Author: Adam Messner

BLSA “Dine and Donate” at Applebees: Applebee’s (508 Howe Avenue in Cuyahoga Falls) will contribute a portion of the proceeds from all meals sold between 11 am and 10 pm on Thursday, April 7. Everyone has to eat! Come out and support BLSA! It is as simple as having lunch or dinner at Applebees!

FREE LUNCH PROVIDED American children continue to lag behind their international peers in the areas of reading, math, and science. Recently, Akron mother Kelley Williams-Bolar was convicted of a felony for falsifying records in order to enroll her kids in Copley-Fairlawn schools instead of Akron Public Schools. While Williams-Bolar’s motives may be questioned, one truth remains – Ohio’s Education system is failing. Come join the Federalist Society for an exciting debate on how to fix the Education Crisis. Clark Neily of the Foundation for Educational Choice (http://www.edchoice.org/Foundation-Services/Speakers/Clark-Neily.aspx) will take on the Hon. Stephen Dyer, former Ohio state representative and Akron Law Alum (http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Steve_Dyer). Neily and Dyer will debate on this question: “To improve the education system in America and specifically, in Ohio, is the traditional model of state funded public schools the answer, or should we look to a system of school choice, such as vouchers, where the government directly funds parents and students, who then decide which school to attend?” All are Welcome. FREE LUNCH THURSDAY APRIL 7TH in 12:15 in ROOM 151

NCAA Basketball Championship Watch Party At the Barley House!!! Join the Sports and Entertainment Law Society at the Barley House in downtown Akron on Monday, April 4th for the NCAA Basketball Championship Watch Party! Food and Drink specials for law students!!! The fun starts at 8pm See you there!!!

The University of Akron Moot Court Honor Society will be hosting its second annual internal moot court competition on Saturday, April 9, begining at 10am.  This year, competitors will be competing for a first place prize of $250. This year’s runner up will receive a $100 consolation.

On Friday April 1, all persons interested in competing will receive a closed problem including the issue presented and all applicable case law. No outside research is needed or permitted, nor will any competitor need to prepare a brief.

Using the provided materials, competitors will prepare a 15 minute argument for each side of the case.  On the day of the competition, competitors will be randomly seeded and the side argued will be decided by coin flip. Preliminary rounds will begin at 10am, with the final round ending no later than 4pm.

Free lunch will be provided to all participants.

The competition is open to all 2L, 3L, and 4L students. 1L students are encouraged to attend as this is a fantastic opportunity to watch and learn from the performance of their fellow classmates and from the feedback from the competition judges before giving their own LARW arguments in the coming weeks.

This is an excellent opportunity to practice your advocacy skills, compete against your friends and colleagues, and receive great feedback from experienced moot court competitors, professors, practitioners. Not to mention the chance to win a couple hundred dollars!

All those interested in participating should contact Kevin Kita at KevinKita@gmail.com.

PHI ALPHA DELTA will hold Elections and a General meeting on April 4 at 12:15 in W-210.

Available Positions: Justice, Vice Justice, Treasurer, Marshall, Clerk

This is a great way to get involved here at Akron Law. If you are interested in serving as a PAD officer for the 2011-2012 academic year, email Howard Wernow hlw6@zips.uakron.edu with the position for which you want to be considered. Contested positions will be given a 3 minute speech at the meeting with a 1 minute Pro.