NOTES FROM THE SBA PRESIDENT
SBA EXECUTIVE ELECTIONS
Congratulations to Leigha Blackwell, newly elected SBA Secretary, and Lindsay Joyner, newly elected SBA Treasurer. The runoff election for President and Vice President will be held THIS TUESDAY, February 27 from 9:00am to 4:00pm in the lobby. The runoff candidates are:
PRESIDENT: Brad Rawlinson and Robert Hawk
VICE PRESIDENT: Joe Harris and Amber Martella
SBA LEGISLATIVE AND HONOR COUNCIL ELECTIONS
The deadline for filing applications to run for Legislative Rep and Honor Councils (which were distributed at the mandatory meetings) is Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.
GOLF TOURNAMENT
The SBA Golf Tournament is right around the corner! Join in the fun THIS FRIDAY, March 2 at Indian River Golf Course. The entry fee is $40 per person for the Captain's Choice event. This price includes your golf, cart fees and range balls as well as some cold beverages (available throughout the course), food and snacks. There will be prizes for the winning team of 4, the longest putt, the longest drive and the shot closest to the pin. So, get a team and SIGN UP IN THE SBA STORE TODAY!
Note: This year there will NOT be a shotgun start. Tee times will start at 12:30 and will be in intervals after that. Food will be served before the event instead of after. So show up and eat before you tee off. Please reserve the later tee times for the 1Ls due to their class schedule. Please feel free to e mail Jennifer Harris (jlh83@aol.com) with any questions regarding the tournament.
3L GRADUATION PARTY
Yes, it is happening and yes it is going to be the best the school has ever had! We will send more details out soon so get excited and be sure to check your email. Also, please start burning your favorite pictures from the last three years onto CDs as we will be collecting these pictures to put on a slide show that will run in the background throughout the party.
TALENT/NO TALENT SHOW-THANK YOU
This year's Talent/No Talent Show was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who participated in and helped produce this year's event. Thank you also to all of the professors who participated in the events during the week. If you are interested in helping put on the show next year please stop by the Pro Bono Office.
BARRISTERS BALL-THANK YOU
Thank you to everyone who came out to this year's Barristers Ball at the State Museum. It was a great time had by all! Thank you especially to Rhodes Bailey, Prina Tailor, Megan Gaston and everyone else who worked to make this event possible.
LEXISNEXIS TRAINING
Tuesday, February 25, 12:45p, Room 138
Do you know which features on LexisNexis are free? Do you know how much it costs to run a search? If you answered no to either of these questions, come join LexisNexis for Cost Effective Research training. The class will be held on Tuesday in Room 138 at 12:45p. Lunch will be served. As an added bonus, earn 400 points! Please sign up at www.lexisnexis.com/myschool.
LONDON MAYMESTER 2007
Thursday, March 1, 12:40, Room 138
20-Minute Meeting concerning Time-Line for Financial Aid, Travel Tips, 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 at mcwillmc@gwm.sc.edu. Cheers!
THE FORUM
The Forum will soon be accepting applications for next year's editors. Details on the application process and the next issue will be in next week's eBrief.
MOOT COURT NEWS
CONGRATULATIONS
To the team that at Regent University's competition advanced into the quarterfinals (top eight) and won 3rd place for best brief. The members of this team include Erin Bailey (Captain), Ben Crosby, Matt Schonfeld, and Luke Umstetter.
To one of our teams that competed at the Capital Law School Adoption Law Competition advanced to the quarter finals and lost to the winning team by only 3/4 of a point. The members of that team include Craig Pisarik, Ryan Reese and Lee Floyd.
At the Adoption Law competition, Craig Pisarik won 8th place best oralist out of over 60th competitors.
New Officers:
Chief Justice: Annie Wessinger
Associate Justice for Intramural Competitions: Kate Bockman
Associate Justice for Writing and Research: Anna Stonecypher
Associate Justice for Finance: David Whatley
Associate Justice for Administration: Jewitte Dooley
Associate Justice for Public Relations and Development: John Edwards
Out Going Officers:
Chief Justice: Meghan Johnson
Associate Justice for Intramural Competitions: Ashley White
Associate Justice for Writing and Research: Sarah Bayko
Associate Justice for Finance: Douglas O'Neal
Associate Justice for Administration: Katherine Ray
Associate Justice for Public Relations and Development: Ben Crosby
SCATLA NEWS
SC Trial Lawyers Association will have David Fedor coming to speak on March 22 @ 12:45pm. Location will be announced next week, but lunch will be served and he will be speaking on cross examinations. If you're at all considering courtroom work, mark your calendars for this excellent presentation!
JOINT JOURNAL WRITING COMPETITION INFORMATION SESSION (NOTE DATE CHANGE)
All 1Ls are invited to attend an information session about the Joint Journal Writing Competition on Tuesday, March 6th 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. We apologize for confusion about the date and hope you can attend.
