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28 August 2006

Notes from the SBA President

The New Law School E-Brief:

This year SBA is trying something new. Each week instead of printing hundreds of paper versions of the newsbrief, SBA will instead send an email (e-brief) to all students, faculty, and staff containing a summary of the events and meetings occurring that week. To find more detailed information about the event or meeting, students can go to uscjd.com or the main law school website. To ensure students get the weekly update, make sure and remind your fellow students to have their correct and current email address on Westlaw/TWEN (after they login to Westlaw/TWEN, they can make sure their email address is correct by going to "update" link at the top left beside "My Profile"). SBA will also post the time, location, and title of each event for the week on the bulletin board to the left of the SBA store.

Welcome Back

Welcome Back! I hope everyone had a great summer and you are ready to get back to the fun-filled adventure that is law school. This will certainly be a busy semester and we have a lot of great events planned for the coming months. First up will be the Welcome Back Party this Wednesday; I'm looking forward to seeing all of you there.

THANK YOU

I want to thank everyone who worked so hard to make Orientation a success this year. Thank you to Dean Wilcox, Brad Rawlinson, Joanne Heiting, Blur Woodall, the Peer Mentors, Laura Long, all the professors who attended Orientation, all the students who helped stuff the first year notebooks, and anyone else I may have inadvertently left out.

1L Elections - Get Involved in SBA

Are you interested in holding a position in the SBA? How about serving on Honor Council?

Elections for 1L SBA representatives and Honor Council members will be held on Thursday, Sept. 14. SBA needs nine representatives (3 reps will be elected from each 1L section) and Honor Council needs three (elected from the entire 1L class). If you are you interested running for one of these positions, you must attend one of the two MANDATORY election meetings to pick up an application (check back next week for meeting dates). This is a great way to get involved and support the Law School.

3L SBA Rep Election

Are you interested in holding a position in the SBA? One of our 3L SBA representative is taking the semester off. Therefore, SBA will need another student to serve as a 3L representative. Elections will be held on Thursday, Sept. 14. If you are you interested running for this position, you must attend one of the two MANDATORY election meetings to pick up an application (check back next week for meeting dates).

THIS WEEK -- Breakdown

Monday, Aug. 28 (TODAY)

7:00pm

SBA Meeting, Rm. 135

Tuesday, Aug. 29

10:00am - 3:00pm

Replacement or Makeup Facebook (Directory) Pictures, Photography Studio

12:40pm

Moot Court Info/Interest Meeting, Rm. 135

12:50pm

Women in Law, Rm. 135

The Honorable Jean H. Toal, Chief Justice of the SC Supreme Court will speak.

7:00-9:00pm

Law School Softball Tryouts, Pacific Park

7:00-9:00pm

Southeastern Environmental Law Journal Meeting, Room 333

Wednesday, Aug. 30

10:00am - 3:00pm

Replacement or Makeup Facebook (Directory) Pictures, Photography Studio

12:40pm

Mock Trial Information Meeting, Room 138

12:45pm

Public Interest Law Society, Room 236

7:00pm

Welcome Back Luau, University House

Thursday, Aug. 31

12:40pm

Moot Court Workshop, Room 138

12:40pm

Treasurers Workshop, Room 138

8:00pm, ESPN

USC at Mississippi State - GO COCKS!!

SBA Meeting

Monday, August 28, 7p, Room 135.

We will discuss store hours, committee responsibilities, and events for the semester. All paid SBA members are invited to attend. All committee members and representatives are required to attend.

Moot Court Information/Interest Meeting

Tuesday, August 29, 12:40p, Room 138. This will be a short meeting for all students interested in learning more about the Moot Court program.

Law Republicans

Tuesday, August 29, 12:40p, Room 344.

Women in Law

Tuesday, August 29, 12:50p, Room 135. The Honorable Jean H. Toal, Chief Justice of the SC Supreme Court. This event is being co-sponsored by the USC Law Review. Lunch (pizza) will be provided free-of-charge to members of either group, and non-members are asked to donate $2 toward the cost of the pizza.

