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LSAT registration up 25 percent from last October

According to the Law School Admissions Council, 25 percent more law school hopefuls will take the LSAT this month than October 2000, the largest jump ever in a single year. The LSAT is a standardized test required for law school applicants.


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Terrifying Twisters

Apowerful tornado ripped through College Park, Md., Sept. 24, leaving a path of destruction and killing two University of Maryland students.


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Framme Addresses Law Students

Lawrence Framme, state chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia, urged law students yesterday to vote Democratic in the upcoming Virginia elections, while specifically endorsing the Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark R.


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University Women's Health Center recognizes neonatal specialist Hurt, a neonatologist and 1971 University Medical School graduate has been researching the long-term effects of premature infants who are exposed to cocaine in the womb.


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Whiteside heads Fine Arts Library

The Fiske Kimball Fine Arts Library has a new face now that Ann Whiteside took over as fine arts librarian two weeks ago. In her new job, Whiteside is responsible for maintaining the collections and services provided to students and faculty members in the arts departments, such as architecture and art history that use the library. A search committee, which began looking for a new fine arts librarian a year ago, sought someone with experience working in art libraries and developing both digital and traditional collections, said Jane Penner, music librarian and chairwoman of the search committee. The new librarian also needed to work well with the faculty, be a strong manager and help the staff develop, Penner said. Whiteside "had the best balance between offering services in digital materials and traditional print material," she said. Whiteside's strong experience with visual resources and prior experience with supervision contributed to her selection, said Diane Walker, associate University librarian for user services. Whiteside previously served as the visual resource librarian at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.


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Unocal denies misdeeds in Burma

Unocal, the large energy resource development company now in the middle of a hot debate on Grounds over its business in Burma, continues to deny any alleged misconduct in its dealings with the military-led nation. The California-based company absolutely has not engaged in any form of misconduct, Unocal spokesman Barry Lane said. Burma, a small country in Southeast Asia wedged between Bangladesh and Thailand, has been the recent subject of intense international and local controversy.


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Honor discusses changing single sanction

A new proposal to alter the Honor Committee's single sanction could offer students a new way to admit guilt in an honor offense without being subject to permanent expulsion. The proposal, discussed at Sunday's Committee meeting, essentially would function as a "broadening of the conscientious reaction umbrella," said Brian Winterhalter, an Architecture School representative and the author of the proposal. Under the present honor system, a conscientious retraction allows students who know they have committed an honor offense to admit to it without facing honor charges.


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City police charge man in bank robbery

Charlottesville police charged Linwood Eugene Hughes with the robbery of the Branch Banking and Trust Bank on the corner of Alderman and Ivy roads yesterday, marking the second bank robbery in the area in less than two weeks. Hughes, 31, entered the BB&T bank shortly before 1 p.m.


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New face influences direction of government honors

As the new director of the government and foreign affairs honors program, Prof. John Echeverri-Gent has worked with students and faculty since last spring to bring fresh ideas and changes to the program. His predecessor, Government and Foreign Affairs Prof.


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The University’s Orientation and Transition programs are vital to supporting first year and transfer students throughout their entire transition to college. But much of their work goes into planning summer orientation sessions. Funlola Fagbohun, associate director of the first year experience, describes her experience working with OTP and how she strives to create a welcoming environment for first-years during orientation and beyond. Along with her role as associate director, summer Orientation leaders and OTP staff work continually to provide a safe and memorable experience for incoming students.