To the Editors:

As per the charter of the Committee, I am submitting a summary of cases heard by the SHC during the Spring 2003 semester.

Feb. 16, 2003: A College junior was found responsible of plagiarism. The student admitted guilt, was placed on Honor Probation and was required to meet with his academic advisor at least once a month to improve his study skills and time management.

March 2, 2003: A College junior was found responsible of cheating on an exam. The student was placed on Honor Probation, assigned a five-page paper outlining five resources for academic assistance on the Oberlin College campus and required to complete fifteen hours of required service to the community.

March 16, 2003: Two College students were found responsible (in separate hearings) of collaboration on homework that explicitly prohibited any consultation with other students. The students were placed on Honor Probation and assigned a two-page paper on how the Honor Code applies in each of their classes and on each of their assignments.

April 6, 2003: A College sophomore was found responsible of cheating on a take-home exam. The student was placed on Honor Probation, and assigned a four- to five-page paper defining academic integrity and outlining how it applies to the Oberlin College community, as well as fifteen hours of required service to the community.

April 6, 2003: A College sophomore was found responsible of unintentionally giving exam materials to another student for a take home exam. The student received a formal warning and was placed on Honor Probation for the remainder of her time in Oberlin.

April 6, 2003: A College junior was found responsible of plagiarism. The student was placed on Honor Probation, assigned a one-page paper on proper citation methods, seven hours of required service to the community, and resubmission of his original twenty-page paper with proper citation added.

April 13, 2003: A College first-year was found responsible of forgery on a Winter Term form. The student was placed on Honor Code Probation, assigned a one- to two-page paper on the resources available for improving time management and study skills, a checklist of Winter Term requirements and deadlines and seven hours of required service to the community.

April 27, 2003: A Conservatory senior was found responsible of forging a signature on a Credit/No Entry form. The student was assigned a one- to two-page paper on the legal ramifications of forgery and required to make four poster board signs to help students know about the resources available when a deadline is fast approaching.

April 27, 2003: A College junior was found not responsible of cheating on a quiz.

April 27, 2003: A College first-year was found not responsible of aiding in the fabrication of attendance records.

April 27, 2003: A College first-year was found responsible of fabricating another (absent) student’s signature on an attendance sheet. The student was placed on Honor Probation and assigned a paper on the role of academic integrity and the Honor Code at Oberlin College.

May 4, 2003: A College junior was found responsible of plagiarism and of copying a homework assignment. The student was given a two-semester suspension (the violations were his second and third).

May 4, 2003: A College junior was found responsible of intentional plagiarism and fabrication of sou-rces. The student was assigned a seven-page paper on academic integrity (including specifically Oberlin College’s Honor Code, plagiarism, fabrication of sources and dishonesty) and fifty hours of required service to the community.

--Erin K. Brazell
Student Honor Committee Secretary