Blair Hornstine was accused of plagiarism in an article that she had submitted to the school newspaper. In my opinion, school newspapers are not as important as papers written for classes. An article in a school newspaper does not count for a grade in a specific class. It is an extracurricular activity in which Hornstine wi

shed to participate. If she were accused of plagiarizing an essay that was mandated for class and a grade, my viewpoint would be different. Because she had plagiarized a section of a school newspaper and not a paper to be graded, Harvard should have stayed out of the ordeal.

I think Harvard should have looked at Hornstine’s overall “academic” success. It is not an average student who gets to be named the valedictorian. This obviously shows that she is an outstanding student and as a result of her hard work was initially accepted by Harvard University. Even though I do not agree with plagiarism, I think that is was wrong of Harvard to deny Hornstine’s initial acceptance. The University should ultimately look at how well Hornstine did in her classes, and not how she plagiarized on a non-graded newspaper article. If any consequences

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