A recent report by UC Berkeley researchers delves inside the Law School Admissions Test,examining itseffectiveness and possible new testing methods.The LSATiscurrentlyused to predict a student’s academic success in their first year of law school,but does not predict future success in the profession as an attorney.The study aims to find tools to design a test that would assessprofessional effectivenessmore comprehensively.

The Mexican Free-tailed bat is gray and brown,has massive,vein-lined ears,a pig-like snoutand patchy hair under its tiny,wrinkled mouth.One would speculate that only this bat’s mother could love him. But that speculation– like many others about bats– is a myth.Corky Quirk,founder of NorCal Bats,happens to find the creatures quite adorable.

To anyone who has ever doubted the rationality and humanity of the American political system,I give your suspicions credence:Prop8.OnNov.5,California law began enforcing discriminatory marriage practices; a second class of citizens was selected for institutionalized prejudice by a slim margin of the electorate.

They’ve been hailed as “San Francisco’s new indie rock darlings,” but Berkeley-based band the Morning Benders is working to prove that they are worthy of the hype. The Morning Benders take the stage tonight at8at the ASUCD Coffee House.Opening the show are San Francisco-based bands Social Studies and Love Is Chemicals.The event is free.