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MELSA Elections

Bannan 236 12 p.m.

Academic Advising Week High Tech Law

Noon Bannan 127 One Minute

Advising 12-1/ 5-6

Levy

W&L Rolanda

Pierre– Dixon 12-1

Bannan 241

PISJ Elections

Noon Bannan 236

TLF Open Staff Meeting

12-1:00pm Benson A

Academic Advising

International Noon

1 Minute 12/5-6

Levy

LCS Speed

Networking 6-8pm

Mission Room

ACLU-IU Board Election

12-1:00pm Bannan 135

LCS Legal Recruiting

11:30-1:30 Bannan

Academic Advising

Planning for Social Justice

Noon 1 miute

12/6-8:30 Levy Lounge

Planning for Part Time 5:30/8:30

Bannan 127

Bar Prep IV 12-4pm

Performance Test

Steven Harris Barbri

Faculty Class Fair

Noon Bannan

Barrister’s Ball! Marriot!

Academic Advising Week

Noon Bannan 127 One Minute

Advising 4-5 Levy Lounge

Virtues and Vices of Open

Software Eben Moglen

5:30-6:45 Willamin

Room

PTLSA Officer Info

Meeting 8:45

Bannan Lounge

GRAPEVINE Calendar of Events

Week of March 19th 2007

The

Online: www.scu.edu/law/resources/grapevine.html

SBA Executive Board

President Dan Schaar

VP (Full-Time) Jennifer Leung

VP (Part-Time) Mary Likins

Treasurer Justin Bates

Secretary Candice Macario

3L Representatives

Erika Rivera Erica Tierney Racole Henry

Jenni Klock ALTERNATE

Ramon Lopez

2L Representatives

Ben Procter Curtis Macon

Jason Mendelson Kevin Magnus ALTERNATES

Sonia Feldstein Monica Davis

1L Representatives

ABA LSD

Quote Of The Week Don’t part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist but you have ceased to live.” Mark Twain

Jessica Tipton Christine W ang

Molly Healy Bo Cotton

ALTERNATES Lauren Ogata Sherin Rashedi

Ankita Patel Emily Andrews Jessica Anderson Hannah Yu Catherine DeCoro

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The

Online: www.scu.edu/law/resources/grapevine.html

Week of September 4th, 2006

The Grapevine is published weekly by the Student Bar Association for the Santa Clara School of Law students, faculty, administration, and community. The Grapevine strives to be an accessible resource for SBA infor-mation, campus activity, and student life. Please send event informa-tion, article submissions and advertisements in jpeg or pdf for-mat to scugrapevine@gmail.com by Friday at 8:00 a.m.. Submis-sions may be altered or edited to fit layout space constraints.

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From the Editor Candice

Happy Monday,

Hey eve-ryone re-member to vote in the SBA Elec-tions all this week!

Also Bar-rister Ball tickets are still on sale and the Ball is Fri-day Night !

Con-gratulations to all those who advanced in Honors Moot Court

and good luck to-night.

Be sure to not miss Academic Advising Week eve-ryday this week.

Have a

great week! Take

Care, Candice

B. Macario

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Candice Macario, 2L SBA Secretary cmacario@scu.edu

Justin Bates, 3L SBA Treasurer jbates@scu.edu

Jen Leung, 2L SBA VP (Full Time) jyleung@scu.edu

Dan Schaar, 2L SBA President dschaar@scu.edu

Mary Likins, 3L SBA VP (Part Time) mlikins@scu.edu

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SCU Event Information

PRISON VISIT On Friday April 6, the Criminal Law Society and the North-ern California Innocence Project will be co-sponsoring a tour of Salinas Valley State Prison, a maximum security facility. The tour starts at 12 and the prison is a little over an hour away so we will leave campus around 10. We expect to return to campus around 6. There are limited spaces so please respond soon if you are interested. To sign up, simply take a clearance form from David Richter's folder in Bannan Lounge (in the 2L section). Fill out the form and place it back in his folder. First come, first serve. The form requests some potentially confidential information. If you have any concerns about this please contact David directly at drichter@scu.edu and alternative arrangements can be made. Forms have to be in by March 26, but space is limited so sooner is better. Once you fill out a clearance form, you will also need to complete a participant agree-ment form for the university. If you have any questions contact David at drich-ter@scu.edu. For more information about the prison, see this link: http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Visitors/fac_prison_SVSP.html

TLF OPEN STAFF MEETING WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2007

PARLOR A, BENSON CENTER 12-1pm

You're invited to attend an open staff meeting with our Tech LawForum edi-tors to learn more about the topics of patent reform and internet policy as well as how you can publish or produce a podcast for TLF!