Southeastern Environmental Law Journal Meeting

Tuesday, August 29, 7-9p, Room 333.

Law School Softball Tryouts

Tuesday, August 29, 7-9p, Pacific Park For the first time, the USC School of Law will be participating in the North Grounds Softball Tournament held April 7-9 in Charlottesville, VA.

Mock Trial Information Meeting

Wednesday, August 30, 12:40p, Room 138. This will be a short meeting for all students interested in learning more about the Mock Trial program. Students often wonder what the difference is between Mock Trial and Moot Court. This meeting will answer that question, and will give an overview of the program. Also detailed will be the role of 1Ls, the tryout process, competitions, etc. Lunch will be provided.

Public Interest Law Society

Wednesday, August 30, 12:45p, Room 236.

This is the first meeting of the year. Lunch will be provided.

Welcome back luau

Wednesday, August 30, 7-9p, University House.

Come see old friends and make new ones at the annual back-to-school party. The theme's hawaiian, and there will be free barbeque, beer, and wine, so put on your favorite Hawaiian shirt and come join us for a fun-filled evening.

Moot Court Workshop

Thursday, August 31, 12:40p, Room 135.

Topics covered will include appellate brief writing and argument.

Student Organization Treasurers' Workshop

Thursday, August 31, 12:40p, Room 138.

All student organizations that receive funding from the university must send a representative to attend one of these workshops.

The workshops will be conducted by the USC Student Government, and will be held on the following dates at the locations listed:

Tuesday, August 29

5:00-6:30 (Russell House 305)

Wednesday, August 30

10:30-12:00 and 1:00-2:30 (Russell House 305)

Thursday, August 31

12:30-2:00 (Law School Room 138)

Thursday, August 31

4:00-5:30 (Russell House 322/326)

Tuesday, September 5

5:00-6:30 (Russell House 322/326)

Notes from the Law School Registrar's Office

Please note the following important dates and information:

• Drop/Add deadline is Wednesday, August 30 at 5:00p. This includes Supervised Legal Research and Extracurricular Competition (National Team) forms.
• Students cancelled for non-payment of fees must see the Law Registrar (Room 137) immediately.
• Enrollment verification letters may be obtained from the Law Registrar beginning Thursday, August 31. Please note that letters may NOT be sent to student loan companies.

Click here to go the Law School Registrar's web page.

Football Block Seating

The Law School will be given a quota of 328 football tickets for each game.

While we fought to get our normal 400, this year the Law School will be given a quota of 328 football tickets for each game. This quota was based on a percentage determined by comparing the total number of fee paying students in the law school and the total number of fee paying students in the entire University (i.e. undergraduate, graduate, pharmacy, and medical students). We were given the option to put our 328 quota into the pot with the other undergraduate tickets, however this would mean we would have to wait in line at the Russell House with all the undergraduate students. We felt it would be more beneficial for our students if we could pick up our tickets at the Law School, but this means that law students are not able to receive football tickets from the Russell House. We have scanned for the Georgia game and the first 328 students will be given tickets. We will re-scan for each of the remaining football games. If we reach more than our quota for the Auburn, Tennessee and Arkansas games, recipients will be drawn from a lottery. Tickets must be picked up from Joanne by 12:00pm on Friday the week of the game. If you do not get a chance to scan or want additional tickets, Joanne will have a sign up sheet available to distribute those tickets not picked up by 12:00pm on Friday.

Facebook pictures

New or replacement pictures will be taken Tuesday, August 29 and Wednesday, August 30. Faculty, staff and students who wish to have their professional pictures retaken for the 2006-2007 Directory (Facebook) can do so on either of these dates in the photography studio (sublevel in the law center) from 10a-3p. 2L Transfers, visiting students and new faculty are kindly asked to have your professional pictures taken during this time also.

Attention December graduates!

Just a reminder to December grads that Thursday, August 31 is the deadline for submitting your bar application with the lower fee of $400. Notary services are available in the Student Services office.

