In my experience, the transformation from everyday person to law school student is oddly similar to getting married. You think you know exactly what you’re doing and how to succeed, and a month in you realize you really have no idea what you’ve gotten yourself into. When I was 22, I had no idea how to be a wife. I …
Election Day captures KU’s unwaveringly inclusive spirit
When my siblings and I were growing up, my mother – being the socially prudent and impeccably mannered woman that she is – instructed us to never, under any circumstances, engage new acquaintances on the topic of politics. She knew that likelihood of your ideologies conflicting and directing your relationship into cold and isolated waters far outweighed the chances that …
Student org spotlight: Environmental Law Society
Environmental Law Society members plant a redbud tree on Jayhawk Boulevard during the Replant Mount Oread event in March 2012. The Environmental Law Society welcomes its new members and supporters for 2012-13! The ELS hosted its kick-off meeting Tuesday, Sept. 18 and introduced this year’s officers, faculty supporters, and upcoming events. After a brief hiatus, the ELS came back full …
Extra, extra! Kansas Law Free Press to publish first issue of academic year
The Kansas Law Free Press is a news publication written by students at KU Law. KLFP is about news things, big ideas, awkwardness, intellectual diversity, refinement, and getting to the point. It’s dedicated to informing, inspiring, and entertaining the students, faculty, and administration at KU Law as well as the community at large. KLFP was founded two years ago by …
Student organization spotlight: Law Students for Reproductive Justice
KU’s chapter of Law Students for Reproductive Justice is part of a nationwide organization that believes reproductive justice will exist when all people can exercise the rights and access the resources they need to thrive and to decide whether, when and how to have and parent children with dignity, free from discrimination, coercion or violence. The goals of this group …
SBA president represents students, gets inspired at ABA Meeting
SBA President Michael Andrusak, right, and Matt Gorney, secretary/treasurer of the ABA Law Student Division, recently attended the ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago on behalf of KU Law students. On Aug. 2 I was privileged to attend the 2012 American Bar Association Annual Conference in Chicago. Since I was the first member of the KU Law Student Bar Association to …