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November 16, 2009

SBA News

  • 2Ls have a new SBA rep, Congrats to Anne Mackin and welcome to SBA!
  • In town for Thanksgiving? The Grad Student Union is selling tickets to the delicious thanksgiving brunch at the dining hall for only $5 (face value something like $15). Go to LaFun info desk. There are limited quantities and you need your student ID.
  • Dear Carrel Hoggers (you know who you are!), It is NOT COOL to leave your stuff in the Carrels ALL day long! Just because you cannot reserve a carrel, does not mean you can claim one by taking it over all day, yet still going to class, lunch, dinner, etc. Finals are approaching and with the lack of a library we really need to SHARE our study space. FYI Hesburgh allows you to reserve carrels if you really need one to yourself.
  • New Sweatshirts and Leprechaun Shirts are now available in the SBA Office! Get them while they last. License plates coming soon.

NOT Top Ten Five

5. The start of rain and cold weather
4. People Hogging the Study Carrels
3. 1Ls having their Legal Research Final Exam
2. Losing to Pittsburgh
1. Next Semester’s Class Schedule: I dare you to find classes you want to take.

Monday

  • Kaplan PMBR Event- Room 3130 from 12:30-1:30 pm. Come learn about the Kaplan PMBR products including the MBE and full bar review courses. The Battle of BarBri v. Kaplan Continues.
  • Thomas More Society and Jus Vitae presents, “The Healthcare Bill and Abortion: What’s a Catholic to do?”- Room 1130 from 12:30- 1:30 pm. Charlie Rice will explore the current healthcare debate and how abortion factors in to the potential plan. Pizza

Tuesday

  • Thomas More Society presents “Same Sex Marriage and the Law: The Church’s Perspective”- Room 1130 from 12:30-1:35pm. Professor Bradley will present the Church’s teachings against same sex marriage in a charitable manner. Pizza
  • Happy Birthday 2Ls Alex Lee and DJ Ward

Wednesday

  • REGISTRATION FOR SPRING SEMESTER!!! Good Luck!
  • Thomas More Society presents What Does it Mean to be a Catholic Law School? – Room 1130 from 12:30-1:30 pm. Judge Manion from the 7th Circuit will investigate what it means to be a Catholic Law School. Jersey Mike’s
  • Panel Discussion on Goldstone Report- C103 Hesburgh Center at 4:15pm. Earlier this year, the United Nations Human Rights Council established an international independent fact-finding mission chaired by Justice Richard Goldstone. The mission’s mandate was to investigate all violations of international human rights and international law during the recent conflict in the Gaza Strip. In September, the group released their findings. Professor Mary Ellen O’Connell will analyze the process, present the report and comment on its conclusions. In addition, Sonia Boulos (NDLS J.S.D candidate from Palestine) and Ziad Abdel (NDLS LL.M. candidate from Egypt) will speak on some possible avenues and strategies for follow up at the national and international level.
  • “Grad/Fac/Staff Blitz:”
    This week’s football matchups are for the chance to go to the Championship game played in Notre Dame Stadium next Sunday. 3 out of the 4 teams left are law school teams so come out and show your support for them! May the best class win.
  • 8pm: (3Ls) Donnie Bri$coe v. The MSAs
  • 9pm: (2Ls) Judas Cleats v. (1Ls) Salute Your Torts

Thursday

  • Christian Legal Society (CLS) – Weekly Bible Study- Room 2172 from 12:30-1:30 pm. This week’s topic David v. Goliath.
  • Federalist Society presents “Let 50 Flowers Bloom: Why Federalism is Good for the Environment”- Room 3130 from 12:30pm-1:30pm. Professor John Adler will speak.
  • Interviewing 101 – Room 1140 from 6:00- 6:50pm. John Gallo, litigation partner at Sidley in Chicago will discuss interviewing with you. His perspective is incredibly accessible and pragmatic. His tips are second to none, and we are certain you will be impressed with his advice. One of my personal favs.

Friday

  • Make sure to wish 3L Will Burroughs a Happy Birthday!
  • 1L Night at Strikes and Spares

Saturday

  • Notre Dame vs. UConn at 2:30pm. Last home game of the season and last chance for them to prepare for Stanford… (ha-ha just a preview of what is to come next week)

Sunday

  • Assembly of Thanksgiving Baskets with SJF after Mass!

