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Mock Trial Team Makes Mark at Regional Tournament
Captain Tsveta Gospodinova Receives ‘Best Attorney’ Vote New Rochelle, NY – Iona’s Mock Trial Team received the “Best Attorney” honor for the second consecutive year at a regional tournament held February 17 to 19. Junior and team captain Tsveta Gospodinova was voted “Best Attorney” at this year’s competition, which consisted of 24 teams from 14 institutions. “To achieve this honor two of the last three years we’ve been at the tournament, and with two different students, is a testament to the College and its program,” said attorney Adam Detsky, coach of Iona’s nine-member squad. Preparation for the tournament included an average of 12 hours of practice a week and, during the competition, students were judged by three attorneys who recorded scores on a one to 10 ranking. The mock trials consisted of four rounds and each team prosecuted and defended a case twice. The regional tournament inspired Iona’s team to request that the College support them for two invitational tournaments next year in preparation for the regional tournament and provide their membership to the Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI), an online classroom used by law schools nationwide that provides over 600 lessons in various legal topics. Founded in 1940 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers, Iona College is a private, coeducational institution of learning in the tradition of American Catholic higher education. Iona, currently listed in the US News and World Report's annual " America's Best Colleges 2006" and The Princeton Review's Best Northeastern Colleges 2006 edition, offers undergraduate degrees in liberal arts, science, and business administration, as well as master of arts, master of science and master of business administration degrees and numerous post-graduate certificate programs. (-30-) For questions or more information please contact:
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