2008 Woodie Awards
The Executive Board on Academic Honor Council
Issue date: 4/28/06 Section: Opinions
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To Whom It May Concern:
In the interest of public knowledge and the continuation of transparency and legitimacy throughout Rollins governing bodies and organizations, the Executive Board of "The Sandspur" feels compelled discuss the Academic Honor Council and utilize "The Sandspur" as a public forum to inform our readers and the Rollins community.
It has come to our attention that the Academic Honor Council, the organization charged with the implementation and execution of the Rollins Honor Code, has recently elected its officers.
Elements of the council have selected Brooke Roberts as the Chairman of the council, a position that represents incredible power and has the potential to impact the student body in broad and significant ways.
Ms. Roberts was formerly employed as a graphic designer with "The Sandspur." During her probationary period she was assigned with the task of creating several images that were to be incorporated into various articles in an upcoming edition.
Ms. Roberts submitted several works that exceeded our expectations. She submitted these works citing herself as the creator of such works. In doing so, she sought monetary compensation from "The Sandspur" for her time and effort. This payment was based on the conception that Ms. Roberts had generated the images.
Upon closer examination, the quality of the work, in the opinion of our production staff members, came under suspect for several reasons; the most important of which included that the art submitted exceeded what could have been accomplished in the timeframe and programming limitations that were provided. It was concluded that a suspicion of plagiarism was strong enough to necessitate a conversation with Ms. Roberts in regard to this manner.
From the discussion it was learned that the images did in fact come from a commercial clipart software program and were submitted under the false pretense of being of Ms. Roberts own creation. Ms. Roberts was informed of "The Sandspur's" perception that this was in fact an attempt to defraud the organization and fundamentally violate the rules that define plagiarism. Following this occurrence, Ms. Roberts parted company with "The Sandspur."
In the interest of public knowledge and the continuation of transparency and legitimacy throughout Rollins governing bodies and organizations, the Executive Board of "The Sandspur" feels compelled discuss the Academic Honor Council and utilize "The Sandspur" as a public forum to inform our readers and the Rollins community.
It has come to our attention that the Academic Honor Council, the organization charged with the implementation and execution of the Rollins Honor Code, has recently elected its officers.
Elements of the council have selected Brooke Roberts as the Chairman of the council, a position that represents incredible power and has the potential to impact the student body in broad and significant ways.
Ms. Roberts was formerly employed as a graphic designer with "The Sandspur." During her probationary period she was assigned with the task of creating several images that were to be incorporated into various articles in an upcoming edition.
Ms. Roberts submitted several works that exceeded our expectations. She submitted these works citing herself as the creator of such works. In doing so, she sought monetary compensation from "The Sandspur" for her time and effort. This payment was based on the conception that Ms. Roberts had generated the images.
Upon closer examination, the quality of the work, in the opinion of our production staff members, came under suspect for several reasons; the most important of which included that the art submitted exceeded what could have been accomplished in the timeframe and programming limitations that were provided. It was concluded that a suspicion of plagiarism was strong enough to necessitate a conversation with Ms. Roberts in regard to this manner.
From the discussion it was learned that the images did in fact come from a commercial clipart software program and were submitted under the false pretense of being of Ms. Roberts own creation. Ms. Roberts was informed of "The Sandspur's" perception that this was in fact an attempt to defraud the organization and fundamentally violate the rules that define plagiarism. Following this occurrence, Ms. Roberts parted company with "The Sandspur."
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