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Page 6 • Thursday, April 10, 2003 'NEWS The Pendulum Breaking through the bubble Justice Department reports more than 2 million inmates, prisoners in U.S. The United States Justice Department released a report Sunday that says more than 2 million people are imprisoned in U.S. prisons and jails. This is the highest number ever reported, accord ing to the report. Prison and jail populations in the U.S. have almost doubled since 1990. At the end of June 2002, 2,019,234 people were imprisoned. The report also revealed that one in every 142 U.S. residents is held in prison or jail. The Justice Department’s report stated 7,248 jailed inmates and 3,055 state prisoners are unfcr 18. The fedei^ government’s prison system has the most inmates, followed by California and Texas. Females make up 6.7 percent of all inmates. Va. Tech Visitor’s Board reinstates affirmative action in admissions policy According to a repwt featured in Viiginia Tech’s The Collegiate Times, the Viiginia Tech Visitor’s Boanl, the college’s highest governing body, voted to rescind an earlier decision that elim inated race and gender as factors in admissions. Race and gender were eliminated as factors in admissions March 10 when the board was advised that individual boaixl members could be “legally liable if the university was sued for excluding students because of afiinnative action,” according to The Collegiate Times’ report. University President Charles Steger told the board that removing affirmative action from tlie admission process would have a severe impact on the diversity of the .school. CAREER 45 Days 'til Graduation! Do you know what you will be doing next year? Call the Career Center at 278-6538 and set up an appointment. We’ll help you figure out your future. A Biology/Chemistry LabCorp Presentation ^ Thursday, April 24, 4:30 p.m., McMichael Science, Room 115 Refreshments served. Please RSVP to 278-6538 by April 21. Bring your resume to the presentation. ^ On-Campus Recruiters - Interview for Accounting Positions with the Defense Contract Audit Agency on Tuesday, April 29 Accounting Seniors! Opportunities available throughout the USA GPA Min. 2.95. Several recent Elon grads work for the DCAA. A complete job description and sign-up sheet are located in Duke 101. Deadline to drop your resume and sign up to interview is April 23. ‘These actions cast a shadow over Viiginia Tech in the eyes of other universities across the country,” he said. Much media attention has been focused on affirmative action’s role in the higher-education admission’s process following the Supreme Court case involving the University of Michigan. The Court is expected to mle this summer regarding the constitutionality of Michigan’s use of affirma tive action in its admissions process. Court upholds cross-burning ban The Supreme Court upheld a state ruling Monday banning cross burning, according to an Associated Press report. The ruling explained cross burning was a historic symbol of racial intim idation, and thus outweighs the free speech of Ku Klux Klansmen or others who may yield it The ruling to uphold reinforces a 50-year-old Viiginia law that cites burning a cross as an act of intimidation. A lower court later ruled the law was in violaticm of a person’s freedom of speech, sending the case to the Supreme Court. The case was decided on a 5-4 majority, with Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and justices Sandra Day O’Connor, John Paul Stevens, Antonin Scalia and Stephen Breyer in favor of uphold ing the law. O’Connor explained her decision in the court’s ruling. “A burning cross is an instrtiment of tenx>r, and government diould have the power to stamp out or punish its use,” O’Connor wrote. Justice Clarence Thomas, the court’s only black member, dissented from the majority ruling. Thomas made clear, however, that he was not in support of the Klan or other hate groups. Anti-cross-buming laws are also instituted in California Connecticut, Delaware, Rorida, Georgia, Idaho, Montana, North Carolina South Carolina South Dakota Vennont, Virginia Washington state and the District of Columbia Compiled by Lindsay Porter WWW FOCUS Students - if you find a great summer job or internship, contact the Elon Career Center to see if you qualify for college credit. Full-time Clinical Research Associate Trainee Scientific or healthcare degree but you don’t want to work in a lab? Do you enjoy traveling? Employment opportunities for clinical research associate (CRA) training program. Opportunity to learn and grow with a rapidly expanding Clinical Research Organization (CRO) and become a full-fledged CRA. Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter to hr@rhoworld.com or fax to 919-869-1261. Please reference job code CRA004. Rho, Inc. is an EOE/AA employer. For more information, see vmw.rhoworld.com. AG Edwards Presentation Tuesday, April 22, Duke 101, 4:30 p.m. Are you interested in the brokerage industry? Seniors and MBA candidates please come to an information session on career opportunities in the Greensboro/High Point offices. Please RSVP by April 17 to 278-6538. U / C
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