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Your source is problematic, OP.

I'll wait until it hits the mainstream news.
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He confessed.

"While I am steadfast that our results, data and findings are sound, I acknowledge recurrent language in the introductory sections.”

He copied a few pages of background material.

Does that change the core of the paper? No.

Was it a cowardly and dishonest way to fill space and set the context of the paper? Yes.

Is it claiming credit for someone else's expository work? Yes. [/quote]
What message does this send to UMD students?  If he plagiarized and apologized, and still retains his position, that's a terrible message to the students.  He needs to step down.

-parent of UMD student.[/quote]

I seriously hope that if an engineering student invented something amazing and when writing the results copied and pasted the introduction we would care more about the invention.[/quote]
Then why does umd and every other university have a na academic  dishonesty code of conduct,  where plagiarism can result in expulsion.

Kind of hypocritical  of umd to expel students for plagiarizing now.[/quote]

I agree it’s a ridiculous, old, and unrealistic rule, not to mention it’s impossible to police. Just mark them down if you catch it and move on.

Maybe for journalism majors but otherwise let’s stress content,[/quote]
So, how will Pines be "marked down" for this?  Leave without pay for a month or two?  [/quote]

Maybe he can get a promotion.  That’s how things work in MCPS.  Maybe it’s the same for UMD.[/quote]

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