“Pony Island Part 1” centers on Professor Nora Jackson, a tenured political science professor at Carlton University, who addresses academic misconduct with her student, Robert. Nora discovers that Robert’s final paper, initially graded an A, was plagiarized.
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She confronts him, explaining that university policy requires reporting the issue to the academic board, which would lead to his expulsion. Knowing Robert’s father, Dr. Lucien Lavel, is a prominent alumnus and donor, Nora offers an alternative: if Robert submits a letter to the dean by the next day announcing his voluntary withdrawal, she will not report the plagiarism, and his grade will be recorded as “Incomplete” instead of a failing mark.

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