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Students, professors grapple with AI Baylor Bryant Staff Reporter
Bella Casey Students gathered under the shade of a tree near the Student Union to rally in support of Palestine.
Students rally in support for Palestine on Library Lawn Luisa Clausen Editor-in-Chief
Palestinian flag at the Wes Watkins center for 24 hours, provide full transparency of the university’s investments, and divest and end partnerships with companies that are fueling and profitBetween 50 and 75 protestors ing off of the U.S.‘s part in the conflict, chanted, “From the river to the sea, Pal- such as Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, estine will be free” on Library Lawn on Caterpillar, Northrop Grumman, BoeThursday as OSU students, administra- ing, Chevron, Palantir and Valero.” tors and faculty stopped to observe. OSU issued a statement addressing The Students Coalition for Palestin- the call for divesting and the request for ian Liberation at OSU organized a Pro- the flag display. Palestinian rally after posting a press “The OSU student group organizrelease on its Instagram demanding ing the event shares the same demands disclosure and divestment from OSU. made of other universities in the state. In it, they request that “OSU fly the In compliance with Board of Regents
policy, the university does not engage in advocacy of a specific viewpoint. OSU tuition and fees, along with state and federal funding, are the primary funding sources for the university’s operations. These funds are not used for investment purposes.” “The Wes Watkins Center has a policy regarding its exterior flag display limiting those flags to nations officially recognized by the United States.” OSUPD was present, and safety barriers were put in place. The rally remained peaceful and respectful through the entire time. See Rally on 5A
AI and AI detection are hindering student and professor relationships, but an OSU professor said faculty should not be worried about AI. In fall 2023, Vice Provost Christine Ormsbee brought the issue of AI detection to the Office of the Provost. Ormsbee’s research showed her the inaccuracies of AI detection. The Office of the Provost, the Instruction Council and the Dean’s Council agreed to not use AI detection on campus. AI detection being inaccurate makes it difficult to guarantee the difference between AI work and what a student has done. Ormsbee said this could hinder the relationships of students and faculty that are built upon trust. “I hope we all care about our students, and so the last thing I want to do is accuse a student of cheating,” Ormsbee said. “If I see that as cheating in my class, and I don’t have real evidence. I don’t have 100% accurate evidence that they did. And the concern I have is as a student, how do you prove you didn’t?” Ormsbee said one false accusation could lead to students losing trust with professors. “It’s not just our relationship,” Ormsbee said. “It’s every relationship that student now has with other faculty because, now, I’m not going to trust faculty.” Ormsbee brought a presentation to the Faculty Council at its monthly meeting on March 12 about AI detection, updates on generative AI and how faculty can better communicate with their students about AI. AI has already made its way into college courses around the country. About 53% of university students say they had coursework that requires them to use AI as part of an assignment, according to Ormsbee’s presentation. Nearly 80% of students said they had at least one instructor discuss the ethics and use of AI, according to Ormsbee’s presentation. Ormsbee said if faculty don’t want students using AI, then they have to be able to communicate it with their students. See AI on 4A
OSU faces rising pedestrian-vehicle accidents Hayden Alexander & ing lot next to the Fourth Kennedy Thomason Avenue Garage and the
Greenwood School of Music. Looking both ways When Madison Inbody before she walked across heard about Long’s death, the street, Madison Inbody she was thrown back to the chatted with her mom on moment of her accident. the phone. “I definitely cried Seconds later, a car when I heard that,” Inbody lifted her off the ground. said. “I was putting on a Slammed against the car Ross Lynch event for the and then the road, Inbody Speaker’s Board, and I was briefly lost consciousness. around a bunch of people, “As I was in the cross- and I just wanted to curl up walk, I was just walking, in a ball and cry because, and then the next thing I obviously, it’s not about know, there’s a car unme, but I felt for that, and derneath me, hitting me,” I felt for her family. It’s Inbody said. what happened to me, and “And then I woke up it could’ve been me.” on the ground, and there OSU has seen an were, like, 50 people over increase in pedestrianme.” vehicle accidents in the Inbody’s accident on past two years. From 2019Jan. 31 was the first of a 2021, OSUPD recorded series of pedestrian-vehicle 1-2 accidents per year. In accidents across campus 2022, that number jumped during the spring 2024 to five. In 2023, it climbed semester. higher to eight recorded In February, an OSU accidents. student was killed. In response to Long’s Gabrielle Claudia death, OSU formed the PeLong, 19, was the victim of destrian Safety Task Force, a hit-and-run on the north aimed at creating safer side of campus on Monconditions for pedestrians, roe Street and Cantwell which includes walkers Avenue. and bicyclists, on campus. Hours later, another It was announced the day student was hit in a parkafter the fatal hit-and-run.
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See Accident on 8A Neon flags have been placed on stop signs around to campus to catch drivers’ attention. They are part of the first round of the task force’s recommendations.
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