The Campus Judicial Report highlights selected student discipline cases and is prepared by student members of the Campus Judicial Board and staff of the Office of Student Judicial Affairs. In accordance with state and federal laws protecting the privacy of student records, identifying details in the following reports, such as names and genders, are excluded, and some details are altered to ensure confidentiality. Computer Software Piracy A student with no prior disciplinary record was referred to SJA when it was discovered that the student had obtained pirated software worth several hundred to several thousand dollars and then offered it to others through a distribution site located on the student's computer in the residence halls. In addition, the student has been referred to local and federal law enforcement authorities. The referring instructor noticed that the suspect's report contained ideas and phrases taken verbatim from a report by a former student.
Plagiarism is the unacknowledged use of another's words, ideas or research.
The accused student has admitted seeing the prior report and taking notes on the report for use in the student's own assignment. A student with no disciplinary record was referred to SJA for suspected shoplifting of University merchandise when the student exited without paying for the items. When stopped by staff, the student professed confusion regarding how to get to the cash registers to purchase the merchandise. In addition to being referred to SJA, the suspect was arrested by University police. Two students without disciplinary records were referred to SJA for separate incidents of suspected theft.