EJF Auction Madness. Photo by Shane Huang; edited by Katherine Mereand.
By Melissa Milchman
Over 700 students, faculty and staff members gathered on March 29 for the Annual GW Equal Justice Foundation Auction. Both a Silent Auction and Live Auction were held …
One of last week’s Above the Law polls pitted several Law Revue YouTube videos against one another. Videos by Columbia Law and George Washington Law quickly pulled away from the pack. After several days of voting, the polls closed with Columbia in the lead, commanding 4,871 votes, or 42% of the vote. GW came in a close second, with 4,672 votes, or 40% of the vote. 11,639 votes were cast. With remarkable reliability, Columbia managed to maintain a consistent but narrow lead of 1% or less for several days, perhaps aided in part by the following message, disseminated throughout the Columbia Law campus:
“Columbia Law Revue needs your support! Recently, our friends made a brilliant video for the Above The Law Law Revue Video Contest. They were selected as finalists and depend on your votes to win. Although they are currently leading chief rivals George Washington University Law School (described by a Georgetown Law student as ‘second string’ and by a GWU undergrad as ‘a bunch of hicks’), the margin is small and surprises could still happen.”
Morgan Yuan, Asian rapper, had this to say: “ATL can actually kiss my ass.”
Tsega Bekele added: “The contest means nothing…you win T-shirts I think?”
We know who the real winners are:
By Katherine Mereand-Sinha
Last week our peer and classmate Drew Cohen was published in USA Today with an editorial about campaign spending and Citizens United. It is a good piece; I hope you read it.
As the outgoing Editor-In-Chief of this student-run …
EJF Auction Madness. Photo by Shane Huang; edited by Katherine Mereand.
By Melissa Milchman
Over 700 students, faculty and staff members gathered on March 29 for the Annual GW Equal Justice Foundation Auction. Both a Silent Auction and Live Auction were held …
By Arthur Saakian
Quantitative Easing is the Kool-Aid that America is drinking—at least until 2014. Manufactured by the Federal Reserve at the start of the Great Recession in 2008, Quantitative Easing–or QE–is a monetary policy used by the Fed to increase …
Interview with Peter Perkowski, Partner at Winston & Strawn LLP
By Avi Kelin
How does a math major from Rochester, New York end up practicing intellectual property litigation in the Los Angeles offices of an international law firm? To hear the story …
Interview with John Sorrenti (GW Law Class of ’10)
By Todd Watson
GW Law is considered one of the best schools in the country for government contracts. Many students either come here to pursue that field of practice, or decide to after …
By Thomas Renkes
Skill boards seem to be an ever present pressure on GW Law students. In the first few weeks of the Fall semester, 1Ls are already asked to sign up for the Fall Alternative Dispute Resolution competition. Come Spring …
By Professor John F. Banzhaf, III
Stock Photo: Professor John Banzhaf III
A major complaint from both BigLaw hiring partners and corporation counsel is that law school graduates often have such little practical-skills training that the clients are unwilling to pay for …
By Mark Aaron Cox, GWSBA Correspondent
The GW SBA Senate convened Tuesday, February 28th at 8:05pm in Lerner 301. Only fourteen of the twenty-two elected representatives were present, with six members voting via proxy and two absent–a low number, despite the …
By Mark Aaron Cox, GWSBA Correspondent
The GW SBA Senate convened for its last session of the 2011-2012 year on Monday, March 19th. Only two members were absent at the start of the meeting, making it the best attended session since …
By Giri Iyengar
There’s a new group in town, one we think you should know about. Under Aseel Barghuthi’s leadership, the Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) recently launched its GW Law chapter with little fanfare but much success. They had a …
Editor’s Note: Last February, Nota Bene printed a story about GW Law student participation in the K.K. Luthra Moot Court Compeition in New Delhi, India. At the time, we contacted competition organizers for comment. Recently we received this letter from Dr. …
By David Keithly
Every year, lazy 3Ls occupy leadership positions in student associations and do nothing. Once the title of “President” or “Vice President” makes it onto their résumés, their work is done and they spend the rest of their terms …
by Adam Pearlman
I have two thoughts regarding the proposed hate speech policy at GW Law. First, I was astonished that the only reference to Nazis in Samantha Ames’ piece regarding the proposed policy was not the fact, well-known to GW Law …
Statement By Dean Paul Schiff Berman
Quite a bit of confusion and misinformation has begun to circulate concerning a student proposal that seeks to create rules governing the participation in law school events of those affiliated with what some label a hate group. …
UPDATE, 3/28/12: It has come to our attention that the GW Law Faculty will not formally consider or vote on the proposed policy this semester. However, an open debate on the issue will take place Thursday, March 29th, at 4:00pm …
By Katherine Mereand-Sinha, Editor in Chief
On the last day of 1L orientation in 2009, he was still on the wait list of other law schools, hoping. Today, without hesitation Nick Nikic will say “I love this school.”
In twenty years he …
By Mark Aaron Cox
The GW SBA Senate convened in full for the first time this academic year in Lisner 202 on September 26, 2001 at 8:30pm. The first order of business was a welcoming of the new 1L section representatives. …
By Randy Wood
A few weeks ago, several major U.S. banks announced unsettling new policies. These banks were going to start charging debit card users a monthly fee for the privilege of using their cards. Specifically, Bank of America announced that …
By Todd Watson
With Umar Akbar Ahmed Esq. – GW LL.M. Class of ‘07
DC is, without a doubt, one of the best places in the world to pursue an international law career. Many GW Law students seem to have come here …
By Jonathan Foster
You’ve heard it before: “Legal Research and Writing is the most important class of your first year.” It’s a sentiment that is frequently repeated in law schools and law firms across the country. Professors of other subjects often …
By Mark Aaron Cox
GWSBA Correspondent
Progress on bills pending in the SBA Senate last semester hit a snag due to an unexpected fire alarm. Originally scheduled for November 21st, the final meeting of the Senate was moved to the 28th to …
Candidate Statement
The EVP has the most potential to invigorate the student body with a renewed interest in student government and achieve tangible results that enhance students’ experience. Unlike a Senator, who has voting capabilities, and the President, who has a …
By Alex Giannattasio, News Editor
With 8 absent, 5 accounted proxies, and 15 total present, the Student Bar Association convened last Monday, February 13, 2012. A quorum was confirmed.
As their first order of business, the SBA moved to approve last month’s …
