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You may recall that Chris Avenir, a first-year chemical engineering student at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada, faced expulsion after it came to light that he had created a Facebook-based chemistry study group.

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quackpot
March 24, 2008, 9:03 a.m.
Helping students to help each other to learn should be a REWARDED activity not penalized. The remaining penalty should immediately be changed to a plus.
There are too many activities in which students fight against their fellow students in order to get a better grade. This activity of HELPING is the way to go.
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brettodactyl
March 24, 2008, 11:15 p.m.
I believe the old saying goes "No good deed goes unpunished." Situations like this are a big reason people don't try to do more good deeds like this student seemed to be doing. Without having seen the Facebook site for myself, I can't say for sure that no cheating was going on, but it definitely sounds like the school misinterpreted things.
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Dent249
April 9, 2008, 5:50 a.m.
Oh really? Great news. Thank you for sharing with us.