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System accounts for culture

By Blair Bynum | October 10

Honor Code sanctions are rarely welcomed by anyone, but do some groups - namely international students - have more to lose? International students might be disadvantaged because they have a different understanding of what constitutes academic dishonesty, according to the University Honor System Web site. Policies regarding citations in class papers and rules governing collaborative work can differ from culture to culture. And if international students end up in Honor Court, sometimes their ability to remain at the University - and the U.S. - is at stake.

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Business school ranks eighth

By Blair Bynum | September 28

UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School recently received high honors when the Wall Street Journal ranked it eighth in a national assessment of MBA programs. Kenan-Flagler beat other highly acclaimed institutions such as Harvard, Yale, Stanford and Duke universities. The business school's media relations director, Allison Adams, said she is pleased with UNC's ranking, which is based on preferences of corporate recruiters. "It's a reflection on how recruiters value our MBA graduates," Adams said.

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Cadets learn land navigation skills

By Blair Bynum | September 25

Army ROTC cadets Sara Isaacson and Holly Hernandez peered into the thick, dense underbrush. "It's 75 meters this way," Isaacson said, referring to the first of their four checkpoints spread over three square kilometers of Duke Forest. Isaacson, a freshman from Wisconsin and Hernandez, a sophomore from Kentucky, spent Saturday participating in Operation Bushwhack - a land navigation exercise for to-be soldiers. Armed with only a compass, a map and a protractor, cadets tried to reach as many of the checkpoints as possible in a two-hour period.

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Journalism study abroad program to open in korea

By Blair Bynum | September 21

This spring journalism students looking to study abroad can travel as far as Korea to learn the tricks of the trade. A new study abroad program at Korea's Chung-Ang University is scheduled to begin spring semester. The one-semester student exchange will be offered both spring and fall terms. Dan Gold, assistant director for Asia in the study abroad office, said Chung-Ang University was chosen because of the institution's academic strength and reputation as the best journalism school in Korea.

Blair Bynum

System accounts for culture

Business school ranks eighth

Cadets learn land navigation skills

Journalism study abroad program to open in korea

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