NOTES FROM STUDENT AFFAIRS
The Young Lawyers Division of the South Carolina Bar, along with the Upsilon Omega Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha, is sponsoring the Cinderella Project, an effort to provide prom dresses and accessories to young girls in the Greater Columbia area who could not otherwise afford them. Please donate any gently worn formals, including bridesmaid and prom dresses, jewelry, evening bags and other acessories. To be a fairy godmother, drop off these items in Beth Davis' office, Room 140A of the Law School, or at M Boutique, The Swanky Boutique, and Sowell Gray Stepp & Lafitte. Donations will be accepted through March 2. If you are interesting in volunteering to help with the Cinderella Project Dress Drive, please let Beth know (davisej2@gwm.sc.edu).
NOTES FROM STUDENT SERVICES
ATTENTION MAY GRADS!
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 two 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), the amount of the other check is for $56.50 (rental fee). This check will be deposited when the regalia is ordered. This is professional regalia and must be returned. Balfour will be in the law lobby on the same day to take your order for graduation announcements. You can charge or write a check for these graduation announcements. Let's work together to have a 100% participation.
If you are not going to be in school on Wednesday, February 28 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm to order your regalia, please bring your checks to Student Services, rm. 131-K on Tuesday and you can be measured at that time.
BRIDGE THE GAP APPLICATIONS
Bridge the Gap applications are available in the Student Services office, rm. 131-K. The registration deadline for the March 12-14th Bridge the Gap is March 2. If you are planning to take the 6 day PMBR course in May, please take the Spring Break Bridge the Gap session (March 12-14).
MPRE REVIEW COURSE
The MPRE Review course for the March 10th MPRE exam will be held on Saturday, March 3 at 9:00 a.m.- 2:30 pm in room 333. You can register for the class and book in the Student Services office, rm. 131-K. The fee is $50.
NEW JOURNAL EDITORS
Congratulations to: James Sullivan, Law Review; Amy Jowers, ABA Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal; Christopher Gohagan, Southeastern Environmental Law Journal Editor. Our sincere appreciation goes to the former editors for all their hard work during the past year: Law Review, Carmen Thomas; ABA Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal, Lucie Cohen; Julie Murphy, S.E. Environmental Law Journal.
SUMMER SUBLET PROGRAM
If you are planning to leave your apartment for the summer and would like a law student or grad to sublet it, please come to the Student Services office, Room 131-K to complete an application. We have many law grads from other law schools taking the South Caroline Bar Review course here and need housing.
NOTES FROM THE REGISTRAR
*NEW FOR SPRING 2007*
SecurExam registration is available on the law registrar's website (www.law.sc.edu/registrar). Students must attend a SecurExam session to download the new SecurExam software. Students can only use the new version of SecurExam (3.21a) for the Spring 2007 semester. Please remove the old SecurExam software before downloading. Students may arrive at any time during the sessions (except Friday, March 9, 2007) to download the software. Spring 2007 AEGS number will be distributed at each session.
Installation Session Dates:
Monday, March 5, 1:00pm * 2:00pm room 138
Tuesday, March 6 3:00pm * 4:00pm room 138
Wednesday, March 7 1:00pm * 2:00pm room 138
Thursday, March 8 2:00pm * 3:00pm room 138
Friday, March 9 12:35pm* 1:00pm room 333 (Brown's Con Law I)
12:35pm * 1:00pm room 138 (McWilliams's Contracts)
12:35pm * 1:00pm room 230 (Eagle's Property)
ATTENTION MAY 2007 GRADUATES
The University Registrar has mailed a degree application verification letter to you. Please review the contents of the letter carefully. Questions or corrections about the content of the letter should be directed to the University Registrar's Office at 777-5555. If you have not received a letter, degree application information is available on VIP (Choose academics, then Graduation/Degree Application Information).
NOTES FROM PRO BONO
TALENT/NO-TALENT SHOW
Thanks to everyone who volunteered, attended, or participated in the 7th Annual Talent/Not Talent Show. Another success! If you did not see the show you missed one of the real highlights of the year. Don't be a fool, plan ahead for 2008! The 8th Annual TNT will be held on Thursday, February 21, 2008. Start rehearsing now!
VETERAN BENEFITS
Several veterans visited the Law School on Friday, February 23rd as part of the first Veterans Benefit Information Drop In. Thanks to Derek Shoemake, Will Harter, Scooter Harmon, Andrea Sanchez, Andre Rembert and Walt Cartin for their dedication to these special people. The next Drop In will be March 23rd.
NOTES FROM STUDENTS
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.
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THIS WEEK - BREAKDOWN
MON, FEB 26
- 6:30
- SC Journal of International Law & Business Meeting, Room 344
TUE, FEB 27
- 12:45
- LexisNexis Training, Room 138
WED, FEB 28
- 12:30
- Johnson & Johnson Lecture "Preparing for a Pandemic", Law Auditorium
THU, MAR 1
- 12:40
- London Maymester Meeting, Room 138
FRI, MAR 2
SAT, MAR 3
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