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Annual Thanksgiving Dinner for Homeless Veterans

The Public Interest Law Group and the Veterans' Law Student Organization are getting ready for the annual Homeless Veterans Thanksgiving Dinner to be held on Saturday, Nov. 17. More than 100 homeless veterans attend the dinner and receive a duffel bag full of supplies.

Location:
St. Nicholas Church
701 N.18th Street

Students will be collecting sweat suits and toiletries to pass out at the event. We need 200 sweat suits and 200 bags with the toiletry items. We hope you can help. If you and your family are interested in helping the day of the event from about 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., please contact John Ammann at 977-2796 or ammannjj@slu.edu.

Date/Time/Location: Saturday, Nov. 17 @ 10 a.m., St. Nicholas Church

Workplace Privacy Conference

The Workplace Privacy Conference, co-sponsored by the Wefel Center for Employment Law and the Labor and Employment Research Association- Gateway Chapter, will take place on Friday, Nov. 30. Topics include pre- and post-hiring inquiries, electronic monitoring on and off the job and avoiding identity theft and liability.

Date/Time/Location: Friday, Nov. 30, 7:30 to 11:30 a.m., Room 303

Health Law Studies Talk, "The Cultural Politics of Pain in America"

The Center for Health Care Ethics and Center for Health Law Studies will host Dr. Keith Wailoo, Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of History, Department of History, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research at Rutgers University, who will speak on "The Cultural Politics of Pain in America."

Wailoo is the author of several books examining how patterns of disease change over time in America, focusing especially on the ways in which scientific and technological advances have interacted with health care politics, racial and ethnic relations and cultural politics to inform responses to disease in the 20th century and into the 21st century.

Date/Time/Location: Friday, Nov. 30 @ Noon, Courtroom

Donate Gifts to St. Vincent's Home for Children

This Christmas, the Women Law Students' Association wants to make sure that the children at St. Vincent’s Home for Children receive some gifts, and we need your help.

This is how it works:
• The Angel Tree is located outside of the Student Services office.
• The tree is covered with angels – each angel has a gift that one of the kids wants for Christmas.
• You can take an angel off the tree, write your contact information on the cloud and drop the cloud in the box.
• Then you get to shop! Please limit the gift to $20 maximum and try to get what is on the child’s wish list.
• Drop off the gift – unwrapped – to Student Services before Friday, Dec. 7 with either your angel attached or your name on the gift.

We hope that you will help us make Christmas brighter for the children at
St. Vincent’s Home for Children.

Registration Deadline Dec. 5 for the Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference

The Twentieth Annual Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference (www.mpilcc.org) will convene at Northwestern University School of Law on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008. The Conference is open to first, second and third year J.D. students enrolled at Midwestern law schools. Public interest and government employers from throughout the country will be invited to interview and/or participate in the informational "Table Talk" session.

Students interested in attending the conference (note: responding does not obligate one to attend) must respond by e-mail to Anne Hensley at hensley@slu.edu by Wednesday, Dec. 5.

Sonnenschein Scholars Application for First Year Students

The deadline for submitting the application to the Career Services Office is Jan. 15, 2008. Students can apply to receive a $4,000 stipend for the summer to do public interest work. The application provides all the information. E-mail Career Services for additional information.

Additional Copiers in the Library

Two more printers/copiers are now available in the copy area in the northwest corner of the first floor of the library. Any print jobs sent to "Law School Printers" may be released there. These stations may also be used to make copies. You will need to use your SLU ID card to access the devices; however, all printing and copying will remain free until next semester.

Veterans' Law Student Association Speaker

The Veterans' Law Student Association will host Judge Clarke Barnes on Monday, Nov.19. Colonel Barnes will speak on "A Lawyer’s Approach to Veteran’s Advocacy." Col. Barnes has been an attorney and counselor for more than 40 years. He currently represents veterans as a County Veterans Service Officer and as Judge Advocate of the National Association of County Veterans Service Officers. He served in the Marines where he worked as a Judge Advocate and Military Judge. Lunch will be served.

Date/Time/Location: Monday, Nov. 19 @ Noon, Room 02

SBA Meeting

The last SBA Meeting of the semester will be on Monday, Nov. 26, at noon in Room 02. All students are encouraged to come, and lunch will be provided.

Date/Time/Location: Monday, Nov. 26 @ Noon, Room 02

Weekly Mass

A weekly mass takes place on Wednesdays. All are welcome to attend this half-hour prayer opportunity. In addition, Campus Ministry sponsors a variety of communal prayer experiences throughout the academic year, including periodic interfaith prayer services.

Date/Time/Location: Wednesdays @ 12:05 p.m., Queen's Daughters Hall Parlor

Pray-As-You-Go.org

Check out pray-as-you-go.org for an excellent 10-minute – downloadable to an iPod or MP3 Player – daily reflection that includes music, scripture, and guided reflection.

Prayer Room

Don’t forget about the Prayer Room next to the Campus Ministry office. It is open and available as a quiet place of reflection (and refuge!) whenever the School of Law building is open.

issue date:: Nov. 16, 2007

THIS WEEK - Nov. 17-Nov. 23

Saturday, Nov. 17

Veterans Thanksgiving Dinner
Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location: St. Nicholas Church

Monday, Nov. 19

VLSO Speaker
Time: Noon
Location: Room 02

Wednesday, Nov. 21

Weekly Mass
Time: 12:05 p.m.
Location: Queen's Daughters Parlor

Thursday, Nov. 22-Friday,
Nov. 23

Thanksgiving Holiday

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NEXT WEEK - Nov. 26-Nov. 30

Monday, Nov. 26

SBA Meeting
Time: Noon
Location: Room 02

Wednesday, Nov. 28

Weekly Mass
Time: 12:05 p.m.
Location: Queen's Daughters Parlor

Friday, Nov. 30

Workplace Privacy Conference
Time: 7:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Room 303

Health Law Studies Speaker
Time: Noon
Location: Courtroom