A poorly-worded email from the university sent the student body insane

The subject was ‘Plagiarism Detection’


An email about a change in the plagiarism detection software used by the University was sent out with the subject line “Plagiarism Detection” yesterday and everyone freaked out.

Heheh

It probably wouldn’t have been met with more than a raised eyebrow if the Proctor had not decided to give the e-mail that title.

It was the biggest drama to hit St Andrews since someone may or may not have taken a shit in Gannochy House showers a couple of weeks ago. A calamity of epic proportions that took over yik-yak, Facebook and twitter, and had reverberations that would impact on the entire student body.

Those present at the time will now know what it sounds like when an entire student body is caught up in mass hysteria against a member of staff (Not that anyone is sure what the Proctor does, or who they are).

As quickly as this crisis arose, however, it passed, as the student body read the e-mail, realised they were not being expelled, and after taking a moment to post an obligatory angry yak, promptly moved on with their lives.