Dear Editor,
Based upon our review of the Web sites created by A.S. presidential candidate Utsav Gupta and the Student Voice! slate, we argue that the SV! slate has committed an act of plagiarism outside of the classroom setting that negatively impacts Gupta’s campaign as well as the election’s fairness.
In addition to the use of the ‘image slideshow and the pop-up text’ feature on the main page and the use of the term ‘uncage Sun God,’ SV! also used the same two images Gupta used in his Web site to address the following issues: 1) to stop tuition increases and 2) to enhance our free-speech right on campus with the image of the red arrow and the image of the United States, respectively.
We have the opportunity in this case to address the issue of plagiarism beyond the classroom setting and display the intolerance for such an activity on behalf of the student body. We ask the appropriate A.S. officials to support the need for such changes in the A.S. election code in order to better address this issue in future elections.