Community Service:

  • Pet Refuge, a local no-kill shelter, is in the running to receive special funds! You can vote once every day until December 20th at this site. It takes about 15 seconds, so please help a worthy cause in our area! http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/shelterchallenge.faces?siteId=3.
  • South Bend Center for the Homeless Donations: Help out by bringing some of these items to the SBA Office: Aspirin, Tylenol(acetaminophen), Ibuprofen
    Diapers, Swimmers- all sizes
    New Socks and Underwear (men’s and women’s)
    Feminine Hygiene Supplies
    Towels and wash cloths
    Cough Drops
    Laundry Soap
    Umbrellas
    Children’s school uniforms
    X-Large – XXXL shirts
    Ear Plugs
    Interview attire/clothing for women (sizes 18 and up)
    Interview attire/clothing for men (XL & XXL shirts and pants larger than size 46)
    Women’s dress shoes (sizes 8 and up)
    Men’s Shoes: size 9-14
  • Book Drive: Legal Voices for Children and Youth & SBA are having a book drive to help Mussel, a local school in desperate need of help. You can help in four ways:
    1) Come to the LVCY table any day this week and make a donation that will go towards buying books. Any donation of $5 or more will get you a LVCY logo to sign, which will be hung up somewhere in the law school.
    2) From 11/23-12/19 go to the Notre Dame bookstore, where they will give you a 20% discount on any children’s book that you would like to donate. Some of their books are already 50-75% off in the children section. No need to bring them to us, the Book Store will hold on to them.
    3) When you go home for thanksgiving, bring back any “like-new” children’s books you have and are no longer using, and we’ll give them to kids who need them.
    4) Borders Books, at 4230 Grape Rd. in Mishawaka, IN is giving a 25% discount to all ND Law Students and Faculty on December 3rd and 4th in order to encourage people to donate books. Any questions contact Dan Reynolds at treynol3@nd.edu
  • Social Justice Forum Thanksgiving Baskets: These will be given to 124 families in the South Bend area who otherwise might go without Thanksgiving dinner. Baskets will be put together next Sunday at 5:30 after Law School Mass in the Commons and they could use as many people as possible to help assemble. Light dinner provided. Also, to raise money for these baskets, we are selling amnesty days to the 1Ls for their classes this week. 1Ls can buy their way out of getting called on in class this week. All 1L professors are participating except for Prof. Kaveny and Prof. Blakey. Prof. Barrett is only allowing the first 15 people in her class to purchase amnesty. Look for SJF members selling amnesty in the Commons 30 minutes before each 1L class this week, and during the lunch hour. We would also appreciate donations in cash or check made out to “Social Justice Forum.” 100% of the funds received go to Thanksgiving Baskets.
  • NDLS Ladies PART 3: SUIT DONATION: Bring your unwanted suits, heels, bags, etc. back from home over Thanksgiving!

Keys to Victory

  • Baraka Bouts: Law School Ladies went 3-2 in the bouts on Thursday Night. All five fighters has a great law school crowd supporting them, good work NDLSers. Videos of the fights are floating around the internet, but here are quick recaps.
    • In the first of the bouts, 3L Margaret “The Shah” Azhar absolutely DOMINATED her opponent and won in an unanimous decision scoring perfect scores with the judges.
    • Next up 3L Katelan “The” Doyle was robbed by the judges losing in a split decision. Apparently the judges thought head bopping was an acceptable punch. Way to go anyway Doyle!
    • The third fight of the night, 3L Becky “Mud Run” Anderson, showed her opponent who was boss landing some pretty ridiculous blows to the face. She won in a split decision.
    • Next 3L Jaclyn “The Truth” Sexton held off her opponent, always landing the last punch to win in a split decision. He opponent could in fact NOT handle The Truth.
    • In the final fight, 1L Kate Maternowski came out with the support of huge law school crowd. She fought a tough fight and never gave up but unfortunately fell to her opponent. Everyone should be looking forward to her return to the ring next fall.
  • The Mostachios: Still going strong in week 3. Update #2 is pretty weak, I apologize because I was out of town. Donations for Sam Elliot and the Mostachios go to: https://www.movember.com/us/donate/your-details/team_id/44097

NDLS DEPORTES UPDATE

  • 1L Intramural Soccer Team, “Chiles, Gambini, and Hutz,” WON the Championship against the MBA Allstars 3-2 in overtime last Wednesday night to be crowned Grad/Fac/Staff Intramural Champs! This only helps to solidify our superiority over the MBAs! Picture of the team post win attached.

Did You Know?

  • One of our own was in a SPORTS CENTER Commercial? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y0RJSHnTqw Click that and see if you can spot Professor Tidmarsh!
  • Professor Rick Garnett posted an ad for Metallica tickets in the law school basement. He is just so in touch with today’s youth!
  • Carmela Kinslow in the library (question mark?) just adopted a beautiful and rambunctious baby girl puppy—Hanna? There is talk of Hanna becoming the new face of the law school.

Student Bar Association

The Student Bar Association is the student government at the Law School and all students are considered members. Our association performs various tasks related to student life, both social and academic, such as orientation, appointment of students to various faculty committees, intramural athletics and several social functions throughout the year. More generally, the officers attempt to represent student interests in any matter of sufficient importance. At the national level, the association is a member of the Law Student Division of the American Bar Association.

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http://www.ndlssba.blogspot.com

Contact SBA:

email: sba@nd.edu
phone: 574.631.8053
mail: Notre Dame Law School
Notre Dame, IN 46556