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CIS, along ith thUndgaduatCouncil oStudnts and thdan othCollg, os thsvicto hlp studnts mak“moinomd” dcisions about thicouss duing gistation piods, accoding to its bsit. — dviChug NewS IN BrIeF BEli Okun Contributing Writer Te primary election was onlythree days away, so when a woman started running toward Jennier Lawless in a grocery store park- g t yg, “D’t wrry,” ththen-candidate assumed it was an expression ogood luck. Ten the woman got close enough to nish her sentence. “Don’t worry,” she sad, “yu d’t k ary as at raas yu dV.” Tat was in 2006, when Lawless was aassstat prssr p- tasat Brwad ru- ning to represent Rhode Island in the U.S. House oRepresentatives. Now the director othe Women & Politics Institute at American Uni- versity, she recounted this storyduring a speech in Salomon 101 yesterday as an example othe di- erent standards applied to emale ptaaddats. A crowd oaround 60 attended Lawless’ lecture on why women rarely run or oce, which was co-sponsor ed by the political sci- ence department and the aub- man Center or Public Policy and AmraIsttuts. Lawless presented the issue oemale underrepresentation U.S. ptaas a thr- pronged problem stemming rom greater amily responsibilities, sel-percepti ons and lack oex- ternal encouragement. She con- BCaitlin trujillO Senior Staff Writer Renovations to 315 Tayer St., the uturhma 60-bd, uppr- ass rsdha, arptd to begin this week aer budget issues pushed the project’s start datbak rm ths summr. Thall will open to students next all. Stephen Maiorisi, vice presi- dent or Facilities Management, sad thpas r ratg thspace needed to be realigned with thprjt’s $.5 mbudgt — apprd by thCrpratOtbr 200. Facilities Management was unable to assess the costs othe rats whstudts wrliving in the building, wrote Rich- ard Bova, senior associate dean oresidential and dining services, in amatTHrad. Tstwas prusy usd as auaryhusg. Renovation plans were re- solved to t within the budget two weeks ago, Bova told Te Herald, and the scope othe project did not undergo signicant changes to meet the approved budget. Te After delay, 315 Thayer renovations will begin this weekBElizaBEth Carr Senior Staff Writer As Brwstudts sard thr sps wth at Jsah’s ast ght, hgh shstudts ar thcountry were slaving away to n- ish college applications beore the University’s Nov. 1 early decision dad. Studts Prdwere no exception. For some, the moment represented the culmina- tyars arupag, but or others, it underscored the ew preparatory resources theyhad brd hgh sh. Mgg sess TWhr Sh, a pratschool on the East Side, boasts academic rigor geared toward gprparat. Tsh’s comprehensive advising system ensures that students maximize thr pttarm thmmt they walk through the doors, said Amy Baumgartel-Singer, director gusg. During students’ rst two years at Whr’s hgh sh, thad- sg prgram urags thm to pursue challenging activities and courses. As sophomores, all students take both the PLAN test — the preparatory exam or the AC— ad thPSA, Baumgar- tel-Singer said. Te school’s advis- ing program provides individu- alized attention to students who desire tutoring and matches them with classes or individual tutors based on where they need help, thr atad thr aastrats, shaddd. During junior year, the aca- demic program intensies. Stu- dents are assigned to a college usr addttthaa- dmadsr thy hawrkd College prep: A tale of three schools Gyuon Cha / Hald JennieLawless ascibed the lack owom en in Ameican political ofce to “a gndgap in political ambition” in hlctuystday. cotiuopg8 cotiuopg2 cotiuopg3 no foiling halloween fun emily Gilbt / Hald Studnts donnd a vaity odisguiss ovthstivknd. BSOFia CaStEllO y tiCkEll Staff Writer Te streets oCollege Hill maysbppuatd wth mr- vironmen tally riendly vehicles aer the Northeast Electric Ve- hicle Network — a coalition o10 states, including Massachusetts and Rhode Island — announced a paast mth tras- tric transportation by installing hargg stats thrughut thNrthast. Te initiative will be partiallysupported by a $1 million grant rm thdragrmt, a- rdg tChrs C, mmu- cations director at the Georgetown Climate Center, which is working with local government ocials in energy, environment and trans- portation oces on the endeavor. “At this point, it’s an initiative othe states themselves, and our role is to help acilitate that,” Coil said. “People are very, very excited about the po tential this work h as, ” Coil said, adding that he hopes thprjt wratjbs whreducing oil dependency and grhusgas msss. Te state’s small size makes it well-suited to electric vehicles, said Albert A. Dahlberg, direc- tr statad mmuty ra- tions at Brown and ounder othe Rhode Island chapter oProject Gt Rady, a -prt tatthat ams tprparts r thtrduttrhs. Lil’ Rhody to get electric car charging stations cotiuopg5 city & statecity & stateEx-prof holds forth on gender gap in politics SowD