TO THE EDITOR:
Last week, The Daily Tar Heel reported on the academic fraud inquiry and the additional expenses the process will cost the University.
As per the article, the University will be paying Kenneth Wainstein as much as $990 per hour to conduct the inquiry.
While the emphasis on the money that is being spent toward the investigation is justified, I do believe that only a thorough investigation can surface the reasons and the individuals behind one of the biggest academic scandals in the United States.
The scandal not only has the ability to undermine the reputation of several academic and athletic departments, but also the University as a whole.
As one of the top public universities in the U.S., UNC must be more explicit in its stance on not tolerating any form of fraudulent behavior towards academics.
For the nearly 30,000 students that attend the University and thousands of alumni, it is enraging to find out about activities such as no-show classes and unauthorized grade changes.
As a student myself, I find it disheartening that while my peers and I are working diligently towards earning our diploma, others have been guaranteed theirs while doing minimal work.
College is a means for attaining higher education, but cheating should not be an acceptable route to achieve that.
