So, midterms were coming up again.
As I was sitting in my night class, waiting for instructions on next week’s midterm, all around me people are joking about “pre-filled bluebooks.”
Seems like a simple solution for a stress free A.
Am I the only one who has a problem with this? I am beginning to think so. Scholastic dishonesty seems to be rampant from where I am sitting.
From my seat in the JBK I hear one of my classmates state, “I didn’t read the book at all. I just wrote my paper, and during discussion, I’ll just B.S. it.”
From my seat in my morning class I see a student write for five minutes and then twiddle his thumbs and tap his pen, jumping up to turn in a full bluebook as soon as it looked good to do so.
From where I sit, I see roaming eyes watching my pen and paper.
I read another student’s research paper and see my work within it. From where I sit, I don’t see the easy way out as an option. That is not why I am here.
I am here to get the best education I possibly can.
When I receive my degree in May, I can hold my head up high, knowing I earned my education.
Have you?
Sharon Thomas,
Senior history major
