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The Laredo Morning Times ran a story this morning about plagiarism at TAMIU. In it, the University defended its recently weakened policy towards plagiarism and accused me of violating the law. The following is the response that I posted to LMT's website:

"The University's contention that I violated any law underscores just how deceitful the University has become. Before posting the students' names, I analyzed FERPA at the department chair's request. Being a former lawyer, I carefully read the Act and related regulations and submitted my written analysis to the University. To date, no one has expressed to me any fault in the analysis or with my conclusions.

"A statement of my intention to comply with TAMIU policy by automatically failing the students who publicly posted plagiarized work clearly is legal and should be supported by the University. To do otherwise further encourages cheating and makes a mockery of honest students' hard work.

"It should be pointed out that I am a businessman in Laredo and was asked to teach the course as a favor to the University. I agreed to help because I believe Laredo can become a world-class technology center. I spent much more time on the course than the $3,000 per semester that the University pays. I would never have accepted the invitation had I known how little the University cares about actually educating its students or how desperate the University is for revenue.

"Truly, the University has wasted my time and the time and money of its students."

Happy Trails,

Loye Young
Isaac & Young Computer Company
Laredo, Texas
http://www.iycc.net