Student Life
Keeper of KU Law Milestones Celebrates One of Her Own
LaVerta Logan retiring after 19 years of supporting studentsAfter 19 years of service, the incomparable LaVerta Logan, assistant director of KU Law’s Career Services Office and 2013 KU Employee of the Year, is retiring. Logan is well known around Green Hall for her warm smile and cheerful demeanor…
Cowboy Hats & Friendly Adversaries
Student gets a taste of life and law in southwest Kansas Call me Buck. Several days ago – never mind how many exactly – having little or no belt buckles in my dresser and nothing specific to interest me in Lawrence, I thought I would see the western part of Kansas. I have always wanted to see…
Saying 'I do' to Marriage, Homeownership and Law School
We’ve all heard of the Rule of Threes. Things are supposed to be funnier when they happen in threes. Bad things happen in threes. And for me, this year has proven that the adage is true for big life events, too: I got married in May, bought a house in Lawrence two weeks before that (I…
The ‘Best Bet to Succeed:’ 2L and Navy Reservist Supports KU’s Student Veterans
Derek Kandt and the USS Enterprise in the Arabian Gulf in 2012.Army Specialist Spencer Duncan was serving in Afghanistan when his helicopter was shot down in 2011, killing him and 37 other U.S. troops and support personnel. Last month, 2L Derek Kandt, president of KU’s Student Veterans of America,…
Mock Trial Introduces Undergrads to Courtroom Careers
Law school may be a few years away, but some KU undergrads are building their oral advocacy skills and gaining courtroom experience before they even finish their bachelor’s degrees. The KU Mock Trial team competes in simulated courtroom trials, pitting their analysis and advocacy skills against…
Zainab Radhi, SJD’15
Professor Raj Bhala and Zainab Radhi, SJD’15, recall their first encounter with wonder and amusement. Radhi was interested in pursuing her Doctor of Juridical Science, and she wanted an expert in international and Islamic law to advise her research -- one familiar with the Islamic economic…
Pregnant in Law School | Part 4: Meeting Baby Kendall
KU Law student Joni Bodnar welcomes her daughter, Kendall, into the world." In order to survive my last semester as a law student with a brand new baby, I did a lot of planning ahead of time. KU Law offers two winter intercession courses that count for the spring semester, as well as an…
Pregnant in Law School | Part 3: Staying Focused
From left: Law students Jennifer Hackman, Professor Bill Westerbeke, Joni Bodnar, Ashlyn Lindskog, Andrea Horvath and Suzanne Hale at a baby shower that Westerbeke threw for Bodnar.By the time the fall semester began, I was almost halfway through my pregnancy at 18 weeks. I had made it through my…
Pregnant in Law School | Part 2: The Internship
From left, Grant Treaster, Paul Budd, Joni Bodnar and Christopher Staley (Washburn). Like many 2Ls beginning their summer internship, I was extremely nervous and worried about making a good impression, hoping for that coveted offer of full-time employment at the end of the summer. I was also one…
Pregnant in Law School | Part 1: The Big News
Joni Bodnar, 7 months pregnant, right, pictured with her younger sister When I first learned I was pregnant, I had just completed my 2L year and was two weeks into my summer internship with a law firm. Now I know there are many different emotions a woman may feel when she finds out she is…