials | ■ reg. $12 & up | or Styles • ■" $10"' "$5~" Off Spiral | Off Glitz & | I Perms i Hi-Light ■ VAVOOM! BIOLAGE Open 7 Days & Evenings James Tucker ■% named Journalism Professor PI ofthe Year by the California Newspaper Publishers' Association Valerie Gibbons r^ named ■% Executive Editor, Insight, Fall 1996 GET YOUR PLACE IN THE SUN SUNRIDGE TOWNHOUSE APARTMENTS Spacious 2 & 3 Bedroom Townhouses with floorplans from 1,125 sq. ft. Starting at $495 Waiting List already starting for Summer/Fall (limited^space) 4885 N. CHESTNUT, FRESNO, CA 93726 ph: 209/294.8012 fax: 209/294.0612 Near FSU, just 1/2 block south of Shaw
Object Description
Title | 1996_05 Insight May 1996 |
Alternative Title | Insight (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Dept. of Journalism, California State University, Fresno. |
Publication Date | 1996 |
Description | Weekly during the school year. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Oct. 8 1969-v. 29, no. 23 (May 13, 1998, issue. Title from masthead. Merged with Daily collegian. |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodials |
Contributors | California State University, Fresno Dept. of Journalism |
Coverage | October 8, 1969 - May 13, 1998 |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35mm |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi, TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
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Title | 024_Insight May 15 1996 p 4 |
Alternative Title | Insight (California State University, Fresno) |
Publication Date | 1996 |
Full-Text-Search | PAGE 4 Lifestyle MAY 15,1996 Survey shows 70 percent have cheated at least once I Pressure to pass tempts students to resort to dishonesty by Israel Carrasco Staff Writer Alyssa squinted through the dark ness to read the digital cl. kitchen table. It read 12: bright flm the Alyssa settled on a tactic that tinues to frustrate professors, embarrass parents and even get students tossed out of school. She'll cheat. Alyssa.who is 23-year-old student at California State University. Fresno siudeni. declined to give her real name. But her story could Iv about ariyone. 1990-UI cheating survey by as- tie professor Donald McCabe of In fe\ taking her \ Waiiressi taking 22 u : Ih.,.: miction n lull ol she would percent of college siudenis cheated ai McCabe questioned 6.(KX) siudeii >ii 31 VS. campuses. Cheating for better grades "Cheating hurls everyone." s Alan Button, professor of psychology al Iresno Slate with a Ph.D. from Stanford University. "Students simply cheat to get a better grade." he said. "Grades have become so important nowadays lhal siudenis feel there's no alternative but to cheat- Fraudulent and deceptive acts Ireioio State broadly defines cheating as "ihe practice of fraudulent or deceptive acts for the purpose of improving a grade or obtaining course credit." . Plagiarism is using another person's words without giving credit or representing the material used as one's own work, a policy handout staled. "It's just a really dangerous char acter trait to establish." Button said Victor B. Olivares. judicial affairs officer at the Siudeni Affairs office, said students cheat for several reasons: pressure to get a higher grade, pressure from parents and poor time management skills. "Many students don't realize they are cheating because of the diHerein cultural values that leach sharing is acceptable." Olivares said. During his 35 years of leaching psychology. Button said he has caught nine students cheating. Indisputable evidence In all cases, he said he had "incontrovertible'' evidence the siudenis were guilly. drawal from lhc c in ihe course. Billion did not ih isirators out of concern for the students' parents. Ultimately the cheaters, which were all athletes, decided io turn themselves in to their coaches. Button said. Billion, now retired, said Fresno Slate docs noi require instructors to turn in siudenis suspected ot cheat- increasingly, thc methods have become more sophisticated. Test-taking tactics John, a Fresno Slate student who dcchiiedjo reveal his identity, said he h pes ourTiiiswcis on a computer and prints them oui from a laser printer in extreme*) small type. I le then stuffs the paper in ihe cull of a long-sleeved shirt. •If you bring down the font size, vou call eel three essays on a 3 by 5 rard.