msbelle, I think the silver dress would look gorgeous on you.
A man walks down the street in that hat, people know he's not afraid of anything.
Wash ,'The Message'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
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.
sj - Oct 25, 2012 12:48:48 pm PDT #27015 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Connie Neil - Oct 25, 2012 1:06:10 pm PDT #27016 of 30001
brillig
2 hours to vacation.
And a megastorm in the Atlantic.
Yup, vacation. And I won't answer the phone if the caller ID says work.
Sophia Brooks - Oct 25, 2012 2:01:55 pm PDT #27017 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
All of the sudden, every single one of my top ten netflix instant watch titles are Holocaust documentaries. I know I watch a lot of documentaries, but that seems odd. And also scary (I have reoccuring holocaust dreams).
le nubian - Oct 25, 2012 2:07:26 pm PDT #27018 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
netflix's recommendation system is broken!
Burrell - Oct 25, 2012 2:11:42 pm PDT #27019 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Pretty dress, msbelle, and yes, it would look lovely on you.
Hil, I recommend giving all the plagiarizers no credit on the assignment, and then talking to the class about plagiarism without actually singling anyone out or calling attention to the fact that several students all copied the same answer. They won't do it again if they consequences are real.
le nubian - Oct 25, 2012 2:27:34 pm PDT #27020 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Burrell has a point, but your institution may not give you much of a choice regarding how to handle it. I don't know what your policies are. 2 institutions ago they told me I had to report all instances of plagiarism to the dean's office.
§ ita § - Oct 25, 2012 3:46:25 pm PDT #27021 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
So, I'm gonna go read fanfic in the car while this headache calms down. And work from home tomorrow.
Strix - Oct 25, 2012 4:14:27 pm PDT #27022 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
All colleges I've worked for, it was mandatory that the university's academic dishonesty policy was included in the syllabus, and students failed the assignment automatically, it was reported to the department chair, and could result in autofailing the class up to expulsion. I had one student who the department head autofailed the course when he plagiarized a midterm essay for a Comp II class.
And believe you me, I covered research methodology, citation and plagiarism VERY carefully in lit and comp courses. I have a no tolerance policy.
ION, I am going as Black Widow for Halloween. I need to buy (and probably spray paint black)two handguns, and rig a utility belt, but I have all the other parts of the costume, I think. I mean, it's not leather or plastic, but I have skintight black leggings and shirt, and either a vest or an underbust cincher, whatever of my sisters that looks best. And I am dyeing my hair superred right now -- for life, not just the costume. And I will be inaugurating my supersexy boots, too; SO not crime fighting boots, but who cares? It's Halloween!
Hil R. - Oct 25, 2012 4:17:34 pm PDT #27023 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
If this were a bigger assignment, I'd probably make a bigger deal about it, but it's a weekly homework assignment. Going through all the reporting procedures for all of them (there were about 15 or 20) would be a royal pain, and I don't feel like it's worth it. If it were a midterm, I'd feel differently.
Strix - Oct 25, 2012 4:23:14 pm PDT #27024 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
15 or 20? UGH, Hil!
Yeah, I can see that. Just flunk 'em on it, and read 'em the riot act. I WOULD make copies of all the plagiarized assignments before handing them back, though.