THE BULLETIN

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Reminder:  The College of Law Blood Drive is taking place today, Monday, October 31, from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. in McClelland Hall, room 203. For those with appointments, please arrive on time. Walk-ins are welcome, but donors with appointments will be given priority.

VLP Advocates Honored. Congratulations to VLP Advocates Lindsay St. John and Jenny Dent, who will be honored at the VLP Annual Awards Luncheon on November 15. Lindsay St. John will receive the 2005 Outstanding Law Student Award for the extraordinary contributions she has made toward making legal services available to persons who could not otherwise afford them. Jenny Dent will receive the 2005 Student Leadership Award for the outstanding contributions she has made as a Student Coordinator in the VLP Advocates program. In addition, the nearly 120 law students who served as VLP Advocates this year have been invited to attend the luncheon as guests of the VLP in appreciation of their contributions over the past year.

NOVEMBER COMMUNITY SERVICE BOARD PROJECT. The Community Service Board invites students, faculty and staff to come spend a morning at beautiful Sabino Canyon or by the Catalina Highway, recently designated a National Scenic Byway. We will be helping the U.S. Forest Service to remove invasive plants such as buffelgrass, which threaten Sonoran Desert plant species. Buffelgrass kills native plants by competing for water and space, and by providing fuel for wildfires. Training and equipment will be provided; supervised children are welcome. The project takes place on Saturday, November 19, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon. If you would like to join us, please sign up on the sheet posted in the lobby or e-mail Martha Fenn at fenn@law.arizona.edu.

The Arizona Supreme Court will hear arguments in two cases during a site visit to the College of Law, on Tuesday November 1. The event is held this year in the South Ballroom of the Student Union. Arguments in the first case begin at 1:30 p.m., and the second case is heard at 2:30 p.m. At 3:30 p.m., the Court will engage in a Question-and-Answer session with the audience. All U of A students are invited to attend this sitting of the Arizona Supreme Court. The following restrictions must be observed by all attending:

• Cell phones and pagers must be turned OFF.
• No laptops.
• No backpacks.
• No flash photography.
• No food, drink or gum.
• Appropriate attire required; no hats worn in the courtroom.

Arrive early:  Attendees to this event must pass a security check at the door, where they will be “wanded,” and purses and small bags searched. Attendees may enter and leave between, but not during, the arguments. For questions about this event, please email randolph.wagner@law.arizona.edu.

Homecoming CLE Courses, Saturday, 11/5. UA Law College students may attend these courses at no charge. Register with Donna Ream at 626-1629 or ream@law.arizona.edu.

• 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. in Room 139
  Social Statistics for Lawyers:  Part One
  Introduction to statistical methods, with emphasis on and examples from their use in a legal context.
  
  
• 10:45 - 12:15 p.m. in Room 139
  Social Statistics for Lawyers:  Part Two Workshop.
  Continued examination of how social statistics might be of use to lawyers.

Above courses are taught by Lane Kenworthy, Sociology Professor at University of Arizona.

• 10:45 - 12:15 p.m. in Ares Auditorium (Room 146)
  40th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act
  A three-person panel explores the implementation of the VRA in Arizona, including key litigation and the VRA’s likely impact in future Arizona elections.
  Panel members:
  • The Honorable Scott Bales, Arizona Supreme Court
  • Lisa T. Hausser, Esq., Gammage & Burnham
  • Joe Kanefield, Arizona State Election Director

National Lawyers Guild will meet on Thursday, November 3, 12:15 - 1:00 p.m. in Rm. 126. The meeting will include a report-back from national convention, more details on lunch speaker, progress on No More Deaths defense, more on labor.

UPCOMING EVENTS