NOTES FROM THE SBA PRESIDENT

SBA BOWLING

There are still 4 spots left open for SBA Bowling so get your team signed up fast because the first night for bowling is this Thursday, February 15. Be on the look out for flyers around school to find the theme for our first night of bowling.

SBA ELECTIONS

Get excited because elections for SBA and Honor Council are fast approaching. However, before you can run for election you must attend one of the mandatory candidate meetings. For dates, times, and rooms, please see SBA Elections item below.

All those interested in running for President must attend the following meeting: Thursday, February 15, 7:00 pm in Room 235.

Elections will be held on the following dates:
Executive Council elections: Thursday, February 22
Legislative & Honor Council elections: Tuesday, March 6

TALENT/NO TALENT SHOW

Come try out for the Talent/No Talent Show this Thursday, February 15, starting at 6:00 pm in the law school auditorium. The sign-up sheet is posted on the table outside Joanne's office and will be up until Tuesday, February 13. Rehearsal for the show will be Wednesday, February 21 at 6:00 pm in the law school auditorium.

NEW SECTION OF THE eBRIEF

Check out the new section of the E-Brief, "Notes from the Students" located at the end.

NEW LIBRARY WEBPAGE

The Library has just revamped their webpage and wants to get your reaction. In addition, they have also published their first library newsletter issue which they hope everyone will find interesting. To check out the new webpage and newsletter go to the following pages:

Library page: www.law.sc.edu/library
Newsletter: www.law.sc.edu/library/addendum

HEALING SPECIES MEETING

Tuesday, February 13, 12:40, Room 334
The Healing Species Founder and Director, Cheri Thompson, will be. Please join us! This is a great opportunity to find out about the program and how you can be involved.

SVL MEETING

Tuesday, February 13, 12:45, Room 231
We are a NEW organization at USC Law. Come and see what we're about and what our plans are. Lunch will be served.

ILS MEETING

Tuesday, February 13, 12:45, Room 135
This is an election interest meeting for all members to attend. The upcoming election, election bylaws, and proposed changes to the constitution will be discussed. Lunch will be provided.

LEXISNEXIS TRAINING

Tuesday, February 13, 12:45, Room 138
1Ls, need help on writing your appellate brief? 2Ls and 3Ls, need a refresher or help on research papers?? Let LexisNexis help you! On Tuesday, Feb 13, at 12:45p in Rm 138, LexisNexis will conduct "Brief Relief" training class. Earn up to 400 points (200 points if you have already attended a training class this semester) and get free lunch. Sign up at www.lexisnexis.com/myschool.

FEDERALIST SOCIETY MEETING

Thursday, February 15, 12:40, Room 344
On February 15, 2007, the Federalist Society will host Maggie Gallagher, president of the Institute for Marriage and Public Policy. She will be lecturing on a topic that is TBA. Lunch will be served.

LONDON MAYMESTER 2007

Thursday, February 15, 12:40, Room 138
20-minute meeting concerning living accommodations in London and other details of interest. Everyone who is interested is invited regardless of whether you've signed up. If you are interested but can't attend, email Prof. McWilliams mcwillmc@gwm.sc.edu.

SYMPOSIUM ON COMMERCIAL SPEECH

On Friday, February 16th, the South Carolina Law Review, the Law School, and the College of Mass Communications are sponsoring a symposium titled The Future of Commercial Speech in an Age of Emerging Technology and Corporate Scandal. National experts will present their thoughts on a variety of commercial speech topics such as integrated communications strategies, securities compliance, and false advertising. All law students are invited to attend. South Carolina attorneys who register and attend can obtain CLE credit. Please pass the word along to lawyers you know because the CLE credit is available for a bargain compared to other CLEs. For the detailed agenda and speakers' abstracts, please visit www.sclawreview.org/symposium.

SOUTH CAROLINA LAW REVIEW CONGRATULATES ITS NEW EDITOR IN CHIEF

On Wednesday, February 7, the Law Review elected Jim Sullivan as its Editor in Chief for Volume 59. For more information about Jim and the Law Review, visit http://www.sclawreview.org/news/index.php.

SOUTHEASTERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW JOURNAL CONGRATULATES ITS NEW EDITOR IN CHIEF

Chris Gohagan has been elected Editor-in-Chief of the SELJ. More information about the SELJ can be found at http://www.law.sc.edu/elj/.

BLOOD DRIVE

On Wednesday, February 21, from 10-4 in the law school lobby, SBA and the American Red Cross will team up for another blood drive. Thanks to all who helped us achieve our goal of forty usable pints at the last blood drive. The American Red Cross is experiencing a critical need for blood, so please sign up to donate! It will only take about 20 minutes of your time. There are two ways to sign up. The first is to simply drop by JoAnne's Office (Room 131-K) anytime through the date of the blood drive to sign up for your preferred donation time. Please provide her with your name, e-mail, and phone number. The other way is to visit www.givelife.org, enter sponsor code "gamecocks," and select the February 21 USC Law drive from the list of choices. Follow the website's simple instructions from there. The Red Cross will not distribute your e-mail or phone number to third parties.

JOINT JOURNAL WRITING COMPETITION INFORMATION SESSION

All 1Ls are invited to attend an information session about the Joint Journal Writing Competition on Wednesday, February 28th from 1:00 to 2:00 in the auditorium. Participating in the competition is required for potential members of the South Carolina Law Review, the Real Property, Probate & Trust Journal, the Southeastern Environmental Law Journal, and the South Carolina Journal of International Law and Business. Lunch will be provided.

SBA ELECTIONS

Anyone wanting to run for a position on next year's SBA (Executive or Legislative Council) or Honor Council is required to attend one of the mandatory meetings to be held on Tuesday, 2/13, 12:50p in room 345, Tuesday, 2/13, 6:45p in room 345, Wednesday, 2/14, 12:50p in room 231. Executive Council elections will be held on Thursday, 2/22, and Legislative & Honor Council Elections will be held Tuesday, 3/6. See Kevin Hardy (3L) with any questions about the election process, or email him at kth@kevinhardy.com.

SALSA

Students Advocating for Latinos Seeking Advancements (SALSA), is a new student organization created for students who are interested in promoting awareness of the Hispanic culture at the University of South Carolina School of Law. SALSA, seeks to participate in community outreach projects, as well as, increasing admission of Hispanic's in the law school. For students who are interested please add "SALSA" as a course in TWEN or contact Michael Pinilla at mikepinilla@gmail.com.

NOTES FROM STUDENT SERVICES

BRIDGE THE GAP APPLICATIONS

Bridge the Gap applications are available on the bookcase between the 2L and 3L mailboxes. May grads planning to take the 6 day PMBR are requested to take the March 12-14 th Bridge the Gap program. The PMBR 6 day summer session will be held May 6-10th with a double session on one of the days.

MPRE REVIEW COURSE FOR MARCH 10TH EXAM

Registration for the MPRE Review course will begin on Monday, February 19th in Student Services, rm. 131-K. The review course will be held on Saturday, March 3 from 9a-2:30p in room 333. The cost for both the book and the class is $50.00.

REGALIA AND INVITATIONS FOR MAY GRADS

Graduation regalia measuring will take place on Wednesday, February 28 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. in the law school canteen. You will need 2 checks for the ordering of your regalia: one check is for $50 (this check will be returned to you when you return your regalia on graduation day) and the other check is for $56.50 (rental fee). This is professional regalia and must be returned.

If you want to order announcements, Balfour will be set up in the law lobby on the same day and same times. The cost depends on the number of announcements you order.

NOTES FROM PRO BONO

VITA

One last chance to help with taxes. Recent developments have resulted in the Law School Pro Bono moving the VITA program from the West Columbia Library to the Law School. Even if you are not quite ready to prepare the simple tax returns, we could use some help with the initial interviews and intake. Assistance is needed on Wed evenings, 6-8 and Sat mornings from 9-12 from now until March 31st. Just drop in to the Pro Bono Office and we will explain how you can be a part.

TRUANCY MEDIATORS

Have you got a conflict? Talk to one of the newly trained truancy mediators. They are practicing their mediation and listening skills and after 30 hours of training they have some knowlege!! Congratulations to: Bobbie Wofford, Erika Easler, Shanaya Ludley, Samantha Ferguson, Paola Pinzon, Ben Bruner, and Dan Wiley.

