It's hard to decide based on the article whether she's guilty or not, but I wonder if the school will be required to furnish strong evidence if it hopes to collect on the loans.
Something is rotten when it’s easier to get a journalist to write an article than it is to get access for an investigator not affiliated with the University to reanalyze the IT department’s evidence. Hope she is able to get a fair hearing, via legal action if necessary.
Student loans are not dischargeable under U.S. bankruptcy law, but this girl is Canadian. Apart from any lawsuit she may be able to file against Tufts, she may have an out there.