**hesaid Iicsiio Slale siudeni IVrek Orchard believes cheating is beneficial in cer- "ll siudenis [with learning dis See CHEATING, page 5 Cheaters -I-. Never Prosper Faking It Phony IDs the key to bar scene by Dawn Howe Staff Writer card from a bouncer who had eonf from anoiher underage indis idual. One evening, while ihis student bar. ihe Alcoholic Beverage Cl It's Friday night and once again Kai< Westerfield. 18. watches her friends gel ready I ABC I board came to go to ihe bars. While ihey put on their make- customer's identification, up and finest clothes, she lathers on a facial mask and wraps up in a ragged old bathrobe. She knows soon she will be left at home — alone. Westerfield. a California State University. Fresno student, finds herself without ■■ a satisfying social life. "It's really hard. The majority of my friends are older and whether I drink or like the bar scene or not. it's where they hang out. "I want lo get a fake ID so that I can go out and so I don'l always has e to hear about the fun everyone else had," Westerfield said. Westerfield is nol alone in her situation. Other students, usually freshmen or sopho mores, long to be just a few years older. For some, a fake identification is the solu checked "My fake ID worked thai night, but I w. lie. I was scared and didn't use it again. Il huge risk." the student said Sou Speidel. 22. an anim al Fresno State, does not beli It's so easy that it isn 7 even funny. All you have to do is go to L.A. You can get a full-on, imprinted ID for $50." to obtain a false identification card. "It's so easy thai il isn't even funny. All yc have to do is go to LA. You can gel a full-i imprinted ID for $50." Speidel said. then, it doesn't really matter thai prove who ihey are According loCruz. many ofthe fraudulent California identifications that the ABC board has found were from manufactures in the Los Angeles area. "False IDs aren't a major problem at this time in Fresno. A major manufacturer was shut down, but we still watch for IDs that are false or altered. "Most ofthe false identifications we see are :e major borrowed from a friend or a brother or sister, difficult What people don't realize is that it is a mis- mmmmm^hm demeanor to loan an identification." Cruz said. The crime can be punishable by a minimum fine of S250 or imprisonment. Fine* are typically accompanied by 24-32 hours of community service. If a false identification is presented to a peace officer, the offender will betaken to jail for finger printing and booking. . "At that time, offenders are taken to jail because their identity is in question. If they who they say they are. they must other way." Cruz — Scott Speidel n carded until I \ State found it easy to get a fake ID. Friends Ironic, but lucky." he said, helped to steam the plastic cover open and Despite some students belief that obtain- then alter the information on a California driv- ing and using a fake ID is easy, il's still against crs license. The license was re-heated and Ihe law. sealed shut. Offenders can go to jail for using false iden- The identification worked at several bars lilicalion. and was not questioned., Joseph Cruz, supervising invcsiigator for ihe dividuals. or that knowingly serve alcohol Another student, now 21 years old and an Alcohol Beverage Control board, is serious those under 21. can lose their liquor license education major, received an identification about cracking down on those who use them. for up to one year. said. The manufactures of fake IDs are also subject to being charged with a misdemeanor. The businesses that serve or sell to underage patrons stand to lose more ihan the individual. Businesses found negligent in carding ii Cutting clothes' cost: Wear 'em, return 'em by Michelle Barghi Staff Writer The big job interview is coming up. funds are pretty tight and those high school graduation duds aren't going lo cut il. The solution is as simple as a swipe of the Visa. Buy il. wear it. look dashing and then return it. Jocelyn Henrique. 