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Happy Veteran's Day and THANK YOU to all our students, faculty, and staff who have served and are serving their country. We respect and admire your efforts and sacrifices!
NOTES FROM THE SBA PRESIDENT
SENATE SEAT VACANCY
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 on the second floor of 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 www.sg.sc.edu/applications.htm.
DEAN PRATT'S TOWN HALL MEETING
TOPIC: NEW LAW SCHOOL BUILDING!
Dean Pratt will conduct his final Town Hall Meeting of the semester this Wednesday, November 14th in the Law School Auditorium. He will be presenting the plans for the new law school building and updating us on the state of the building campaign.
Dean Pratt will also be fielding questions as usual. If you have questions for Dean Pratt, please submit them to Beth Davis at: davisej2@gwm.sc.edu or bring your questions to the meeting.
FACULTY SELECTION - STUDENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Over the next few weeks, prospective faculty will be visiting campus for interviews. As part of the interview/hiring process, a panel of students will sit down with each candidate. Student feedback from these interviews will be a key factor in the Law School's hiring decisions.
We need student volunteers to conduct these interviews! If you would like to be a member of a student panel and help shape the faculty at USC, please email your name and the times you are available to your Faculty Selection Committee Representatives Tyler Winton: twinton@gmail.com or Andrea Sancho: sanchoac@gmail.com
UVA NATIONAL SOFTBALL TOURNEY
The UVA School of Law is hosting its world famous softball tourney, the unofficial "law school national softball championship," the weekend of April 4-6th, 2008. USC Law sent a quality team to the tourney last year, put on a spectacular run and nearly knocked off the UVA gold team, the eventual tournament champion. We'd like to send another team this year to attempt to break the UVA juggernaut.
Due to the tournament's proximity to exams, and students' propensity to hunker down pre-exams, we are gauging interest to see if fielding a team is even a possibility. If we have enough interest, tryouts will be held in the early spring and the USC law team will play in the USC spring intramural league.
For more information on the Law School Invitational, please see www.ngsl.com. Please email Brooks Fuller if you are interested in playing on the team or have any questions: fuller.brooks@gmail.com.
FLU SHOTS
Flu shots are available to students for $10 at the Thomson Student Health Center, across from the Russell House. Walk-ins are welcome. For more information, call Lauren Vincent at 777-4199.
SBA MEMBERSHIP
If you would like to purchase an SBA Membership, please put a check in SBA Secretary Leigha Blackwell's student mailbox (2L). Make sure your name is on the check!
Please email Leigha with any questions: leigha.blackwell@gmail.com.
1yr SBA Membership: $35, 2yr Membership: $55, 3yr Membership: $75
OUTSTANDING STUDENT OPPORTUNITY
Tuesday, November 13, 4:30, Law Auditorium
The South Carolina Chapter of American Board of Trial Advocates and the USC School of Law invites its members to attend a terrific CLE, for which we have applied for 2 hours of ethics credit. This event is FREE to its members, and their guests, and promises to be an engaging, entertaining, and informative event. We are proud to host this event with the USC School of Law, and feel privileged to have assembled an esteemed panel of speakers who are leaders and legends in the legal community.
The focal point of the event will be former West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Richard F. Neely's highly entertaining and insightful speech: Law is Not an Epistemological Science - which has been described as a cross between a Holmes lecture at Harvard Law School and a stand-up Chris Rock comedy routine. Justice Neely has retired from the bench, and is engaged in private practice in Charleston, West Virginia. He offers practical insight for all lawyers and law students to consider in their career choices.
Johnny P. Linton, Esq. will serve as moderator of a panel discussion comprised of: Thomas H. Pope, Esq., Charles H. Williams, Esq., Robert M. Wilcox, Esq., and H. Ham Mabry, III Esq.
RSVP by Monday, November 12, 2007 to jlinton@duffyandyoung.com
CIVIL RIGHTS SPEAKER
Thursday, November 15, 4:00, Law Auditorium
"17-year-old black teenagers who read on the same level as 13-year-old white children are on a one-way trip to a wasteland."
So says Chairman of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Gerald A. Reynolds, who will speak at the University of South Carolina School of Law.
The Commission has long been considered the "conscience" of the federal government. Reynolds, an ideological conservative and a Republican, was appointed chairman in 2004 by President Bush.
"Discrimination against African Americans is a historical scourge, but it is time to address it differently."
