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"David Zinkin" <dzinkin2@rochester.rr.com> wrote in message
news:dzinkin2-746DC3.01423601052001@eeyore.ins.cwru.edu...
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> You can if enough people care.  Unfortunately, CWRU teaches students not
> to care about anyone, or anything, but themselves -- because that's
> exactly how the administrators and professors act.

Although not necessarily act like that directly... I've known some
professors that are very non-selfish, but they GRADE in such a manner that
students learn to be selfish.  Hell, look at the ECES department and coding.
I understand that it's wrong to copy code from someone else, but there's an
easy way to solve the problem without becoming anal-retentive about scanning
homeworks.  Simply weight a test more than the homeworks, and those people
who spend all their nights copying from friends will be screwed on the test.
Only hurting themselves.

I only mention this because I was wrongfully accused of cheating on a
project in ENGR131 (chomps for you alums) and ended up having to spend a
whole lot of time on a make-up project that was significantly harder.


> Stupidity and malice are a horrible combination -- but that's exactly
> what you get when you go to CWRU.  Some people let it go on without
> protest, or go out of their way to make excuses for it.  Others of us
> realize what's happening, fight it when necessary and get out when the
> opportunity presents itself, while remaining vigilant so as to protect
> others from a similar fate.  I'm proud of the fact that I've personally
> talked at least two hundred people out of attending CWRU; even if the
> school doesn't know the difference, those two hundred people will.

I don't know that it's all stupidity... in many cases, immaturity.  One of
the hallmarks of a CWRU student is the stereotypical no-life loser from
highschool who spent their waking hours with their nose buried in a book or
behind a PC or in front of a TV.  Such habits in it of themselves are not
necessarily bad.  However, they *can* very easily lead to social
incompetency; subject is unable to "act their age" or will do things that
are considered irrational or irresponsible by others of their age group.

Some CWRU students just need to grow up.  Granted, you get this at almost
all schools... but I'd imagine that places like Harvard and Yale don't
experience random pictorial graffitti of the male reproductive organs at
least once every week in their res-hall elevator.  (Come ride Glaser's
elevator for a while, you're bound to see it.)

This school has so many problems...  In a way, I can understand the
apathy/lack of interest from the administration.  Not only is it
counter-productive to their goals of making tons of money, but it is a DAMN
HARD JOB, with the state CWRU is in currently.

--Braden