To the Editor:
Interesting and young; academic honesty. Interesting because it stimulates political talk that people at the grass roots can influence greatly (love 'em roots), young; because there is a lot of work to be done in this area. On the real; I feel that we need to bring even MORE value to our degrees from Worcester Polytechnic Institue. We will benefit immensely by attracting even more positive and innovative attention to ourselves.
No where in a Peterson's Guide does a parent see that a school has a high academic morale system signed and supported by the students and the faculty. This would attract a great deal more and convince all that the student faculty relationship is one of mutual support and community. It will most definitely grab the attention of companies who will look for not just technically proficient individuals, but leaders and participants of an academic institution that can let their character and bond to community be judged more strongly than anything else they can offer.
I speak for the student coming and the student leaving the institution because you must first realize incentive and worth. It is hard to impose morale.... for many people have tried on me and I have rejected it; why be a hypocrite. But, that is important, we can't be masters of hypocrisy and say we are honest. Personally, I'm for the honesty teachings. but, there are somethings that have been mentioned that we all know is not going to happen and that is in the areas of software; and sharing resources/information.
What we do is look forward to the education that the board is looking to present to the community. I have lots to learn in this area and I would like to see where I, my computer sub-cultural, and academic history fit in properly into a bond of academic honesty.
The challenge lies in feedback much more than participation.... but this is my $0.02; where's your tax?.... (send all flames to /dev/null......)
Bernardo Vasquez