UC Law Student Bar Association

Hello All,

 Now that we are winding down on the finals… and the end of the year is upon us, I need all the outstanding receipts for your organization purchases. At this point all the spending should be done, so I need all the reimbursement requests by Thursday morning (5/15).

 I am leaving town in the evening on 5/15 and will not be back to Cincinnati until 5/24. This means that if you have anything outstanding and want to get reimbursed on it… it needs to get in my mailbox, or in the bin on the front of Patrick’s office sooner rather than later.

 If you have any questions please let me know. For those that have turned in stuff… I am submitting a bunch of them today (sorry about the delay — I’m going to blame it on finals.)

Thanks,
Lane Blake

All,

You are invited to the 3L Sendoff Party (aka After Exams Party) this Thursday, 5/15 at Longworth’s in Mt. Adams.

The party begins at 9pm with free beer (hopefully it will last all night).

We have the upstairs room to ourselves all night and karaoke begins downstairs at 10pm.

Let me know if there are any questions.

Good luck with the rest of exams!

Sincerely,
Jenny Lewis
Class of 2008 Hooding Chair

As announced in the last two SBA meetings, the Secured Party will be held this Wednesday, April 30, from 4:30-7:30 on the lawn next to the law school.

For those who don’t know what the Secured Party is, it’s just like the lawn party held in the fall. There will be a cookout, drinks, cornhole, and, of course, the superlatives. You did get your nominations in, right?

Be sure to come out and have a good time before you start studying for finals. And if this doesn’t sound like enough fun for you, there will be an after party across the street at Woody’s where you can continue to delay responsibility for a few more hours.

Link to the Minutes (MS Word):
SBA Meeting Minutes for April 28th, 2008

The Don Blair Softball Jam is fastly approaching and so many people have expressed interest in both playing and enjoying in the festivities. Looks like this could be an event not worth missing. It will be Salway field, located on spring grove ave across from the Spring Grove Cementary. Games will start around 1:00pm but teams are welcome to arrive at 12:30pm to start warming up.

The signup list for the non-softball attendees is on the board by room 100A&B. Please make sure to give your name and email information if you plan on attending. If you are bringing a guest you do not need to place their name on the list also, but you do need to pay for them ($3).

If you are playing softball please pick up a form from the S&E mailbox in the lower righthand corner of the club mailboxes located across the hall from the 2L and 3L mailboxes. The form requires a team captain’s name and a list of the rest of the team members.

Remember you may play on one team as a team member. If you already have a team together please email me or Ryan Mabry (mabryrm@email.uc.edu) so that we can set up the games. If you would like to play but don’t have a team, email me and I will let the team captains know about the wonderful free agents available. Each team member must pay $5 but payments can be made as one payment or individually.

For the sake or no confusion and to alleviate some of the problems from the Bracket Tournament, please pay in cash. Additionally, anyone paying at the door will have to pay $8, so I suggest signing up now and paying your money early. Money will be collected next week up till friday morning at 12:00pm. If you do not think you will be able to pay by friday please contact me right away, but otherwise you will be charged the rate at the door of $8.

For those who did not read some rule restrictions in the first email, hear they are again. “In order to make the teams more competitive, there are some restrictions placed on the games. Each team must be coed. The games will go for 5 innings with a 15 run rule after the second and a 10 run rule after each inning following. Additionally, no member of a lineup may bat more than twice in an inning. All other rules will follow closely with the standard rules of softball.”

In addition to the well loved Don Blair umpiring the games, there will be a mystery umpire who I am sure will give some flair to the games. So faculty, we would love to see you out there giving the students a run for their money. And students, there is nothing like a good, clean softball game to determine who the champions truly are. With that being said….

Lets Play Ball

The Indigent Defense Clinic is accepting rising 3L applicants for the 2008-2009 academic year. If you are interested in criminal law or litigation, the Clinic provides outstanding practical skills training and experience. Learn more at an informational meeting 12:30 PM Tuesday, April 22 in Room 114. Space in the Clinic is limited. To apply for a spot in the Clinic, email a copy of your resume, references, transcript, and a writing sample to Clinic Director Janet Moore: jmoore@ohiojpc.org.

Over the next few weeks, Uncle Woody’s and UC Greeks will be hosting several fund raisers for various charities. Come on out and support the effort!

All events held at Uncle Woody’s:

Saturday, 4/12 (after Keeneland)
Time: 8p.m. to Close
Charity: Relay for Life
Specials: $1 Drafts, $2 Tequila Shots, $3 CC&7s

Thursday, 4/10 and 4/17
Time: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Charity: Relay for Life and Greek Week
Specials: Kappa and Sig Ep will be hosting happy hours - buy a mug for cheap drafts ($2 for the first, then $1 drafts). Bring the mug to both happy hours to get the specials!

Next week, 4/12 - 4/18
Time: Every evening beginning at 9 p.m.
Charity: Make a Wish Foundation
Specials: Normal Drink Specials, and “Pin a Star on the Bar” - UC Greeks will be selling Stars for $1 to support the Make a Wish Foundation.

Go out, have fun, make a difference!!
-SBA Community Service Committee

The Freedom Center Journal would like to invite 10 UC law students to come join us on a tour of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center located in downtown Cincinnati. Because of our affiliation with the Freedom Center, we are being offered a discounted admittance fee of $7.00 (instead of the usual $9.50) and a free audio tour as well. Our tour is scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 19th at 1:00p.m. Because of time constraints we need to know immediately who would like to attend; this will be done on a first come first serve basis, so if interested please email me back at james.w.sandy@gmail.com by 2:00p.m. tomorrow afternoon. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. Thanks and we hope to see you there.

Law Students for Reproductive Justice and Law Women

Present

Carol Buschur

SANE Forensic Nurse,

Expert Witness

A SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) is a registered nurse (R.N.) who has advanced education and clinical preparation in forensic examination of sexual assault victims. In the 1990s, sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) programs sprang up in hundreds of communities across the country to address the inadequacy of the traditional model for sexual assault medical evidentiary exams. Ms. Buschur is a trained SANE nurse, and she also testifies as an expert witness for forensic nursing.

Free food provided!

Monday, April 7

12:20pm-1:15pm

Room 306, Map Room

On Saturdary, April 12th, the Student Bar Association will be sponsoring a trip to the Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, KY ( http://www.keeneland.com ). We will be meeting at the school around 8:30 and arriving back at the school around 7:30

The cost of the trip will be $15 and includes your bus ride to and from the track and drinks (beer, soda, water) and snacks (chips and pretzels) at the tailgate before the races start. The cost of entrance into the track is not covered, but will be $3 at the gate. (Before you ask, any gambling debts you may incure are not covered.)

This is a big racing weekend at Keeneland. The most prestigious race at the track, the Blue Grass Stakes, will take place on the 12th and is one of the major prep races for the Kentucky Derby.

Space is limited to 75 and will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. To sign-up, emailuclawsba@gmail.com. Guests are welcome, so make sure to denote in your email if you need to reserve more than one spot. Money will be collected before departing.

If you have any questions, please direct them to uclawsba@gmail.com.

SBA Executive Board