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COVID-19 definitely added a learning barrier for students of all ages and grades this year, but the semester just got a bit harder for some college students at Texas A&amp;M University.According to the , hundreds of Texas A&amp;M students in an online finance class received an email in early December alerting them to concerns of cheating.Faculty members became suspicious when some students in the class answered online test questions too quickly, McGee reported, later finding entire exams posted on Chegg, a “homework help” website.COVID BUBBLE:Aggie Honor System Office director Timothy Powers told the Tribune that there are "hundreds of examples" of students answering questions faster than it would take to read it, citing information from the university's online learning platform Canvas.He gave students the chance to self-report their misconduct by December 8, threatening suspension or expulsion if they failed to do so and 5were found to be in violation of the academic honor code.“The culmination of the pandemic and its effect on learning, the assignments being open-note and the ease of access to Chegg made the decision to use outside help a lot easier for most students,” an unnamed junior in the class who self-reported told the Tribune. He chose to withhold his identity out of fear of hurting future job prospects.In a statement to the Tribune, a Chegg spokesperson said they support academic integrity and will work with the university if cheating is suspected.“At Chegg, we believe that expertise and experience is important to actually retain knowledge and apply it in whatever field students seek upon graduation, so we ask students to stick to our Honor Code,” said spokesperson Devonya Batiste.As of Dec. 14, no students have been suspended or expelled from the university, but the investigation process could take up to a month.

COVID-19 definitely added a learning barrier for students of all ages and grades this year, but the semester just got a bit harder for some college students at Texas A&amp;M University.According to the , hundreds of Texas A&amp;M students in an online finance class received an email in early December alerting them to concerns of cheating.Faculty members became suspicious when some students in the class answered online test questions too quickly, McGee reported, later finding entire exams posted on Chegg, a “homework help” website.COVID BUBBLE:Aggie Honor System Office director Timothy...

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