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Technology aiding rise in cheating ZACH VARDA Campus Editor varda.6@osu.edu

SAM RAUDINS Social Media Editor raudins.3@osu.edu Crowdfunding might not have brought dinosaurs back from extinction but it did bring a cryolophosaurus to Orton Geological Museum. The cryolophosaurus was originally discovered in Antarctica by Ohio State professor emeritus Dr. David Elliot in 1991. After fundraising that began in March 2017 brought in the necessary $80,000, the fossil was cast and is now located in the Orton Hall entryway as part of the Orton Geological Museum. The official unveiling of the dinosaur is set for Oct. 7. “For all intents and purposes, it’s the most reasonably complete dinosaur found in Antarctica, so it’s kind of a special dinosaur,” said Dr. William Ausich, professor emeritus of earth sciences and director of Orton Geological Museum. The project was created with the intention of “kickstarting” renovations to the Geological Museum, said Dale Gnidovec, museum curator. Ausich also said it would bring more visibility to the institution that provides STEM outreach services to communities and schools. “Some of these exhibits have been here since 1980, and they need to be revised. We just haven’t had the funding or resources to do that,” Gnidovec said. With the addition of the cryolophosaurus, which was made possible from a wide variety of donations, the department hopes to “increase interest in the earth sciences” at the university, Ausich said. He added that, with contributions from preschool children to major donors, the $80,000 goal was met within six weeks. “We even had children dressed in dinosaur suits selling cookies on the Oval,” Ausich said. “It was just an incredible outpouring of support.” The funds went directly to the creation of the cryolophosaurus display. Research Casting In-

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The newly assembled cryolophosaurus stands in the Orton Hall entryway after being completed on Sept. 18.

“It’s going to be mounted in the lobby, looking hungrily down at kids as they come in the door.” DALE GNIDOVEC Orton Geological Museum curator

ternational was commissioned to create the cast, using liquid latex to form plastic molds that replicate approximately 250 bones, Gnidovec said. RCI told Gnidovec that the project will be

constructed on-site in one day. The skeleton cast, held by a metal framework, is approximately 24 feet long and stands on a raised base that includes graphics. “It’s going to be mounted in the lobby, looking hungrily down at kids as they come in the door,” Gnidovec said. The original fossils are housed at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. The discovery of the cryolophosaurus was significant, Gnidovec said, as it was one of the earliest large carnivores and the only fossil of its kind. “It’s the best-known Antarctic dinosaur known. It’s the earliest of the large carnivores known,” Gnidovec said. Ausich said the museum has a great impact on the local community, and Gnidovec said he speaks

to about 5,000 visitors and community members per year about scientific topics, including dinosaurs. “We call dinosaurs the ‘gateway drug’ to science,” Gnidovec said. “It’s a lot of kids’ first exposure to real science.”

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The temptation to cheat is as old as the idea of administering exams and writing essays. As technology continues to evolve, cheating has become easier through the use of group chat apps like GroupMe and websites like Course Hero that let students share course materials. As a result, more Ohio State students are giving in to the temptation. A Lantern review of annual reports and statistics compiled by Ohio State’s Committee on Academic Misconduct reveals a large spike in the number of reported cases of cheating over the past four school years. Interviews with university officials and a report the committee shared with the Ohio State Board of Trustees identify technology as a major factor that helps students cheat — and also helps them get caught. “In the past five years the level of complexity, sophistication and volume of academic misconduct cases has trended upward,” the report said. “In some cases, this trend aligns with the increased use of technology inside and outside of the classroom.” The university has seen a 57 percent increase in academic misconduct cases from 553 cases in the 2014-15 academic year to 906 cases last school year, records show. Academic misconduct is defined by COAM on its website as a failure to follow the rules and guidelines outlined in the Student Code of Conduct. Cases rose 31 percent in the past two academic years, from 2016-17 to 2017-18. The increase in misconduct cases was driven by jumps in the chemistry, computer and science engineering departments, as well as the Department of Marketing and Logistics in the Fisher College of Business. While consistently at the top of COAM’s reports, chemistry classes saw an increase last school year to 272 cases from 145 MISCONDUCT CONTINUES ON 2


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