The Forum

The Forum, the law school's monthly humor publication, is accepting submissions for its first issue of the year. All students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to send their submissions or questions to theforum_usc@hotmail.com. The deadline for the first issue is Tuesday, September 5.

1L Door Prize Recipients

There were many, many door prize winners at the Student Organization Fair! Were you one? Congratulations to the following lucky 1L students who won! Please see Joanne in the Student Services office (room 137-K) to claim your prize:

Cheves Ligon, Wm. Harter, Meggie Baker, Jeff Morris, Dina Holden, Will Walker, Brook Johnson, Mitchell Goldsmith, Katie Stoddard, Smantha Ferguson, Jason Luthers, Shawn Pellow, Sara Friedman, Claire Hall, Jamie Whalen, Leigha Blackwell, David McWilliam, Jason Locklair, Ryan Berry, Brett Budlong, Brian Fisher, Sarah Batson, Emily Moore, Catherine Noyes, Bethany Bhedenbaugh, Neal Truslow, Jimmy Drawdy, Manlinda McAleer, Daniel Harshaw, James Sterling, Jaclyn Weber, Davis Rice, Chasity Grooms, Mac McQuillin, Katie Foster, Natalie Grout, Allison Giardina, Carlina Ford, Amber Martella, Lauren Hodges, Katy Flowers, Chris Davis, Will Sloan.

Weddings and births

Summer was an active wedding season for several of our students, and summer also welcomed two new family members.

John Hostetler and Lisa Steets, 3L, were married on June 17;
Andrew Dennis, 3L and Beth Tiencken, were married on May 20;
Taylor Jones and Olivia Stafford, 3L, were married on August 19;
Tim Savidge, 3L and Maggie Hulshizer, were married on June 24

Jane, 3L and Albert Merrill celebrated the birth of their daughter, Leslie Juul on June 28th, 2006.
Michael (new faculty) and Anna Virzi celebrated the arrival of their son, Alexander Shuler, on August 14.

Upcoming Town Meetings hosted by our new dean

To encourage and facilitate communication between students and the administration, Dean Pratt will hold a "Town Meeting" once a month in the Law School Auditorium. The Town Meeting will be an informal meeting where students will have the opportunity to ask Dean Pratt questions about anything relating to the law school. All students are encouraged to attend. The first town meeting is Tuesday, September 19 at 12:30pm in the Law School Auditorium.

Walk for Life

Saturday, October 7, 9a, Finlay Park.

This is an annual event to raise money for breast cancer research and awareness. Come represent the school for a great cause! Deadline to sign up is September 15. You can help out by signing up to walk with the law school team, sponsored by Women in Law, by registering in the Pro Bono Office with Pam Robinson. The cost is $20.00 check or cash, and it includes a t-shirt. Thanks for showing your support!

SBA SEMESTER BLOOD DRIVE:

Wednesday, September 6, 10a to 3p, Law School Auditorium.

PLEASE---Help us reach or exceed our donation goal of 30 pints of blood!!!

Site Coordinator: Elizabeth Perkins, eaperkinslaw@yahoo.com

How to Sign up On-line: (if you don't wish to sign up on-line, please e-mail the site coordinator and she will help you sign up)

• The web address is www.givelife.org
• Under "Step 1: Find a Blood Drive," enter sponsor code "gamecocks."
• On the left side of the next screen under "Blood Drives," select the University of SC Law School Blood Drive with the Sept. 6th Date
• Select the time at which you would like to Donate
• You will then need to create a profile if you are a first time blood donor or enter your e-mail address and password if you already have a profile
• Your e-mail address will not be distributed to marketers or other businesses--it is needed only so that eDonor can immediately send a confirmation of your donation time and so that it can send a reminder to the donor in advance of the event.
• You will then be directed back to the "Select a Time" page--Select your donation time and eDonor will immediately send you an e-mail confirmation
• You should receive a confirmation via e-mail shortly after signing up.

If you wish to change your donation time you may do so online or by contacting Elizabeth Perkins at eaperkinslaw@yahoo.com.