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Submissions due by Wednesdays @ 1 p.m. Make a Difference Day The School of Law joins the largest national day of volunteering on Saturday, Oct. 27. Everyone is welcome to join our team. Breakfast, lunch and a free Date/Time/Location: Saturday, October 27 @ 8:30 a.m., Busch Student Center Volunteer Opportunities for Bridges Across Borders Are you interested in volunteering abroad next summer? Bruce Lasky, co-founder of Bridges Across Borders, will be here to talk about legal volunteer opportunities in Pnomh Penh, Cambodia, for summer 2008. These positions are eligible for substantial stipends through the Dagen Fellowhip Awards. If you have any questions, contact Sue McGraugh at 977-2778 or mcgraugh@slu.edu. Date/Time/Location: Monday, Nov. 5 from 12 to 2 p.m., Room 117 Take a Survey about Library Hours Do you want extended library hours? The SBA is trying to determine the need for extended library hours in the law school. Click on the following link and complete a brief survey: http://lawdev.slu.edu/websurvey/LibraryHours.asp Please complete the survey by Friday, Nov. 2. Information on Summer Law Programs in Madrid and Berlin An information session about the summer law programs in Madrid and Berlin will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 14. Pizza will be provided; please bring your own drink. Date/Time/Location: Wednesday, Nov. 14 @ Noon, Room 02
Student Bar Association Meeting All student organizations and students are encouraged to attend to find out about upcoming events and School of Law community concerns. Lunch will be provided. Date/Time/Location: Monday, Oct. 29 @ Noon, Room 02 Animal Law Group Donation Box for Stray Rescue The SLU Animal Law Group has placed a donation box located in the library to help the Stray Rescue Animal Group of St. Louis (www.strayrescue.org). Please let your friends and family know that the following items would be greatly appreciated: Purina O.N.E. Lamb & Rice dry food, Proplan canned and dry puppy food, dry and canned dog/puppy and cat/kitten food, financial donations, dog harnesses in medium and large sizes, cat and dog collars and leashes, cat and dog toys and treats, cat and dog beds, peanut butter, paper towels, toilet paper, bleach, dye-free laundry detergent, dryer sheets, cleaning supplies and surgical gloves, litter, litter boxes and food and water bowls. The Stray Rescue Animal Group also needs volunteers. If you have questions about the donation box, please contact Courtney Lesser (clesser@slu.edu) or Val Crozier (vcrozier@slu.edu). Christian Legal Society Meeting The next CLS meeting will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 30. Date/Time/Location: Tuesday, Oct. 30 @ Noon, Room 307 ILSA and Federalist Society Speaker The Federalist Society and International Law Students' Association will host Professor James Bond on Wednesday, Oct. 31. The topic of of his speech will be "Immigration: Bane or Boon?" Professor David Sloss will be the commentator. International Criminal Law Speaker The International Law Students' Association and the Criminal Law Center present Bill Locke to discuss his experiences in international criminal law. Mr. Locke, a former public defender from Alameda County, California, and a good friend of Professor Thaman's, has traveled as far as Russia to speak. In his talk, "An Obstreperous Yankee in Queen Elizabeth's Court: a Personal View of Criminal Procedure in the UK and the USA as a Reflection of National Character and Values," Mr. Locke will compare the U.S. and UK criminal justice systems from firsthand experience. Lunch will be provided (not pizza!); please bring your own drink. Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Nov. 1 @ Noon, Courtroom ILSA/PAD "Give Thanks" Charity Event Happy Hour The International Law Students' Association and Phi Alpha Delta invite you to the first annual "Give Thanks" Charity Event Happy Hour. Join them at rBar on Nov. 1, and $15 will buy you free domestic beer, well drinks, wine and appetizers from 7 to 9 p.m. All proceeds will benefit the Immigrant and Refugee Women's Center. Special prizes will be awarded to people who wear costumes so please come out, dress up and help support those who need it. Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Nov. 1 from 7 to 9 p.m., The rBar SLU Law at the Blues Game Tickets are now available for $20 for the Blues game on Friday, Nov. 16. Look for us in the atrium Oct. 29 to Nov. 2 to purchase your tickets or email amyrjohnson@sbcglobal.net. The event is open all law students, friends and family. Look for updates on where we will be going for happy hour before the game! Date/Time/Location: Monday, Oct. 29 to Friday, Nov. 2, Atrium, for the Friday, Nov. 16 Blues game Environmental Law Society Winery Tour Mark your calendars for Saturday, Nov. 3 for the Environmental Law Society Winery Tour, Tasting and Wagon Ride. ELS members will be selling tickets Monday, Oct. 29 through Thursday, Nov. 1 in the Atrium. Tickets are $25, which includes transportation from the law school to the winery and back, an option to take either a winery tour or wagon ride through the vineyards, a tasting and a souvenir glass. There will be live music and time to enjoy the rest of Crown Valley's facilities. The bus will leave from school at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday and will return to school around 6 p.m. Everyone is welcome, so spread the word. There is limited availability, so get your tickets as soon as possible. Date/Time/Location: Saturday, Nov. 3, 12:30 to 6 p.m., at the School of Law for bus pick-up Environmental Law Meeting The next meeting of the Environmental Law Society will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 7. Date/Time/Location: Wednesday, Nov. 7 @ Noon, Room 307 Collection Drive for Injured Soldiers The Federalist Society and the Veteran's Law Student Organization will be holding an "Injured Soldier Drive" through Nov. 11. They will be collecting toiletry items, T-shirts, sweatpants, international calling cards, handheld games/playing cards, underwear, etc., which will be sent to injured soldiers at our military hospitals in Germany. Collection boxes will be located outside the locker room, by the Office of Student Services and under the plasma screen. We request that only new items be donated. Veteran's Law Student Association Speaker The Veteran's 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.
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:: Oct. 26, 2007 THIS WEEK - Oct. 27-Nov. 3 Saturday, Oct. 27 Make a Difference Day Monday, Oct. 29 SBA Meeting Tuesday, Oct. 30 Christian Legal Society Meeting Wednesday, Oct. 31 ILSA and Federalist Society Speaker Weekly Mass Thursday, Nov. 1 International Criminal Law Speaker ILSA/PAD Charity Event Happy Hour Saturday, Nov. 3 Environmental Law Society Winery Tour _____________________ NEXT WEEK - Nov. 5-Nov. 9 Monday, Nov. 5 Bridges Across Borders Speaker Wednesday, Nov. 7 Environmental Law Society Meeting Weekly Mass
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