Reynolds, an outspoken opponent of race-based college admission policies for minorities, supports race-neutral affirmative action, including educational outreach efforts and policies that do not distribute special benefits on the basis of skin color. Instead, he advocates "attacking the achievement gap that exists between black and white students, which is as pernicious as discrimination in denying opportunities to African Americans and Latinos."
There will be a Q & A session after Chairman Reynolds' speech with a reception immediately following in the law school lobby.
WESTLAW EXAM TIPS FOR 1Ls
Keep an eye on your mailboxes this week for a flyer with great exam-time tips from Westlaw! Information on preparing for exams, writing them, and more helpful resources will be included. Don't throw this one out without checking the online content!
LEXISNEXIS SCAVENGER HUNT
Congratulations to Tai Nguyen on winning the LexisNexis Scavenger Hunt and the loot, a $75 Visa gift card. Thanks to all who participated in the Treasure Hunt!
THANK YOU
Thanks to everyone who made the Health Law Society Flu Shot Clinic a great success! 106 people received their flu shot during the law school clinic. If you missed out, there are still a few flu shots available in Student Health Services.
CLOTHING DRIVE
Women in Law and the Player Law Firm are sponsoring a winter clothing and blanket drive to benefit Columbia's homeless. Please bring winter shoes, coats, blankets, and other warm accessories to the drop-off bin located outside the Women in Law office, room 342. Donations will be accepted all winter.
PMBR
Attention all students: This Friday, November 16, is the last day to lock in the 2007 prices for Kaplan PMBR courses and study materials. Student representatives will be in the lobby on Monday and Tuesday to answer questions and help you sign up.
NOTES FROM THE REGISTRAR
HARDSHIP PETITIONS
Hardship petitions will be reviewed Monday morning, November 12, 2007. Decisions will be emailed to you. If you have questions about closed courses or the hardship petition process, please contact the law registrar/academic services office, suite 137.
SOFTEST
Instructions for downloading courses that will be using SofTest for Fall 2007 exams will be emailed to you. Therefore it is important that you have installed SofTest and updated your contact information. Questions, please see the law registrar.
AEGS EXAM NUMBERS
Fall 2007 AEGS numbers are available in the law registrar/academic services office. A new number is assigned every semester. AEGS numbers will not be distributed via email, fax or telephone.
NEWS FROM PRO BONO
FOOD DRIVE RESULTS
1L 3, 506 lbs
2L 5,011 lbs
3L 1,077 lbs
Total 9,494
Thank you to EVERYONE who contributed food and money. We helped make a difference to 238 families. Our donation made sure that those families have food for 3 meals a day for an entire week. One note: our 9,494 pounds will be totally distributed from Harvest Hope Food Bank to individuals and agencies in a week to 10 days. Don't forget there will be a Spring Food Drive!
An extra round of applause for these very special people:
Jill Yarsley
Kate Herbein
Jesse Jubick
Holly Patterson
Will Dillard
Brooks Fuller
Kristin Pawlowski
Jen Kinzler
John Edwards
John O. Williams
Thomas Williams
Melanie Francis
Bronwyn McKnew
Shea Airey
Professor Alan Medlin
Professor Josie Brown
NOTES FROM STUDENT SERVICES
A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR BLOOD DONORS
A record number of law students and staff gave blood during the Clemson/Carolina Blood Drive. 53 donors took part and 48 productive pints of blood were given. It truly was a successful blood drive and congratulations to all of you who took the time to save a life.
BAR/BRI REPRESENTATIVES ON CAMPUS
BAR/BRI representatives will be in the law lobby on Monday, November 12 from 9a-12n to enroll 1Ls in the Bar/Bri course. The fee is $100 and you will receive the First Year Review volume (Torts, Property and Criminal Law), an outline audio Final Exam Review, and StudySmart software. Also, you lock in your tuition upon receipt of a non-refundable $250 registration fee.
They will also accept payment for the Winter 2008 South Carolina bar review course ($1,995.00 plus $250 refundable materials deposit plus $64.75 tax) This payment is due in full by December 1, 2007.
SLED FINGERPRINTING FOR BAR APPLICATION
SC Bar applicants who missed the SLED fingerprint session on Wednesday can pick up a fingerprint card from room 131-K and take it to SLED which is located at 4400 Broad River Road. Fingerprinting takes place (M-F) 9a-4p.
ANOTHER MARINE CORPS MARATHON SUCCESS STORY
Congratulations to Sarah Beth Mulet, 3L, who also completed the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington D.C. on October 27, 2007. Bravo!
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