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The Boston Marathon is arguably the most prestigious foot race in the country. It has strict qualifying times that a runner must meet to run the big race. Another way to enter the race is with a charity team, usually requiring a person to raise thousands of dollars for the charity. Some runners choose…

When Harvard University’s school newspaper conducted a poll, they were surprised to learn that 10% of the incoming freshmen class admitted to cheating on exams prior to coming to the school and 42 % admitted to cheating on a homework assignment or problem set while at school. More than 1,600 freshmen…

Houston Texans running back Arian Foster recently confessed to accepting under-the-table payments while he was in Tennessee, in violation of NCAA rules. It wasn’t an apology, it was a declaration. “There is nothing wrong with it and you are not going to convince me that there is.” The fact that it is…

We may think we are getting away with something, but there is no use trying to hide our sin. Joel Peralta discovered that while pitching for the Tampa Bay Rays against his former team, the Washington Nationals. The umpires, alerted by Nationals manager Davey Johnson, discovered pine tar in Peralta’s…

Accusations are flowing regarding the athletic programs at Harvard. University president Drew Faust says the cheating scandal at the school is not just about athletes. “Harvard announced last month that as many as 125 students in one course were being investigated for sharing answers or plagiarizing…

Dan Ariely, who teaches behavioral economics at Duke University says that all of us “Cheat up to the level that allows us to retain our self images as reasonably honest individuals.” A team of researchers determined “We want to see ourselves as honorable, but we also want to benefit from cheating.” In…

A study conducted by the Josephson Institute of Ethics has found that the number of high school students who admit to cheating, lying or stealing has dropped for the first time in ten years. The survey is conducted every other year and includes a sample of 23,000 students from around the nation. The…

New research conducted at the University of Oregon shows that people who believe in a loving and merciful God are more prone to cheat than those who believe in a punishing God. Psychologists Azim Shariff and Ara Norenzayan said their research suggests a belief in a forgiving God will not necessarily…

Sometimes it's difficult to find the right words when you have something to say. It can be even more diffi­cult when you're trying to find a kind way of express­ing something that isn't so good. One day a young lad brought home a report card. In the section for teachers' comments there was the following…

HONESTY The students have changed, but the results of a national survey are nearly the same: A majority of high school students have cheated on an exam and lied to their parents. The "Report Card on the Ethics of American Youth," compiled by the Josephson Institute of Ethics, has tracked the morals of…

Now, there's one guy I'd love to find: the clean player of the steroid era. I don't just mean a player who didn't use—I'm sure there were plenty of those. No, I'd love to find the player who was offered chances to use, the player who understood how much more money and playing time and fame he was giving…

AUTHENTICITY After McGwire hit 70 home runs in a single season in 1998, collectors scrambled to purchase his 1985 Topps rookie card. Con men were also scrambling. Not to buy cards, but to produce forgeries to sell to the collectors. At $200.00 a card, con men were raking it in. The best of the fakes…

Sitting at a table in the clubhouse after a game, Bob said to a fellow club member, "I'm not about to play golf with Jim anymore. He cheats." "Why do you say that?" "Well, he found his lost ball two feet from the green." "That's possible." "Not when I had it in my pocket!" Honesty; Dishonest; Cheating;…

Cheating Cheating is certainly not new on campus, but the prevalence may be at an all time high. 74% of business school undergraduates admit to having cheated at some point in college, compared with the 68% of the general student population. Students recognize that cell cheat sheets, phone texts, and…

A WARNING WITH TEETH N.Y. Rolls Up Movie Piracy Rings 06/30/06 It’s the first thing you see on movie DVDs and tapes: the FBI anti-piracy warning that leaves little room for interpretation: “The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.” So it was “no small irony,”…