23. admitted to the practice of wearing it once and taking it back. "I had a wedding to attend and nothing nice to wear. I went and picked out two outfits and decided which one I'd wear later. After the wedding, they went right back where they came from." Henrique said with a grin. "Thc cashier didn't ask me if 1 wore it or not, she just took ihem both back and credited my charge account." Henrique said. Sandy Slaymaker has worked in customer service at Nordstroms in Pleasanton. Ca., for nine years. She says the return policy is "no prob lem." „ "We take everything back, no matter what. If it's been worn, we can't resell il but worn items are laken back also. I had a woman once who brought back something with an Honors lag attached. I knew it was a Target brand, and I still took it back. She said. 'I got it as a gift from my sister, and she would never shop at Target.'" Slaymaker said. "We'll just have to agree on a fair price thc customer will accept and give them their money back if ihey do not want an exchange." she said. Jennifer Drubner. media relations specialist for Nordstroms in Northern California, said Nordstroms does have a "very welcoming" return policy. "We take everything back, no questions asked, with or without a receipt." said Drubner. "If a customer brings something back, we return it. Every situation in our store is treated case by case, depending on the circumstances. You've heard about the set of tires." Drubner said. The sei of tires Drubner referred to was returned to Nordstroms by a customer lhat received a refund. Nordstroms does not carry tires in any of their 72 stores nationwide. Nordstroms writes off this type of merchandise as a loss. of a ich.ui s' policy facilitates reluming Patrons have abused this by bringing in clothes thai not only have been worn bul are also stained, torn and dirty. The trend is seen in most retail stores. Anted Quitoriano. a fashion merchandising major at California State University. Fresno, has worked in Macy's men's department in Fresno for two years. "There was a customer who bought a shirt and returned it the very next day with a big dirt stain down the side ofthe shirt. He said he was playing baseball and got it dirty. We had lo return it because he had "Another lime. I got a call from the junior's department needing my help. A woman wauled to return the jeans she had on because there was a hole in the butt. We had lo do it because she had her receipt. She went in the dressing room and switched jeans, right there." Quitoriano said. Macy 's has invested millions of dollars trying to prevent fraud. Cash register receipts are treated with a special ink that lurns yellow when touched io prevent lake receipts from being used. Bar codes are printed on each receipt allow ing the cashier to bring up ihe transaction on the computer from months before. Michelle Brown, a mass communication and journalism major at Fresno State, has worked in retail iliroughout college. Brown was employed bv KidsMart and Weinstock's, both of which are now closed. "I would have people try lo return stuff that was ragged and worn or with makeup around the collar. If they had a receipt. I'd have to return it. but I'd call my manger o\er to deal with it. One time a woman was returning a purple silk suit that had ihe dry cleaner's tag still inside, even though she said she had never worn it." Soi rchandise return polic Higher priced brands like Guess and Polo require that the retailer has a receipt in addition to all lags from the merchandise. Levi's mandates that only three pairs of jeans are sold at once lo prevent their product from being resold on lhc black market. * Live Music DJ. Wednesday thru Saturday! Mondays and Tuesdays Free Country Dance Lesson Sunday and Wednesday Jim's Place • 430 Clovis Avenue • 299-2597 Precision Cuts We ▼ Walk-Ins $8 i $5 i mgm any haircut | Off Facials | ■ reg. $12 & up | or Styles • ■" $10"' "$5~" Off Spiral | Off Glitz & | I Perms i Hi-Light ■ VAVOOM! BIOLAGE Open 7 Days & Evenings James Tucker ■% named Journalism Professor PI ofthe Year by the California Newspaper Publishers' Association Valerie Gibbons r^ named ■% Executive Editor, Insight, Fall 1996 GET YOUR PLACE IN THE SUN SUNRIDGE TOWNHOUSE APARTMENTS Spacious 2 & 3 Bedroom Townhouses with floorplans from 1,125 sq. ft. Starting at $495 Waiting List already starting for Summer/Fall (limited^space) 4885 N. CHESTNUT, FRESNO, CA 93726 ph: 209/294.8012 fax: 209/294.0612 Near FSU, just 1/2 block south of Shaw |