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LDOC successful, but with no lastminute surprises by Natalie Wegner THE CHRONICLE
Some are questioning whether the Last Day of Classes really saved the best for last. Preceding Wednesday’s LDOC celebration, many students were still hopeful of a possible surprise artist at the end of the concert. Following semester-long rumors, some students stayed past the end of the show to chant and stay to try to catch a glimpse. Hopeful concertgoers were turned away by security after 11 p.m., however. The only change in the lineup that occurred was the removal of sophomore Spencer Brown, known as Spencer Bruno, due to other artists going past their set times. Despite the time restrictions and some students’ disappointment with the lineup, LDOC committee co-chairs Evan Reilly, a sophomore, and Kenny Johnson, a junior, were overall pleased with the event and general feedback. “We have received positive feedback from both students and administrators about the entire event,” Johnson wrote in an email Friday. Most of the artists were relatively unknown to some students, which may have led to low expectations and rumors of a possible surprise artist. LDOC used the tagline “Best for Last” to promote the event, starting a flurry of rumors centered on the possibility of a surprise artist like Bruce Springsteen making VICTOR YE/THE CHRONICLE
See LDOC, page 6
Dillon Francis headlined the Duke University Union’s annual Last Day of Classes concert Wednesday, April 23. Other performers included Ruby Jane Smith, Youngblood Hawke, Skizzy Mars and Spencer Brown.
Administrators note increase in resume fabrication incidents by Sasha Zients THE CHRONICLE
Administrators have noted an increase in incidents of resume fabrication at Duke in the past several years. Resume fabrication is characterized as the misrepresentation of information, such as grade point average and previous work experience. The Office of Student Conduct has seen increasing reports of student fabrication incidents in the past five academic years, said Stephen Bryan, associate dean of students and director of OSC—perhaps fueled by the degree of competition found both within in the University and in the job market outside. There were four reported incidents of resume fabrication in the 2009-10 school year. The following year, there was only one
reported incident, but in the past three academic years, rates have spiked—eight incidents were reported in the 2011-12 school year and seven incidents in 2012-13. This academic year has seen eight reported incidents of resume fabrication. “Anecdotally, it seems like the numbers are increasing,” Bryan said. “In the past couple of years, there have been more cases.” Bryan said he would speculate that resume fabrication is prevalent at schools with Duke’s level of selectivity, though he noted that he is on a national listserv for issues like these and has not read about many incidents. Duke’s “secretly competitive” nature could be another factor, Bryan said. He noted a “cool factor” that contributes to the stress of students who want to achieve at a
high level while appearing effortless. He added that reported cases of resume fabrication have most commonly been economics majors. Some might suspect that this increase is due to more stress associated with the job market, said Sue Wasiolek, assistant vice president for student affairs and dean of students. Bryan added that his guess is that since the 2008 economic crisis, the prevalence of resume fabrication has increased. “I can only imagine that it is because students are trying to do all that they can to bolster their candidacy,” Wasiolek said. Wasiolek noted, however, that it is difficult to tell whether the ability to detect incidents of resume fabrication has increased with the use of technology or the number of incidents
themselves have increased. Raising the grade Bryan noted that most cases pertain to boosting grade point averages on paper. “It’s usually a GPA issue—it’s easily verifiable and it’s brought to us by a faculty member,” Bryan said. Bryan added that faculty members usually discover instances of resume fabrication through viewing e-recruiting profiles of students with whom they are working or when students are required to submit their resumes for “permission-only” courses. “This is not a rounding issue,” Bryan said. “Students are stating a GPA that they’ve never been close to having.” See RESUME, page 5