Dear Plagiarists: You Get What You Pay For

College, as we all know, costs a frightening amount of money, the tuition, the new wardrobe, the shower flip-flops. Even cheating, that historically thrifty task of rifling an upperclassman’s desk drawers, runs college kids a steep tab. These days, stressed-out perfectionists and lazy no-goods alike can Google their way to an astounding array of plagiarism Web sites. Many companies sell term papers, essays and book reports by the thousands, for as much as $250 a pop, all just a click and Mom’s credit card away, and all in the privacy of an undergraduate’s dorm room. Read More. [requires subscription]