On Campus

At least it’s better than the sex trade

For 120 pounds, he’ll do your assignment

The Nouse, the student newspaper at UK’s York University, writes about a student who runs a "essay consultancy" firm. Basically, he writes essays for other students.

The student in question makes a good point that he’s not breaking any rules – it is the student submitting the essay that’s breaking the rules.

What I truly find disturbing is that the writer seems to really enjoy essay writing.

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