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Members of the University of Maryland marching band rub the head of a bronze Terrapin, the school's mascot, before the season opening game against the University of Miami at Byrd Stadium in College Park, MD, Monday September 5, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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A Maryland Terrapins fan and a Miami Hurricanes fan stand together before the start of the game in college football at Byrd Stadium at the University of Maryland, on Monday September 5, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Defensive back Austin Walker (29) of the Maryland Terrapins celebrates with fans in the student section after their 32-24 win over the Miami Hurricanes at Byrd Stadium at the University of Maryland in College Park, MD, Monday September 5, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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First-year law students from the University of Missouri participate in a community service project at a food bank in Columbia, Mo., in August. After several years of recession-driven enrollment gains, application to law schools nationwide are down nearly 10 percent this year. (Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Dinner is being served in Seattle at FareStart, a program that teaches cooking and other skills that can lead to a career in the restaurant business. The students have troubled pasts and are seeking a new start.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Ellen Purtell, right, and her children, Bobby Costanzo, 15, center, and Grace Costanzo, 10, enjoy a light moment while the kids work on Grace's math homework at their home in Chatham, N.J. Finding the right space for children to work can be a key to success. A central location, such as the kitchen, can allow parents to monitor progress.

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Maryland offensive coordinator Gary Crowton will not return to the program next season after one year with the school. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Texas A&M president R. Bowen Loftin addresses members of state and national media in the A&M Board of Regents room in College Station, Texas, Monday, Aug. 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Bryan-College Station Eagle, Dave McDermand)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Patrick Murphy is director of training at Sunrise Aviation flight school in Ormond Beach, Fla. Ten years after the Sept. 11 attacks, federal government screening has made it harder for foreign students to enroll in U.S. civilian flight schools.

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**FILE** Leandro Deleon, 16, a senior at Blair High School, works out Sept. 6, 2006, at Keely's District Boxing and Youth Center, an after-school program located in the basement of the Calvary United Methodist Church in D.C. The program was started by boxer Keely Thompson Jr. in 2004 as a way to keep kids off the streets. (The Washington Times)

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Margaretville Central School Athletic Director Jeremey Marks stands next to a school bus in floodwaters Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011, in Margaretville, N.Y. (AP Photo/Dick Sanford)

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Chris McPherson, 20, of Towson, Md., kicks water on Becca Sexton, 19, of Seattle, Wash., on flooded Prince George Street as bands of high winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irene lash Annapolis, Md., Saturday, August 27, 2011. The two are students at St. John's College in Annapolis. (J.M. Eddins, Jr./The Washington Times)