If you went to Ohio State, chances are you cheated or knew somebody who did (even if they didn't tell you). For an example of this, we turn to the university's College of Veterinary Medicine.
From dispatch.com:
A cheating conspiracy at the Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine has 85 students facing discipline that could range from a warning to dismissal from the college, which was ranked fifth among the nation’s 28 vet schools last year by U.S. News and World Report.
An investigation was launched in February after someone alleged that students had worked out a way to share answers on online take-home tests, according to university officials. There are about 650 students in Ohio State’s four-year Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program.
Officials would not name the courses involved or discuss the discipline in detail, citing federal student-privacy laws, but a written statement noted that penalties for unauthorized collaboration can range from a warning to dismissal and also include receiving a zero on the exam or quiz in question.
This #take may be too hot, but I feel like if schools hand out online take-home tests, they're basically asking students to cheat.
Still, that defense won't help the students whose dreams are ensnared in an academic misconduct scandal. The lesson, as always, is to never cheat—even if given an abundance of opportunity to do so.
