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Specter of academic plagiarism has now reached the heart of Norwegian politics, toppling one government minister and leaving a second fighting for her political career

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Tags: politics, norway, education.higher, universities, academia, plagiarism, politicians, sandra borch, ingvild kjerkol, students, scandals, resignation, government, author.mark lewis, source.associated press
https://apnews.com/article/norway-plagiarism-borch-kjerkol-1cde4d0c7305b7107852eaee478a983c

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Title
A plagiarism scandal rocks Norway's government
Published
Jan 24 2024
Word count
1015 words

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  1. updawg
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    She sounds like something that rhymes with "witch." Not sure I can say the word here... ...okay, fine, she sounds like a real big snitch. And she shoulda chickity-checked herself before she...

    The student, 27-year-old Kristoffer Rytterager, got upset about Borch’s zealous approach to punishing academic infractions: After several students fought cases of “self-plagiarism” — where they lifted whole sections from their own previous work— and were acquitted in lower courts, the minister for higher education took them to the Supreme Court of Norway.

    “Students were being expelled for self-plagiarism. I got angry and I thought it was a good idea to check the minister’s own work,” Rytterager told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

    She sounds like something that rhymes with "witch." Not sure I can say the word here...

    ...okay, fine, she sounds like a real big snitch. And she shoulda chickity-checked herself before she wrecked herself.

    Is it as insane as it sounds that she took students to the freaking Supreme Court over self-plagiarism?

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