VOL. 6, NO. 13
APR. 2, 1965

Are You Stuck On the Habit?
Wandering eyes, a few words written on the palm of one's hand, and a cheat sheet slipped under the sleeve of a sweater are all methods used by students to "broaden their horizons" in high schools and colleges today.

Cheating has become a common practice. Some students under pressure and many students not under pressure think that the only way to get a good grade is by cheating. Some have gotten away with cheating once, so they think they can get away with it again. For many, cheating has become a habit they can't break. It is the easy way to pass a course.
 But is cheating beneficial? A student may pass the course, but has he really learned anything? He has probably just learned a dishonest practice. A guilty conscience also accompanies cheating.

The consequences of being caught at cheating are not too pleasant either. An automatic failure on the test, a visit with the dean, and a black mark on one's record are not the best recommendations for a college or a job. Cheating, then, is not the easy way out; on the contrary, it is the beginning of a dishonest habit.