aCheating x Itwas not aproblem, Just a Possibility

Th e potential of academic cheating is present on every campus," said PresidentA. PierreGuillermin.

Itwas the truth. The possibility was there each time you satdown to take anothertest. Whether a stolen glance at a neighbor's exposed test or a prepared slip of paper, carefully cupped in your hand It was a real temptation

The majority of students entered Liberty University withan understanding ofits honor code It stated any student found guilty of academic cheating faced immediate expulsion Likewise, any studentwho wasawareof another's cheating was subject to the same penalty

But was cheating arealityofstudent life?

"I don't think cheating was a problem

There were a few people who didn't live up tothe standards oftheuniversity inthearea; but,overall,itdidnot affectthe studentbody," said sophomore Jody Barker.

Some professors took a different view and addressed itin their classrooms They realized cheating could be a problem in their very largeclasses.

"I'm nottalkingtothe 95percentof you who willnot cheat,"saidDr. HaroldWillmington to one of his New Testament classes of more than500students."Rather,Iwanttotalktothe five percent who might be tempted to cheat and Iencourage you notto."

Dr. C. Sumner Wemp also urged students nottocheat Hisevangelism classesusually

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Continued from page 126 had close to 500 students. His famous battle cry of "Don't do it, young champion!" will long be remembered

Students,faculty and administration recognized cheating as a potential problem and addressed itas such If affected, however, lessthan one percent of the student body

Dr. Guillermin believed the honor code was a deterrenttostudents who mightcheat. However, he doesn't believe the honor code was a strong asit could have been "Someday,I hope we have a stronger honor code thatstudentsliveup to An honor code isonlyacollectionofwords....Ittakesstudents who caretomake it work."

The Liberty Way, a student handbook,includes the honor code, stating each student has the responsibility toreport infractions of the rulesby any student Rules for which the penalty was expulsion included immoral behavior,use or possession ofdrugs oralcohol,as well as academic cheating