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Saturday, May 17, 2008 --- 69 days ago http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheDaily-Latest/~3/291543538/
| NOTE: It is safe to assume that there was no form of cheating in the creation of this article, unless you count us stealing this idea from another member of the staff. In which case, we call that “dibs.” So don’t steal it from us.
MARI: Have you ever cheated in school? And is that wrong?
UTHUS: Of course. How else do you think I got into the UW?
M: Hard work and ethics?
U: No, if success was based on hard work and having a soul, then most of the world’s most powerful people wouldn’t have gotten to where they are.
M: But is that wrong?
U: Oh, you know how I love concrete moral questions. I mean, it’s not like the world is sometimes gray, grayer than a gray whale on a gray day in May. But alliteration aside, cheating is commonplace in today’s academic world. I’m just following the trend. So what are your thoughts on cheating?
M: Cheating cheapens the scholastic soul. It’s like shooting yourself in the kneecaps. Or punching yourself in the face and then shooting yourself in the kneecaps.
U: That’s a pretty depressing analogy. By the sound of things, it seems like you’re not doing so well in class. All the more reason to cheat.
M: At least I’ll graduate with dignity.
U: At least I know I’m graduating. But seriously, you’re a fool not to understand that success isn’t based upon what you do, but on what you steal from other people, and how you convince them it’s your own thing.
M: OK, so how do you def ... |
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