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前不久哈佛学生集体作弊事件给这所世界名校带来极大的压力。
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口语节目地址：http://bulo.hujiang.com/menu/11921/item/667839/This has prompted hand-wringing in the academic community, which is fearful that Harvard is beginning to mirror the practice at some other schools of cutting corners for prized athletes and admitting some students just because they can throw a football or shoot a basketball.
Two star players who were co-captains of the Crimson basketball team have taken leave from school this season, according to Harvard officials. "Without integrity, there can be no genuine achievement, either at Harvard or anywhere else." Undergraduate Dean Jay Harris said in a statement soon after the cheating was discovered.
Familiar rationales for the cheating have been sounded: Stressed students are more interested in scoring good grades than with learning. The easy access to information online makes plagiarism and cheating easier than ever. Universities no longer stress ethics. And professors who are immersed in their research often pay less attention to teaching.
These arguments might ease the embarrassment at some universities. But at 376-year-old Harvard University, they do not.这次事件可谓在学术界一石激起了千层浪。人们纷纷开始担忧，哈佛会像其他有此惯例的学校一样，开始让获奖的运动员投机取巧，并且招收只会踢球或投篮的体育特长生。
据哈佛教务领导称，Crimson篮球队的两名明星队长因作弊而被勒令退学。在作弊事件曝光后，本科学院院长杰伊·哈里斯说：“缺乏诚实，他们将永远无法取得真正的成绩，在哈佛如此，在别的地方亦是如此。”
作弊事件频发的原因我们早已心知肚明：学生们在压力下，会想法设法地在考试中取得好成绩，而不是踏踏实实地去积累真才实学。网络的普及化使得信息的获取更加快捷，而这正为剽窃和作弊开辟了渠道。大学不再注重弘扬伦理道德。而教授也都一门心思地搞研究，在教学上花费的心血也越来越少。
这些理由也许能减少一些大学的羞耻感。但是对于已经376岁高龄的哈佛而言，再怎么找借口都是徒劳。