How things have changed in the short time since I was a university student. many universities today require that students submit their papers via a service called Turnitin, which scans the web for similar words and phrases and presents the paper to the professor along with an originality report. I went to the site to see whether my work is original, but I guess you have to pay them money first. Anyhow, not everybody likes the idea. And some institutions, such as the University of Saskatchewan, are bucking the trend, preferring to rely on information and suasion rather than enforcement. "The university has avoided the turnitin.com approach to cheating for the fear it leaves the impression no one is trusted," said University secretary Gordon Barnhart. It's nice to see some institutions following, and not merely enforcing, such fundamental moral principles.
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