Societies educating students
■ The Pre-Law and Pre
Med societies inform
students of their options in
their fields
By Simone Ripke
Oregon Daily Emerald
To go or not to go is a diffi
cult decision.
Law and medical schools are a
big investment before joining two
of the most sought-after profes
sions, and although neither pre
law nor pre-medicine is a major at
the University, two student soci
eties are helping interested stu
dents pave their way to success.
The Pre-Law Society is off to
a fresh start this fall with new of
ficers working to inform students
about legal professions before
deciding whether going to law
school is the right choice for
them.
“The purpose of the Pre-Law
Society is to inform students
who are interested in going into
a legal profession about the op
tions they have,” said Brock
Sprunger, a senior majoring in
economics and president of the
Pre-Law Society.
Sprunger said the group
helps students prepare for the
LSAT, the test required to ap
ply for admission at law
schools, and the application
process.
Darlene Xiong, a junior ma
joring in political science, is the
Pre-Law Society vice president.
She said the group works close
ly with the director of admis
sions at the School of Law to
give future law school appli
cants a sense of what it takes
to get admitted.
Sprunger and Xiong invite
guest speakers from the legal
field to their bi-weekly meet
ings as much as possible to
give students a perspective of
what a future in the legal pro
fession holds.
This term the group’s officers
plan to invite lawyers from the
Lane County
District Attor
ney’s office
and a public
defender to
their meetings,
which take
place in the
EMU. The
Pre-Law Soci
ety also plans
a visit to Portland’s Federal
Courthouse in November and a
trip to the Northwestern School
of Law at Lewis and Clark Col
lege in Portland.
Students will also sit in on
classes at the School of Law
next week.
Prelaw
Next spring term students
will have the opportunity to
participate in a job shadow ac
tivity. They will follow profes
sionals for a day to get an in
sight into their job and its
requirements.
“I think it will be a valuable
experience,” Xiong said.
„ Xiong said the Pre-Law Soci
ety helps her make more in
formed choices about her future
in the legal profession and it
encourages her to keep an open
mind about the many different
possibilities in the field.
Students planning to attend
medical schools face similar
challenges. They have to take a
preparatory test, the MCAT,
and apply to a medical school.
Students can take advantage of
pre-medicine advising and
membership in the Asklepiad
Pre-Medical Honors Society.
Assistant Director of Academ
ic Advising and pre-med advi
sor Stephen Stolp said the soci
ety helps students with
applying to medical schools
and preparing for the MCAT.
Qualified members are paired
up with doctors and have the
opportunity to get a behind-the
scenes perspective for 10 to 15
hours per week. The Asklepi
ads’ president Summer Lind, a
senior majoring in biochemistry,
took advantage of the program
three times and said she
learned a lot about being a doc
tor.
All members of the society
are eligible for the program. The
society’s bi-weekly meetings are
open to non
members
who have an
interest in
medicine
too.
“We want
to help stu
dents get the
experience
they need to
apply for
medical
Pre-Med
school,” Lind said.
Like the Pre-Law Society, the
Pre-Med Society invites guest
speakers to give members an
insight into their future profes
sion.
Students interested in learn
ing more about these pre-pro
fessional groups can contact the
Pre-Law Society at pls@dark
wing.uoregon.edu and the Pre
Med Society at health@glad
stone.uoregon.edu.
Wellness
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makes rehabilitation much easi
er, said Tesa Brown , who works
in the facility.
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ciate Ligament patients. Having
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i i We’re more than happy
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Tonya Moreland
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Donovan, a freshman Exercise
and Movement Science major
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“Once people realize that there
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said.
Briefs
‘Week Without Violence’
begins today
The YWCA launched its Week
Without Violence today. Events
begin in the EMU food court with
a chance for students to design T
shirts with an anti-violence mes
sage at the YWCA’s table.
Young Women Theater Collec
tives will perform in the EMU
Ben Linder Room at 4 p.m. Tues
day.
The YWCA will ask students,
faculty and staff to wear sunglass
es all day Wednesday to support
the idea that everyone should
open their eyes to domestic vio
lence. It will also hold “Blow the
Whistle on Sexual Assault” in the
EMU Amphitheater from 1 to 3
p.m., asking that volunteers blow
a whistle every two minutes to
symbolize incidents of sexual vio
lence in the United States.
Throughout the week, Women
space’s Silent Witness Exhibit
will be on display in the EMU.
For more information, contact
Sarah Harris at 346-4439.
Graduate Teaching Fellows
reach agreement on benefits
The Graduate Teaching Fel
lows Federation at the University
ratified its tentative agreement
with the University by a majority
of 98 percent. The membership’s
ratification voting ended Oct. 14.
The agreement gives health in
surance to the families of Gradu
ate Teaching Fellows. In ex
change, GTFs will receive smaller
raises in the next two years and
the agreement limits the Univer
sity’s contribution to paying
GTFs’ fees.
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