C&R takes place despite bomb scare
Students and alumni on campus faced the threat of a bomb in the Hopkins Center during commencement period, but the building was not closed as a result of the threat.
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Students and alumni on campus faced the threat of a bomb in the Hopkins Center during commencement period, but the building was not closed as a result of the threat.
After the Committee on Standards heard only 27 of the 63 cases of alleged Computer Science 4 cheating, the College announced today that it is withdrawing all charges brought against students by former visiting professor Rex Dwyer.
Even before construction crews started their work, many at the College were concerned about the visual impact that the new Berry Library would create.
The Committee on Standards will begin its many hearings on the alleged CS cheating scandal tomorrow and some of those implicated may find out their fates before the end of this term.
Yesterday's shocking announcement that 78 students were turned in to the College as a result of the Computer Science 4 cheating scandal, and that at least 63 of them will have hearings before the Committee on Standards, left the campus stunned, as the numbers were nearly double the anticipated 40 students expected to be implicated in the incident.
After weeks of speculation and controversy, the administration is notifying a startlingly high number of students this week that they are being implicated in the Computer Science 4 cheating scandal. The College is in the process of notifying 78 students who are under investigation, and of these, 63 will definitely have hearings before the Committee on Standards.
While the campus and the students in the Computer Science 4 class wait anxiously to find out who will be affected by the recent alleged cheating violations, chair of the CS department Scot Drysdale told The Dartmouth yesterday that his department will most likely not be involved with the handling of the incident any longer.
As the pieces continue to fall into place in the still unfolding CS 4 cheating scandal, a new figure has emerged and added his own opinions on just what went wrong with the class that has now garnered a national audience.
In the wake of the cheating scandal in Computer Science 4 visiting professor Rex Dwyer announced Friday evening he will no longer be teaching the class after students reported that he stormed out of class on Friday afternoon. Dwyer also wrote that he has identified approximately 40 alleged cheaters.
In light of the recent allegations that as many as 40 students cheated on a Computer Science 4 assignment, students have expressed criticism of both Professor Rex Dwyer as well as the CS department for failing to provide adequate tutoring resources and structure for the class over the course of the term.
As the Computer Science 4 cheating scandal continues to unfold, the effects are becoming more and more wide-reaching as computer science professor Rex Dwyer said he considers students who copied lines of code given to them by teaching assistants and graders to have violated both the College's honor code as well as course policies.
With the ripple effects of the alleged CS 4 cheating scandel growing ever larger, students learned yesterday that visiting computer science professor Rex Dwyer will no longer be teaching his second course, CS 15, due to both student dissatisfaction with the staffing of tutorial sessions as well as the alleged incidents of cheating in his CS 4 class.
The implications of an investigation into as many as 40 alleged incidents of cheating in Computer Science 4 will be extremely complex as the department begins its examination of the allegations this week.
The computer science department will begin an investigation this week of allegations of widespread cheating that may have occurred late last week in its introductory Computer Science 4 class.
Many of us were caught up in the frenzy of last year's protests and rallies, the lack of parties and the sense of chaos on campus, yet even so the weekend proved to be something special -- a break from everyday routine.
President of the College James Wright announced an end to the Greek system "as we know it" one year ago today in what he said was to be "the most significant change at Dartmouth College since coeducation."
In spite of the recent decline in attendance at weekly fireside chats discussing the steering committee proposal, several leaders of Greek organizations told The Dartmouth that they do not believe this is a result of Greek apathy towards the issues discussed in the report.
Student reactions to the results of yesterday's New Hampshire primaries were a mixture of excitement over both parties' competitive races, countered by apathy from many students who did not follow the election.
If the Board of Trustees agrees on the recommendations of the steering committee on the Student Life Initiative, Dartmouth may begin using various incentives to encourage more students to be in residence at the College during the Winter and Summer terms in order to alleviate the yearly housing shortage during the Fall.
College dormitories may not get new cable television service this year, despite earlier indications that an improved programming package would be installed by the beginning of Fall term 2000.