February 3, 2003 - Levin College of Law - University of Florida

FlaLaw • University of Florida Levin College of Law Newsletter • February 3, 2003Save money and timethrough Book Exchangeand Roommate Referrallinks on the college Website: www.law.ufl.edu/students/exchange andwww.law.ufl.edu/admissions/housing.shtml.• • • •Also available as linksare past issues of FlaLaw(in full color) and otherlaw school materials.Click on “Publications.”FlaLaw is published each fullweek school is in session.Stan Huguenin,Director of CommunicationsDebra Amirin, APR,Associate Directorand Editor, FlaLawJennifer Piascik,Publications CoordinatorKristen Bartlett,Photojournalism InternDeborah Cupples,Contributing WriterDeadline: 10 a.m. Tuesdayfor next week’s newsletter.E-mail news toflalaw@law.ufl.edu, or bringdisk (PC format, text inWordPerfect or Word,include contact information)to UFLaw Communications,288 Holland Hall. (Submitnews for student newsletter,The Docket, to John MarshallBar Association.)BLSA Hosts BlackHistory Month EventsThe W. George AllenChapter of the Black LawStudent’s Association will holdevents throughout February tocelebrate Black History Month.The celebration kicked offJan. 31 with a Mentor/StudentReception. Future eventsinclude:• Thursday (Feb. 6), 5:30 p.m.,Faculty Dining Room. Dr.Sheila Flemming will speakon “Do African-AmericansDeserve Reparations?”Open discussion follows.• Feb. 11, 6 p.m., Faculty DiningRoom. Dr. Norma Charleson “Stress and SuccessfulRelationships,” followed byroundtable discussion.• Feb. 16, Location TBA. “SoulFood Cook-Off.” Bring yourfavorite soul food recipe.• Feb. 19, Concourse, 10 a.m.-2p.m. Blood drive/health fair.• Feb. 25, 5:15 p.m., 190BHolland Hall. ProfessorKenneth Nunn on “How toSee complete academic & event calendars at: www.law.ufl.edu.Meeting, 5 p.m., 312H HOL5 • Pro Bono Symposium, 3:30p.m., Bailey Courtroom6 • ETELS Luncheon with SpeakerCarla Bryant, Noon, FDR• Toastmasters, 4:30-5:30 p.m.,292 HOL• Law Practice ManagementFebruary3 • JMBA RepresentativeElection, 7 p.m., 290 HOL4 • ELULS, 4 p.m., 297 HOL• Lexis Training for Law Reviewand Moot Court (see page 3)• JTLP, 6 p.m., 190A HOL• Lambda Legal AllianceFoley & Lardner ScholarshipAwarded to UFLaw StudentKarla Haynes (1L, right) willreceive a $5,000 Foley & LardnerMinority Scholarship, which includesan internship and other benefits.“Karla is an outstanding woman,and I’m sure this is one of manyhonors that will come her way,” saidDesta Meghoo-Peddie, AssociateDirector of the Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations.Haynes is from Yukon, Oklahoma, and managed businessdevelopmentfor the Miami Herald Online and El Nuevo HeraldDigital before enrolling at the law school. She worked for theU.S. Department of Commerce as an International TradeSpecialist and Export Administration Specialist, where shehelped firms develop high-potential international markets andcounseled them regarding regulatory obligations. She has livedin the Dominican Republic and is fluent in Spanish.Meghoo said, “A Foley & Lardner representative told me itwas a tough choice, because all candidates were well prepared.He was speaking about my Virgil Hawkins Summer Fellows,first-year students who typically have little experience with thelegal profession. I am proud of them all.“The state cut minority scholarships, and our alumni andconcerned law firms are working to re-establish them,” saidMeghoo. “Until then, it is encouraging to have firms such asFoley & Lardner who realize that including minorities in theirlaw firms is not just good business, but also the right thing to do.We applaud their commitment to diversity and equality.”Write a Successful Exam.”• Feb. 28, time/location TBA.Celebration concludes with aComedy and Game Night ofpopular games and comedic• COLLEGE OF LAW CALENDAR •tradition in the African-American community.For more information:Alero Afejuku (377.5935 oraoalaw@ufl.edu).Class, 5:50-7:30 p.m.,190A HOL• BLSA Speaker, Dr. SheilaFlemming, 5:30 p.m., FDR• JTLP, 6:30 p.m., 292 HOL7 • Externship Meeting, 11:30 a.m.,Bailey Courtroom• Faculty Workshop, FDR6