NOTES FROM THE SBA PRESIDENT

SGA SENATE SEAT AVAILABLE

One of the two Law School Student Senate seats is vacant. If you are interested in serving in the university-wide Senate as a representative of law school interests, please participate in the application and interview process. After filling out an application, you can turn it into the Student Government office in the Russell House across from Einstein Bagels. A Senate committee will then review your application and call you for an interview. Applications are available at http://www.sg.sc.edu/applications.htm. Please contact Ryan Holt with any questions: holtrc@gwm.sc.edu.

ACJA CAREER FAIR

The University Criminal Justice Association is sponsoring a Career Fair with local, state, and federal agencies in the Criminal Justice field. The FBI, US Probation Office, DEA, US Border Patrol and others will attend the event to be held Wednesday, April 11, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. in the Russell House Ballroom. Interested law students are invited to attend. See poster on Career Services bulletin board.

3L CLASS GIFT

Winners from the first 2007 Class Gift Campaign drawings were: Steven McFarland, Edward Rawl and Sally Caver. Each received a $10 gift certificate from DiPrato's.

We would also like to say thank you to the following Class of 2007 Donors: Brook Andrews, Charles Appleby, Sarah Bayko, Matthew Billingsley, Charles Bondurant, Stefania Bondurant, Beth Byars, Sally Caver, Lucy Coble, Lucile Hartley Cohen, Neal A. Collins, Heyward Dodkin, Matthew Douglas, Jenny Draffin, Lawrence Flynn, Matthew Gerrald, Gloria Gillison, John M. Hine, Erin Hoke, Jessica Holland, Kristen Horne, Katherine Hyland, Meghan Johnson, David Kunes, Peter P. Leventis, Kathleen McDaniel, Steven McFarland, Jane Hawthorne Merrill, Travis Nagy, Edward Rawl, Laura Saberson, Anna Scott, Carmen H. Thomas, Summer C. Tompkins, Sarah Dixon Wendell, Kate Whetstone, Cooper Wilson, and J. Parks Workman.

We appreciate your support!

The next drawing (for pledge cards received) will be held on Friday, April 13 @ lunch. The prizes (2) include a gift certificate for one night stay @ the Inn at USC and a painting by Ernest Lee. The final drawing for a half-scholarship for the SC Bar Review will be held on Wednesday, April 18th.

If you would like to participate in the 2007 Class Gift Campaign, please see one of the following committee members for a pledge card: Brook Andrews, Charles Appleby, Rhodes Bailey, Sarah Bayko (co-chair), Sally Caver, Heyward Dodkin, Alexandra Eikner, Kate Hyland, Britton Mason, Anna Scott, Carmen Thomas, Ashley White or Cooper Wilson (co-chair) or see Beth Davis in the Student Affairs Office.

NOTES FROM THE ADMINISTRATION

FINANCIAL AID

If you plan to seek financial aid or a need based scholarship for next year, don't forget to complete the FAFSA and Need Based scholarship forms. The Need Based Scholarship form must be submitted to Room 105 by June 1st. Forms for summer financial aid will be available on the University website (www.sc.edu) on April 1, 2007.

ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE

Academic Assistance Program (AAP) applications for the 2007-08 academic year are now available. Please see Beth Davis, JoAnne Heiting, Laura Long or Angie Sightler for an application. Deadline to submit applications is 5:00pm on Friday, May 4, 2007.

CHILI COOK-OFF

Tuesday, April 10, 11:30-2, Law Lobby
The Children's Advocacy Law Society is sponsoring this 2nd Annual Chili Cook-off. For $4, students, faculty, and staff will be able to sample over 15 different types of chili prepared by organizations like the Black Law Students Association, South Carolina Law Review, Public Interest Law Society, Republican Law Society, Mock Trial, Women in Law, and the International Law Society. Proceeds will go to Richland County CASA.

HEALTH LAW SOCIETY MEETING

Tuesday, April 10, 12:45, Room 231
The Health Law Society is looking for rising 2Ls and 3Ls who have an interest in health law and might be interested in taking on a leadership role next year. Lunch provided by Firehouse Subs.

CLS MEETING

Thursday, April 12, 12:45, Room TBA
For our last on-campus meeting of the semester, CLS will be hosting Mr. Barrow of Sweeny, Wingate and Barrow. Lunch will be provided. Hope to see you there!

SCTLA MEETING

Thursday, April 12, 12:45, Room 334
We will be electing new officers and we ask that ALL members be in attendance. It will be a very brief meeting so just stop by if you have a chance.

JOINT JOURNAL COMPETITION

1Ls: If you participated in the Journal Competition and included the Journal of Law and Education on your rankings sheet, interest statements are due today. Please upload them to the TWEN site using your anonymous competition number. If you are unable to upload for any reason, you may drop them off with Beth Davis by 5:00 p.m.

JUST DEMOCRACY

Congratulations to Just Democracy's newly elected 2007-08 officers: Joey Oppermann, President; Tom Santaniello, VP; Mandy Wilkerson, Secretary; Chris Main, Treasurer; and Colin Colverson, PR Coordinator.

DONATE TO HELP EAST BATON ROUGE SCHOOL SYSTEM LIBRARIES

The Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries (SEAALL) is in Baton Rouge on April 11th.

Their 2007 community service project recipient is the East Baton Rouge (EBR) Parish School System, which accepted students forced out of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina. Terrye Conroy, USC Law Reference Librarian, is the Chair of the SEAALL Community Service Committee. If you would like to make a donation toward the purchase of library books and supplies, stop by the law library with your check (to East Baton Rouge Parish School System with "Library Services" in the memo line) or cash by the end of the day April 10th.

NOTES FROM STUDENT SERVICES

GRADUATION REGALIA

Graduation regalia will be given out on Tuesday, April 10 from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. in the law lobby. If you do not have class on Tuesday, kindly ask another student to pick up your regalia or tell JoAnne in Student Services.

MAY BRIDGE THE GAP DEADLINE

The registration deadline for the May 7-9 Bridge the Gap session is Friday, April 27. Applications are available in Student Services, Room 131-K. Current second-year law students are eligible at this time.

2006-2007 FACEBOOKS

May Grads, if you would like to purchase a Facebook for further reference in your legal career, do so today, as the price has dropped to $12.00. You can purchase them in Student Services, Room 131-K.

WIG AND ROBE CERTIFICATES

Fall semester Wig and Robe certificates are ready and can be picked up in Student Services, Room 131-K, JoAnne's office.

CONGRATULATIONS TO MORE COOPER RIVER RUN PARTICIPANTS!

Tyler Arnold, 2L, Bronwyn McKnew, 2L, Laurie Sanders, 1L, Drew Walker, 1L and Professor Hellwig and his wife. Bravo to our law school healthy hearts!

THIS WEEK - BREAKDOWN

MON, APR 9

6:30

SBA Meeting, Room 230

TUE, APR 10

11:30

Chili Cook-Off, Law Lobby

12:45

LexisNexis Training, Room 333

Health Law Society Meeting, Room 231

WED, APR 11

THU, APR 12

12:40

Student/Faculty Awards Luncheon, Location TBA

12:45

Christian Legal Society Meeting, Room TBA

South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association Meeting, Room 334

FRI, APR 13

SAT, APR 14