CASA GALs

Watch for photos on the web (Pro Bono News) of the swearing-in of the new Richland County CASA guardians-ad-litem. It was an overwhelming class, one of the largest for Richland County and most definitely the most law students to be trained at one time! All GALs are encouraged to sign up on TWEN for CASA/GAL Support. This will be a virtual meeting place for us to share news, issues and other information important to being an effective GAL.

NOTES FROM STUDENTS

SBA has created this brand new section in the E-brief to allow you, as the students, more of a voice. This section will allow you, as students, to include information in the E-brief on upcoming community service projects, study aids, etc. that may not otherwise be associated with a particular student organization at the law school. To submit information for this section of the E-brief please email it to Ricardo Bunge (SBA Communications Chair) at bunge2@mailbox.sc.edu. The SBA President will make the final determination of whether or not submitted information is included in the E-brief.

OXFAM AMERICA COLLEGIATE CLICK DRIVE

Would you like to honor our school in the humanitarian effort, the Oxfam America Collegiate Click Drive? It costs nothing but enthusiasm. Our whole school will receive national recognition for all USC community and students' efforts. Please start clicking on the "Click Drive" button, Monday, Feb. 12th, at www.povertyfighters.com, to provide microfinance loans, worldwide. Corporate sponsors donate 25 cents each time a person clicks during the competition on the Povertyfighters web page ... anyone may click up to twice a day per computer on behalf of USC. The Povertyfighters site will report daily totals for each school. Let our state's flagship school [students, professors/staff, even alumni and friends] provide leadership in public interest by example, using our learned hands to click daily for a month and a half ... as "the wheels of justice grind slowly." :-) Doesn't cost a dime, just your time. Your thoughtfulness is always greatly appreciated.

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." The journey of a thousand dollars (for self-help loans), begins with one click.

P.S. FYI: Furman University (Greenville, SC) donated over $3,000 last year, by clicking, and won the national competition. Imagine what our entire university can do to continue this momentum of public service! This is an honor for all of South Carolina.

ALTERNATIVE WAY TO STUDY WITH YOUR IPOD

www.audiocasefiles.com

Dear Classmates:
I'd like to tell you about a service that will help you make more effective use of your time. AudioCaseFiles provides a catalogue of audio opinions that you can download and listen to on your iPod or other mp3 device. For signing up, you will get two free opinions. To try AudioCaseFiles, go to www.audiocasefiles.com, and search for the cases you are required to read for class. Add the cases to your cart and enter the following promo code at checkout: BBADC67F2.

AudioCaseFiles provides users with the following benefits:

1. 1. Mobility. Audio cases provide the opportunity to study while mobile, making the most effective use of time.
2. 2. Thoroughness. The cases provide you will all the facts, so you are fully prepared.
3. 3. Reading Preparation. Fully understanding cases sometimes requires reading them multiple times. Try listening to a case prior to reading, so that you will make most effective use of your actual reading time.
4. 4. Reinforcement. Do you remember the details of the first case you read for class? Try listening to the case when you have time to constantly refresh your memory.
5. 5. Free Case Briefs. www.audiocasefiles.com has excellent case briefs that provide you with what you need to know about the case - a summary and the rule or takeaway.

THIS WEEK - BREAKDOWN

MON, FEB 12

6:15

SBA Elections Committee Meeting, Room 235

6:30

SCJILB Meeting, Room 344

TUE, FEB 13

12:40

Healing Species Society Meeting, Room 334

12:45

Service Members and Veterans in Law Meeting, Room 231

International Law Society Meeting, Room 135

Moot Court Bar Meeting, Room 333

SBA Elections Committee Meeting, Room 345

LexisNexis Training, Room 138

7:00

SBA Elections Committee Meeting, Room 345

WED, FEB 14

12:45

SBA Elections Committee Meeting, Room 231

THU, FEB 15

12:40

Federalist Society Meeting, Room 344

London Maymester Interest Meeting, Room 138

FRI, FEB 16

SAT, FEB 17