Author: Adam Messner

Attention all law students,

There is still time to organize a team and join us for our Kick Ball tournament this Saturday!.

Akron Law Student Bar Association will be hosting a kick-it tournament on October 27,  from 12:00 to 4:00 at Buchtel Fields.Kick-It was founded by a 10-year old cancer patient with a big dream- to cure cancer by playing kickball. Now a national fundraising program, Kick-it raises money for pediatric, adolescent and young adult cancer research. Funds raised benefit children’s cancer research across the country. Kick-it partners with national medical advisory boards to identify the most promising research studies and projects.

Sign up sheets are still posted outside of the SBA office.  There is a $10 per player fee and this money will go to the kick-it organization in order to continue funding cancer research.  We welcome everyone to come out and showcase your kickball skills!  Food and drinks will be provided.

All sign up sheets and cash or checks can be brought to Buchtel Fields Saturday at noon. We look forward to seeing everyone out on Buchtel filed having fun and doing something for a great cause at the same time!

The executive board of GSLA would like to thank everyone for coming out to the Charity Drag Show.  Thanks to your donations to our amazing performers, we were able to raise well over $500 for the Trevor Project so that they may continue to offer help and support for LGBTQ youth and young adults across America through their crisis and suicide prevention programs.

GSLA’s next meeting is scheduled for November 7, 2012 at 12:15 PM in Room L-167.  Our own Prof. Huhn will present a program on the status of current same-sex marriage litigation, we will discuss new GSLA programs and goals influenced from the Lavender Law Conference, and finally, we will talk about speakers and volunteer opportunities available to members next semester.  

If you would like to join GSLA, but will be unable to attend our next meeting, please email Elisa at ejw23@zips.uakron.edu.

An opportunity to hear from the University of Akron School of Law’s own Prof. Tracy Thomas on the historical development of abortion law and a preview of policy developments on the horizon.  A short lecture will be followed by a Q & A.

Wednesday, Oct. 24, at 12:30 pm in room L-152

Bring a brown bag lunch, and we will provide coffee & cakes!

The Law School Democrats will be hosting a ‘Meet-and-Greet’ with the Honorable Judge Thomas A. Teodosio THIS TUESDAY from 12:15-1pm in L-167. Judge Teodosio will be speaking about his path to becoming a judge and the upcoming election. Boston Market will be served for lunch. No RSVP required–we hope to see you there!!

Please join the ACLU in a riveting presentation on “Prisoners’ Rights” TODAY, October 11. Guest speaker Carlos Warner will be discussing his involvement in Guantanamo Bay cases. There will also be a session for questions to ask about the rights all prisoners in America have and which ones are being refused. The event will be held in room W-210 at 12:15PM.