Getting charged with an honor code violation is any student's nightmare. But once you've graduated, any fear of an honor code violation accusation should be well laid to rest, right? Not quite. You can still be...
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Students have always used study groups to study and learn materials. In this digital age, though, students can participate in study groups without leaving the comfort of their rooms. They no longer have to meet up...
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Imagine waking up one morning to find that you have become the object of a social media campaign to get you kicked off your sports team, expelled from school or demanding that your admission offer to...
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Who would have thought in the fall of 2019, when we were all waiting with bated breath for U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to issue the Title IX regulations for campus sexual assault that the...
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Receiving a summons or a subpoena for the first time can be very confusing. What does it mean? What are you supposed to do next? How is one different from the other? Luckily, our legal team...
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Campus parties are as synonymous with college life as cacti are to the desert. But what many students fail to realize is that loud parties in your dorm room can lead to disciplinary action the same...
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A former California real estate executive was sentenced to six months in prison for his role in the high-profile college admissions scandal, in which 50 wealthy people, including celebrities like Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, paid...
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Title IX has changed in several important ways since President Trump appointed Betsy DeVos as Secretary of the Department of Education. Though the general public has heard fairly negative things about DeVos, most people are unaware...
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The average person has heard the terms “special counsel” and “independent counsel” yet has no idea what these terms really mean. Though plenty of people use the terms “special counsel” and “independent counsel” interchangeably, there are...
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Countless people have been unjustly pulled over by police for no reason. In some situations, the police officer's reasoning for pulling over a driver is questionable at best. The question begs: are police officers allowed to...
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Bullying is defined as unwanted, repeatedly aggressive behavior that usually involves one or more perpetrators. This behavior can include physical violence, threats, online harassment, exclusion, or spreading rumors. Bullying is prevalent at all ages and creates...
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Every day, there seems to be a new, heartbreaking story of someone who has lost their battle with drug addiction. Among these fatal addictions, the high prevalence of opioid overdoses are hard to ignore. Opioids are...
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Just about everyone who lived through the 1990s remembers Aunt Becky from popular sitcom Full House. Lori Loughlin, the actress who played Aunt Becky, is likely to be remembered as a criminal rather than her lovable...
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Here at DC Student Defense, a problem we regularly encounter is with self-plagiarism. If you are a student, you may be very familiar, or at least somewhat familiar, with what plagiarism is. Plagiarism is taught to...
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Although teenage cigarette smoking ad campaigns like those made by Truth.com seem to have diminished the habit among teenagers, a new smoking trend seems to have emerged in the past few years. You may have encountered...
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