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Integrity explored by expert panel
Osvaldo Castillo
Issue date: 9/18/07 Section: News
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Academic Integrity Week began Monday at the SJSU Engineering building. Three elected officials held a panel discussion on a variety of issues ranging from academic to political issues.
The three speakers were Speaker pro tempore Sally Lieber, Santa Clara County Supervisor Ken Yeager and San Jose Councilman Forrest Williams. About 100 students attended the event.
The issue in which most of the students seemed to be interested was the issue of academic integrity. The speakers told the audience how amazed they were at the amount of stress and pressure that students went through these days. Lieber told the audience that her generation was partly responsible for this.
"We handed you guys more problems than we have solved," she told the audience. "You will always feel enormous pressure throughout your lives. Be careful about the choices you make."
Yeager expressed his opinion on cheating to get ahead. He told the students their difficult lives may tempt them to find some sort of way to catch a break and cheat.
"You may find yourself peeking at your neighbor's paper or look at your teachers past tests to get an advantage," he said.
He told the students that cheating would hurt them in the long run because they will not be able to apply the skills they were supposed to have learned in college in real-world situations.
Yeager was the first to speak about the issue of campaign integrity. He was asked how he felt about receiving money from donors in exchange from political favors.
"It is very difficult to raise money at the local level," he said. "A candidate has to make sure that his or her campaign is ethical."
Williams also addressed the issue. He agreed with Yeager about the difficulty of raising money at the local level but also offered a solution.
"If individuals see you in a position where you are contributing to the community, then they will contribute to your campaign," he said.
Williams went on to say it is easier for the public to know from whom a candidate has received money because they are required to record every contribution. Local campaigns also require less money.
The three speakers were Speaker pro tempore Sally Lieber, Santa Clara County Supervisor Ken Yeager and San Jose Councilman Forrest Williams. About 100 students attended the event.
The issue in which most of the students seemed to be interested was the issue of academic integrity. The speakers told the audience how amazed they were at the amount of stress and pressure that students went through these days. Lieber told the audience that her generation was partly responsible for this.
"We handed you guys more problems than we have solved," she told the audience. "You will always feel enormous pressure throughout your lives. Be careful about the choices you make."
Yeager expressed his opinion on cheating to get ahead. He told the students their difficult lives may tempt them to find some sort of way to catch a break and cheat.
"You may find yourself peeking at your neighbor's paper or look at your teachers past tests to get an advantage," he said.
He told the students that cheating would hurt them in the long run because they will not be able to apply the skills they were supposed to have learned in college in real-world situations.
Yeager was the first to speak about the issue of campaign integrity. He was asked how he felt about receiving money from donors in exchange from political favors.
"It is very difficult to raise money at the local level," he said. "A candidate has to make sure that his or her campaign is ethical."
Williams also addressed the issue. He agreed with Yeager about the difficulty of raising money at the local level but also offered a solution.
"If individuals see you in a position where you are contributing to the community, then they will contribute to your campaign," he said.
Williams went on to say it is easier for the public to know from whom a candidate has received money because they are required to record every contribution. Local campaigns also require less money.
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