Katie Earnest

Stories from Katie Earnest

Wednesday, February 24, 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 10, 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 27, 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 13, 2010

Law school is hard. This is no secret.

Wednesday, November 11, 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 10, 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

Wednesday, October 28, 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 14, 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 30, 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.

Nota Bene Hosts Thirsty Thursday
Tuesday, September 22, 2009

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

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

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

Wednesday, September 2, 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 19, 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:

Wednesday, August 19, 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 15, 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.

Wednesday, April 1, 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 18, 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 18, 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 18, 2009

Dear GW Law:

Welcome to the new Nota Bene website!

After a short hiatus, we are now back in cyber space, with many thanks to Willow, our resident IT genius, for designing our new happy e-home here at www.notabene.gwsba.com. Also thanks to Rahul Reddy and the SBA for welcoming us to their space, we aim to serve the law school community as much as they do by providing timely and interesting news, features, and opinions online for everyone to read!

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

On Tuesday, February 24th, the student body elected John Sorrenti as the SBA president for the 2009-2010 academic year, pending certification by the student Senate.