Cheating scandal threatens Harvard's image
<p><span word="America">America</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="college">college</span>, <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="universally">universally</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="learning">learning</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="jest">jest</span>, <span word="students">students</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="colleges">colleges</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span>” <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="Ivy">Ivy</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="institution">institution</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span> <span word="suburb">suburb</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cambridge">Cambridge</span>, <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span>.</p><p><span word="Traditionally">Traditionally</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cr">cr</span>è<span word="me">me</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="la">la</span> <span word="cr">cr</span>è<span word="me">me</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="school">school</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lucrative">lucrative</span> <span word="career">career</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="haughty">haughty</span> <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="embarrassing">embarrassing</span> <span word="blemish">blemish</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reputation">reputation</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cheating">cheating</span> <span word="scandal">scandal</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="implicating">implicating</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="as">as</span> 125 <span word="students">students</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="class">class</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="besets">besets</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="less">less</span>-<span word="prestigious">prestigious</span> <span word="institution">institution</span> - <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="precisely">precisely</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="critics">critics</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="alumni">alumni</span> <span word="astir">astir</span>.</p><p><span word="Dozens">Dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="varsity">varsity</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="connected">connected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cheating">cheating</span> <span word="episode">episode</span>, <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="take">take</span>-<span word="home">home</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>’<span word="s">s</span> 25 <span word="best">best</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="prompted">prompted</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>-<span word="wringing">wringing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="community">community</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fearful">fearful</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mirror">mirror</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="corners">corners</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="prized">prized</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="admitting">admitting</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="shoot">shoot</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span>.</p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="captains">captains</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Crimson">Crimson</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="season">season</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>. “<span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="integrity">integrity</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="genuine">genuine</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span>, <span word="either">either</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="else">else</span>,” <span word="undergraduate">undergraduate</span> <span word="dean">dean</span> <span word="Jay">Jay</span> <span word="Harris">Harris</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cheating">cheating</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span>.</p>
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