Plagiarism Again

Right now I really want to talk about plagiarism. You may be tired of hearing it - but then I also realized that never did tell you the outcome of my last brush with it this semester. So you all remember the first incident where I was waffling on what to do, but then the student dropped - so it was a moot point. And then there were four. I caught four students in the first paper assignment who plagiarized off similar websites - and one who obviously plagiarized, but for whom I could not find the source. Anyway, I played hardball and contacted all of their previous English teachers to see if they tried this before. Most of them had. Then I went on the attack - laying out their options which basically boiled down to two: 1) Accept a zero on this paper, accept that I will place you on record with the college, and never try it again or I will fail you for the whole course or 2) drop my class and accept that I will still place the incident on record with the college. Most of them were more freaked out about the record than in the penalties of my class - even though, to be honest, this particular campus has a uber-wimpy policy on handling repeat plagiarizing offenses. Most of them apologized.
So I gave the class another warning with the intention of spending half of an upcoming class talking about plagiarism until I bore them to death or they stop plagiarizing, whatever comes first. But we had fall break, then an exam, etc, so I have not gotten around to it yet.
Anyway, enter the most recent problem. This particular student received an F on the first paper because it was an F paper. I offer a revision opportunity for the first paper, though, so this student meets with me to make sure that he/she does it right the second time. I think we have a great discussion, and feel good that she later on sends me a draft of said revision so I can make sure it is on the right track. Then I notice that almost all the worthy parts are plagiarized from the same source - an online site which offers to write papers for you. Damn it! It is a draft, of course, so no "zero" penalty, but this student has the first warning and it will go on record. I mean, come on! I handed this student a perfectly viable outline in our talk, and I get this crap. So next time I meet with this class, I am spending half of it talking about plagiarism and how mean I am when I catch my students.
I mean - I set aside "the first thing of the day" for this student - to provide feedback on the draft. Do you know how important that slot is in my crazy life? I do my best work in the morning, and then sadly peter out around late afternoon (I do get up early, though) - so needless to say I am feeling frustrated. This coming on a rather stressful week. On a lighter note, the paper grading for my other class went really well - I am pleased with their first assignments. *Breathe* I am going to press on now, but enjoy this little treat that I found on PhD Comics:

Borrowed from PhD Comics