Dear students:
This is our March monthly newsletter! Welcome back from break!
Events Occurring in March and April:
Law Prom: Save the date! Law Prom will be held on Friday, March 20, 2009 at the Taj Hotel in Downtown Boston! The party starts at 9 pm and ends at 1 am. Tickets will be available for purchase this Wednesday, March 11th through next Friday, March 20th from 11am - 2pm in the Cafeteria. Tickets cost $25 dollars and include one drink ticket, appetizers, and dessert. The LSA is excited to offer DISCOUNTED $20 Law Prom tickets to any student who also purchases a ticket to the PILF Auction. In case that's not enough incentive - your memories of prom will last forever when you get your picture taken in our fun new photo booth!! As a reminder, there is a discounted $199 rate for hotel reservations at the Taj the evening of Prom. If you would like to make a reservation, contact the Taj Hotel at (617) 536- 5700 and identify yourself as a member of Boston College Law School.
LSA Elections:
- Monday, March 9 at 9am– Campaigning starts
- Tuesday, March 17 at 12:30pm – Candidate forum
- Tuesday, March 17 at 11:59pm – Campaigning ends
- Wednesday, March 18 – Friday, March 20 – Online voting
- Friday, March 20 – Announcement of winners at Law Prom
Email BCLSAelections@gmail.com with questions.
Diversity Month: March is Diversity Month at BC Law! Look for LSA Diversity Committee’s weekly calendar postings for programming. March 31st is Taste of Diversity at 3pm in Barat House, featuring the comedy stylings of Erin Judge, Mehran Khaghani, Tom Morello, and Bethany Van Delft. After Tate of Diversity, the Boston College Alumnae Association and the LSA Diversity Committee are inviting BC Alums and students to a Diversity Alum Reception in the Yellow Room with hors d’oeuvres and drinks.
Bar Review: The March bar review is this Thursday, March 12th! It will be held at Wonderbar in Allston.
Blue Man Group Show: The LSA is now selling tickets to the Saturday, April 4, 2PM performance of the Blue Man Group. Tickets normally cost $58, but the LSA negotiated a group rate AND is subsidizing the cost of tickets so that the cost to BC Law students and friends is $35 per ticket. We have 50 tickets and will not be able to get more, so please reserve your tickets ASAP. Contact Jane Shtilman at Shtilman@bc.edu to reserve your tickets and arrange for ticket pickup. Please make checks payable to the BC LSA.
Business Etiquette Workshop: On April 14, from 12:30-2:15, the Business & Law Society, LSA's Career Development Committee, and the UCC Reporter-Digest will be co-sponsoring a lunch presentation on Business Etiquette. The speaker will be Mandie Araujo, the founder of Pardon Me Inc., a consulting firm created to assist professionals who recognize the benefit of enhancing their "soft skills" or "people skills" as a compliment to their professional skills.
Grads Give Back: Save the Date! Grads give back will be Friday, April 17th. More details to come.
Apartment Listings for Summer Housing: If you are looking for a place to live this summer or need a summer subletter, check out the Apartment Listings on the BCLSA Marketplace: http://www.bclsa.org/forum_apartments/
Our weekly Elected Board Meetings are held on Mondays at 3:10 pm in the PILF Lounge on the third floor of the East Wing. You are all invited to attend. If you would like to actively participate by presenting a proposal or voicing a concern to the Board, you may do so by emailing the LSA at lsa@bc.edu. You will then be included in the next meeting’s agenda.
Also, weekly office hours take place on Tuesday from 12:30 to 1:30 at a table in the cafeteria. You can also visit the LSA office located in the East Wing, room 307. There is a comment box outside of the door.
As always, email lsa@bc.edu with questions. We hope to see you at one of our events soon!
LSA Publicity Committee Co-Chairs: Tori Santoro and Stacy Hadeka
Kelly Reardon, President
Lindsay Jansen, Vice President
Alex Berrio Matamoros, Treasurer
Grace Twesigye, Secretary
