LOCAL/S TATE The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 12, 1999 - 3 CRIME UVA restructures student admissions policy Counterfeit bills used to purchase food at Union * Five counterfeit $20 bills were used to purchase food at the Michigan Union on Friday afternoon, the Department of Public Safety reports state. All five bills were marked with the same serial number. DPS reported having a male suspect. Driver arrested for drunk driving A DPS officer making a traffic stop North University Street early Saturday morning arrested a 16-year-old driver of a car for operating under the influence of liquor. Two of the car's three passengers were cited for possession of alcohol. All subjects were released to their parents, DPS reports state. Anti-homosexual *oster found DPS reports stated that a poster bear- ing anti-homosexual sentiments was found early Sunday morning in Alice Lloyd Residence Hall. A report for harassment was filed and there are no suspects in the incident. The poster was removed by DPS officers. Laptop computer tolen from room A laptop computer valued at $2,000 was stolen from the Victor Vaughn House at 1111 Catherine St. on Thursday morning, DPS reports state. DPS reports state the room was locked and there were signs of forced entry. There are no suspects in the theft. adioactive spill eaned up The Occupational Safety and Environmental Health Department cleaned up a radioactive spill in the Medical Science Building Unit II at 1137 Catherine St.on Thursday afternoon. The radioactive substance P-33, which had been spilled in a cabinet, was contained with no problems, DPS reports state. let can't start r, breaks keys A woman picking up her car at University Hospitals on Saturday after- noon stated that her vehicle had been damaged by a valet who "could not fig- ure out how to start the car," DPS reports state. The valet returned to the subject with two broken keys, including one that 1I been broken off in the ignition. e. damage was estimated at S 100, DPS reports state. Car windows found shattered A vehicle was found Sunday night in the Fuller Street parking lot with its windows broken. DPS reports state that nothing was stolen and there are no suspects in the incident. Abjects destroy Bursley pool table SUnidentified subjects wrote on and destroyed the playing surface of a pool ;able in Bursley Residence Hall on Saturday afternoon, DPS reports state. No report was filed. Thief attempts to Mea lcar radio A car left at the Church Street car- port on was broken into Thursday morning and an unidentified person attempted to remove the car's radio. The owner of the car declined to file a report, DPS reports state. Student collapses n Frieze Building DPS officer provided an escort Thursday afternoon to University Health Services for a student who col- lapsed in the Frieze Building. The stu- dent was conscious when officers arrived, DPS reports state. - Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Dave Enders. By Jeremy W. Peters Daily Staff Reporter The University of Virginia elected last spring to abandon the use of a point system aiding minorities in its admis- sions process. Now, as the university prepares to review applications without using the system, the admissions office at UVA is faced with new challenges regarding minority enrollment. UVA spokesperson Louise Dudley said the effects of the decision are not easily predictable. "It is hard to speculate what will happen to minority enrollment," Dudley said, adding that, "race is still one of many fac- tors considered in the admissions process." Dudley said that the scoring system the university previously used made it much easier for admissionsofficials to sort appli- cations and narrow the applicant pool down to a much more manageable size. "It was a process by which we could make preliminary judgments about appli- cants and be aided in the management of the volume of applications," Dudley said. Under the old system, applicants were rated on a 24-point scale based on a careful review of their application. Up to 20 points were possible for academic achievements such as a high grade point average or high test scores. An additional four points were possi- ble for such non-academic criteria as eco- nomic disadvantage or minornty status. Based on an applicants score. he or she would be assigned to one of three groups that ndicated hi: or her chance of acceptance. Dudley said that those placed in the bottom group would receive less attention on their application than those in the higher two groups. Dudley insisted that the scoring system made the review of applications much less tedious and allowed for a careful inspec- tion of more qualified applicants. "It was a way of organizing," she said. Regardless of the possible advan- tages or disadvantages the scoring sys- tem offered, UVA President John Casteen decided to eliminate its use from the admissions process. The new system abandons this orga- nizational process, but still accounts for minority status. Controversy over the scoring process began to surface when the Washington,. D.C.-based Center for Individual Rights suggested that the university's admis- sion polices were possily v ulnerable to a lawunt A specil committee uas then a ppCoimed by the uniersit y presi- dent to imves ife the legaliy o f their admissions procedures. "The presient felt the process didn't completely reflect the holisec evalua- tion that every appliant deserves that we still muht inevitf I