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St. Louis Student lands A spot on 'teen jeopardy' ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis Public Schools student beat out more than 3,000 teens from across the nation to win a spot on "Jeopardy! 2009 Teen Tournament." Kennedy Stomps, a junior at Metro Academic and Classic High School, will appear on the television quiz show sometime between next Monday and Nov. 13. She was among 350 students selected for the in-person audition, before earning one of the 15 spots in the national tournament. Stomps, a trivia buff and "Jeopardy" fan, credits James Economon, her sophomore literature teacher, for inspiring her by asking Jeopardy-type questions in class. The winner of the tournament will win a cash prize of $75,000. CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF > Former student to lead Gallaudet — A former student from Central Institute for the Deaf in St. Louis will lead Gallaudet University, a leading university for the deaf, based in Washington. T. Alan Hurwitz, a 1956 graduate of the Central Institute, will be Gallaudet University's 10th president. As a child, he spent 10 years at the institute learning to talk. His wife, Vicki, graduated from the institute in 1954. His mother, Juliette Ruth Kahn, also graduated from the school in 1934. Hurwitz has degrees in electrical engineering from Washington University and St. Louis University. His doctorate is in curriculum and teaching from the University of Rochester. UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS > Fall enrollment record — Add UMSL to the list of universities seeing record enrollment this fall. Numbers the school released last week show that its total enrollment of 16,548 students this year — a 5 percent increase over last year — breaks the previous record of 16,094 students from 1996. UMSL leaders say first-time freshman numbers have rebounded after two years of small dips. Many public and private universities in the region —including St. Louis University, the University of Missouri system, Missouri University of Science & Technology and Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville — have also seen their enrollments hold steady or grow. COLLEGE FAIR > 50 Christian colleges participating — Westminster Christian Academy and JOY-FM are sponsoring the 24th annual Greater St. Louis Christian College Fair on the campus of Westminster Christian Academy. The event will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 5 at the Westminster campus at 10900 Ladue Road. Fifty Christian colleges will be represented at the fair. The event — which is free and open to the public —includes a financial aid seminar. For more details, call Westminster Christian Academy at 314-997-2901, ext. 139. PARKWAY SCHOOLS > Students to present science research — Two Parkway students who participated in the Students and Teachers as Research Scientists program have been selected to present their research to the Solae Science Fellows on Nov. 6. The students teamed up with college professors and Danforth Center scientists over the previous summer to work on their research. The students were presented with an Award for Excellence in Research at Parkway's Oct. 21 board meeting. Luba Ezerskiy, of Parkway West High School will present her research on "Mechanism of Morphine Inhibition of Synapse Formation in Primary Astrocyte-Neuron Co-Cultures." Jodie Guller of Parkway North High School will present her research on the "Impact of Caffeine on Brain Development in Preterm Infants." CAMPUS EVENTS > Berlin wall commemorative — Westminster College and UMSL will "tear down this wall" next month as they commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall. Outside of Berlin, Westminster College in Fulton has the largest existing whole section of the wall. Students will make replicas of the wall and place them on campus. They will be torn down at 6:53 p.m. on Nov. 9, the exact day and time the fall began. Those who attend the event will receive an actual piece of the Berlin wall. At UMSL, students and faculty will gather near a replica of the wall at noon Nov. 9. As students form a human wall, actors will recite quotes from Presidents Kennedy, Reagan and others. Then the wall will part and hundreds of people will flow through the opening.
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