Pantagraph.com | News | SIU president disputes plagiarism allegations

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Oh Brother! wrote on Aug 31, 2007 9:04 AM:

" The committee should be held accountable for not noting the possible issue back in the day- The committee members must hold responsibility-the members approved the work. As for the author- do a rewrite. "

Guessing here.... wrote on Aug 31, 2007 6:35 AM:

" But DINO might stand for Democrat In Name Only????? "

Someone who cares wrote on Aug 30, 2007 9:52 PM:

" Some may claim that "no one cares," but those of us who work at SIUC do care. How can I, as an instructor, hold my students to standards which have been ignored by the administration. To have a plagiarist as the leader of an institute of higher learning is a mockery against integrity. If the evidence against Glen Poshard is accurate, not only should he be fired, but SIUC should revoke his degree. "

To: Bert wrote on Aug 30, 2007 6:24 PM:

" Democrats did nominate Poshard for governor in 1998. He lost to George Ryan. The reason he lost was he stuck to his beliefs and refused to kowtow to the off-the-chart liberals, feminists, gay rights advocates, pro-choice and gun control crowds, etc. in the Democratic Party, who sat on their hands securing Ryan's election. We have always suspected had Poshard grown up in McLean County, instead of White County, he probably would have been a Republican. Such is fate. "

To: The Irascible Fachna wrote on Aug 30, 2007 6:18 PM:

" What's a dino? "

Christian gentleman wrote on Aug 30, 2007 6:16 PM:

" I have known Glenn Poshard for going on 20 years. He is as fine of a Christian gentleman as you will ever meet. I don't think the most intense Republican will dispute that. Any mistake he made — if he made one — I am certain was innocent. My fear is the media is going to gang up on him, and badger him and run this into the ground until he is finally forced to resign to save his sanity — one of the media's favorite games. "

The Irascible Fachna wrote on Aug 30, 2007 3:05 PM:

" Well, Glenn's rather a DINO, but at least he didn't steal stamps. "

bert wrote on Aug 30, 2007 2:36 PM:

" get a life man, seriously. There has got to be somthing better for you to do. (meet me at the first floor B-N airport bathroom, thrid stall)???? "

bert wrote on Aug 30, 2007 12:36 PM:

" we all so wish you democrats would have nominated poshard for governor rather than blago.....story seems timely as he would give helmet head a run for his money this time around.....funny this is the worst dirt they could find on him.....even as a member of the vast right wing conspiracy i would have voted for him then just as I would be proud to now "

The Happy Cynic wrote on Aug 30, 2007 11:56 AM:

" If all the college cheaters in the world were suddenly revealed, people would be astounded. World leaders, business leaders, and pillars of the community alike would be shown to be the two-faced hypocrites they are. I'm sure just about anyone knows one. They're usually the ones making more money than you due to a level of success that can't be achieved in modern American society through honest, hard work. I recommend reading "The Cheating Culture: Why More Americans Are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead" by David Callahan. It shows what chumps those of us who play by the rules really are. "

Wat Tyler wrote on Aug 30, 2007 11:13 AM:

" The problem with this method of "ambush journalism" is that it may be techncially true and it may not matter. But the writter just cites the bare fact as if it is damning. How long are the texts that are identified? are they central to the subject of the dissertation? are they relevant? In a 111 page document, the 14 sections represent about 1 ciatation every 9 pages. if the citations average 3 lines per citation, this means that less than .05% of the paper is plagarized. Is this significant? Or is it just lazy? "

Dead Eye Dick wrote on Aug 30, 2007 10:29 AM:

" I agree: no one cares that we have a thief running one of our universities. "

RR3 wrote on Aug 30, 2007 10:15 AM:

" Here's what I think: " ...what a waste of time...really, who cares? Is this really an issue? No, it's not..find something else to report on!!! " "

dwarf wrote on Aug 30, 2007 10:12 AM:

" From what I understand, this is pretty big news down there. Poshard's a very polarizing figure; people either love him or hate him. I don't think the quotation marks thing is a big deal at all - that's a simple mistake. As for the uncited sections, I'd have to see how big they were... If he lifted large sections, that's pretty major. If it's a sentence or two, I'll buy confusion or mistake. Still, this is a *dissertation*. You don't make these kinds of mistakes in a published work. "

who wrote on Aug 30, 2007 9:45 AM:

" cares? does this have any effect on his ability to lead? "

umm.. wrote on Aug 30, 2007 9:42 AM:

" ...what a waste of time...really, who cares? Is this really an issue? No, it's not..find something else to report on!!! "

wow... wrote on Aug 30, 2007 9:37 AM:

" and people wonder why that there are so many lawyers in the world. Give it up people. "

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