Katie Earnest

Stories from Katie Earnest

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

Dear GW Law Students:

Welcome to the Nota Bene website!

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Something you may or may not know about me - in addition to harassing writers for articles and throwing together the layout every other week for Nota Bene, I am also a Dean's Fellow - hi's to secti

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

On February 2nd, the country's top two defense officials, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen, called on Congress to end "Don't A

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Over the past two weeks, the law school community has come together to generate aid for Haiti. On January 12, the country was hit by a catastrophic earthquake that caused major damage to the capital and

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Law school is hard. This is no secret.

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

The big joke about law school is that it's really high school with more expensive textbooks.

'Tis the Season for Outlining
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

When the calendar rolls around to November, a lot of people think "Wow, I can't believe it's Thanksgiving already!" Or "Time to get started on that Christmas shopping." Law students think, "Oh crap

Justice Kennedy
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

 

On Thursday October 15th, GW Law hosted a lecture by Justice Anthony Kennedy, a talk that was the keynote speech for the annual Law Review Symposium. Members of the GW Law community attended the event in the Betts Auditorium in the Marvin Center on a rainy Thursday afternoon, where everyone enjoyed a humorous, informative
Married With Kids in Law School
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

It's the night before your final law school take-home exam is due. You're sitting at your dining room table, surrounded by your computer, casebooks, hornbooks, papers, and yellow legal pads.

Take a Dollar
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

It's a phrase that you've heard before, at least on television and, no doubt, at your own home when you were young. The scene: a kitchen table, set for breakfast or dinner.

Newsies
Nota Bene Hosts Thirsty Thursday
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

"It's a Fine Life, Carrying the Banner Through It All..."

2008 DC9
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

It's that time of year - the weather is turning chillier, pumpkins sp

Schooner
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

Most GW Law people who bike to school do it to save money or get in a bit of exercise before classes. Professor Steve Schooner bikes to school to cure cancer.

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

Rudyard Kipling wrote: "If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew/To serve your turn long after they are gone,/And so hold on when there is nothing in you/Except the Will which says to them:

GW statue
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

This week, the law school welcomes a brand new class of first year students, as well as visiting, transfer, and international students. According to Dean Anne Richard

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

A spreadsheet error that caused scoring errors in the Moot Court Board's First Year Competition led to much frustration and anger among the first year class last week.

Attorney General Eric Holder
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

The University hosted a series of distinguished guests for Eric Holders installation as the 82nd U.S. Attorney General on Friday March 27th in Lisner Auditorium. President Barack Obama, former Attorney General John Ashcroft, and Ethel Kennedy came to the ceremony, which included remarks by President Obama before the official installation.
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

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!