Xander/Giles ,'Never Leave Me'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
As an academic who teaches, and who has never had a semester without a student "borrowing", I think that the student needs to come clean to the prize committee.
My Dean of Students has tried to convince me that students of today don't know they aren't supposed to cut and paste from the Internet, I should feel sorry for the poor ignorant students, and they should be forgiven. I am not a believer.
I'd tell them they need to refuse the prize and withdraw from the workshop, and then you'll let it rest. Otherwise, you call the committee and I'll bet the consequences are a lot more far reaching.
My Dean of Students has tried to convince me that students of today don't know they aren't supposed to cut and paste from the Internet,
As a student, I call bullshit on that. When I copy and paste from the internet, I know exactly what I'm doing.
High school students mellows me somewhat, but the appropriate time for them to mention this was before submitting the story.
David, you are a charming liar. I mean that in the best way.
Pfft. I don't have to lie about your smile. It's got 50,000 watts of power. Anyway, I'd much much rather have lunch with you.
DXM, looks like the Dodgers went with Grady Little.
I think the A's are getting Frank Thomas. Probably with an incentive laden contract to minimize losing him to injury.
I am livid on your behalf, shrift.
And, yeah, what brenda said: the student ought to 'fess up to the prize committee before you do.
I'm quite wroth at the thought of somebody stealing a big chunk of your words, but not really surprised that your words have been judged to be substantial-cash-prizeworthy.
Dear Ms. X,
I'm afraid I can't offer you forgiveness until you repent. In this case, that would mean confessing to the prize committee. Confessing to me is a good first step, but I'm not the only person you defrauded.
Or, you can let the thief go, shrift....
...in exchange for the index finger of his/her right hand. So everytime s/he types, s/he will remember that stealing words is wrong.
I think my first step in dealing with this problem shall be: 1) Go get beer.
Step number 2 can wait until tomorrow.
Woo! A good first step.