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Wednesday, March 18, 2009 (Vol. 20, No. 11)
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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

Last Friday-Friday the 13th for the second time this year-it was bitterly windy and snow flurries decorated the capital lawn as if it were closer to winter break than spring. The weather however did not deter a hundred or so people-including several GW Lambda Law members-from gathering on the Capital lawn waiving signs

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

Back in February, the Law Revue performed a skit in which a young law student lamented, "I just got sucked in. Everyone kept saying it'd help me get a job, it'd look good on my resume, I'd get laid more!

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

Correction: In the following article originally appearing in Vol. 23 Issue 11 of Nota Bene on March 18, 2009, the author stated that Eric Sterling worked for the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

The Law School was briefly evacuated on Saturday March 14th because of a fuel oil spill. According to Tracy Schario, Director of Media Relations at GW, at approximately 8:30pm, someone reported an unusual smell in Lisner Hall to the University Police Department.

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

The Moot Court Board First Year Competition will be taking place over the next few weeks.  Based on the 1L Spring Problem, the First Year Competition is the first opportunity 1L students have to compete for membership on the Moot Court Board.

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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

This version of Law School Hosts 6th Graders Over Spring Break is the corrected version of the article that appeared in the March 18, 2009 print edition of Nota Bene.

While most students spent this Spring Break working on the journal competition, or sipping exotic drinks in warm places, a few were courageous enough to brave the cold and over 150 6th graders from Kent Gardens Elementary School on March 4.  This was the second year in a row that the law school has hosted elementary school students in an effort to provide a brief lesson in civics.

Features

Bar Brief: Set and Lisa
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

Trust Us, We're Experts

We promise to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.  As future members of the DC Lawyers Assistance Program, we are proud to present a bi-weekly run-down of DC hotspots.  This week we're reviewing our favorite happy hour specials in DC.

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

I returned home from Spring Break this year to discover that my bike had essentially been stripped by thieves.  Well, that isn't entirely true.  It happened in two stages, and the first stage was probably the work of drunks rather than thieves. 

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

Like describing love, describing wine is a notoriously inexact art and science. 

P&R 3/18
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
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Opinions

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

Last Thursday the law school sent out an email asking for feedback on its email service and what students thought about the importance of having computers in school.  Some of my professors have told us that there is a growing constituency of GW Law faculty who disapprove of having students use computers in class.

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

Americans are starting to realize that what we voted for was merely he who appeared hopeful.  "Hope" itself is not a thing that can be given, not really.  It is something we must find for ourselves. 

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

Readers of the "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" are probably familiar with the image of the entire kingdom beginning to thaw as the spell of the evil witch is lifted.  Creatures that were frozen begin to come back to life, rivers begin to flow again, the entire realm breaks into spring, and so on. . . 

from PULSE Review
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

It is ironic that during the times when free trade and open markets are most needed, politicians have a natural tendency to promote protectionism.  Nevertheless, when jobs begin to disappear during an economic downturn, people often look for something to blame.

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

Dear Mr. President,

I oppose research that destroys human embryos, and I oppose federal funding that creates an incentive to do so.

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