This meeting will feature a presentation by Student Editor for Tech LawForum, Mike Gorman about the MedImmune v. Genentech case.

WHAT IS TLF? Tech LawForum (TLF) is an online publication dedicated to the dialogue of critical legal issues affecting the high tech field. Take a look at www.techlawforum.net! HOW DO I GET INVOLVED? Can't make it this time? Come to another of our open staff meetings sched-uled on: Wed. 4/25 Bannan 137 Wed. 5/23 Bannan 137 These all take place from 12-1pm. Lunch will be provided.

PRO BONO RECOGNITION PROGRAM

Have you volunteered at least 50 hours since May 1, 2006? You may be eligible to receive an award through the Pro Bono Recognition Program! How do I know whether my hours qualify? Volunteer work must be completed with a public interest, non-profit, or government organization or public sector office and must not be for credit or compensation. Qualifying activities include but are not limited to:

Non-profit Organizations Governmental Agencies and Offices Clerking for a judge (if not for credit) Volunteer projects through school or in community (FLY, NOLA, beach clean-up, etc.) If unsure whether your activities qualify, contact Nicole Clemens or Braeden Sullivan at PILCS to check.

How do I apply? Complete the Work Verification Form, available online at http://www.scu.edu/law/careers/pro_bono_project.html (click on the Work Verification Form link). Turn in your Work Verification Form by 5pm on Thursday, April 12, 2007 to Public Interest Law Career Ser-vices. Bring it to our office (LCS section of Loyola Hall), fax it to us at 408-554-5043, or drop it off in the PILCS mail folder in Bannan.

How do I receive the award? You will be invited to an informal luncheon on Wednesday, April 18 in Bannan 127. Award recipients will be formally recognized at the annual Pub-lic Interest & Social Justice Graduation. The event is scheduled for Thursday, May 17.

For More Information: Drop by the PILCS office in Loyola Hall, email Braeden at BLSullivan@scu.edu, or call Nicole at 408-554-6930.

2006-2007 WORK VERIFICATION FORMS ARE DUE

THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2007 BY 5PM

IP STUDENTS: WIN FAME & FORTUNE!!!

AIPLEF AWARDS The school can nominate one student to compete for various national awards administered by the American Intellection Property Law Educa-tion Foundation, including the prestigious Jan Jancin Award with a cash prize of $5,000. The nominated student will need to prepare a more complete application after selection. Get more details at http://www.aiplef.org/scholarships/jan_jancin/.

ABA-BNA EXCELLENCE IN IP AWARDS The school can designate up to six students as winners of the ABA/BNA Award for Excellence in the Study of Intellectual Property Law, administered by the American Bar Association's Section of Intellectual Property Law and The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. Winners typically get a free book and a certificate of recognition. Get more details at http://www.bnabooks.com/awards/ipawards.htm.

NATHAN BURKAN COMPETITION This competition is open to any unpublished paper (less than 50 pages long) by a 2L, 3L or 4L on “any aspect of copyright law.” The school can select up to two winners to receive $600 and $250, respectively. These two papers also will be forwarded to a national competition. Before submitting your paper, please carefully review the rules at http://www.ascap.com/musicbiz/burkan/.

HOW TO APPLY * To apply for the AIPLEF and ABA-BNA awards, submit your current resume and transcript to Prof. Eric Goldman (Bergin 206) by April 30th. * To apply for the Nathan Burkan competition, submit your paper to Prof. Eric Goldman (Bergin 206) by April 30th. As explained on the ASCAP website, the competition has very detailed rules about paper format and length. The paper you submit to Prof. Goldman must comply strictly with those rules. If you have any questions about these competitions, please contact Professor Goldman at egoldman@gmail.com.

Chinese at Wednesday noon. Want to learn Chinese? Are you going to

China this summer? Prof. Szto is offering four introductory Chi-

nese lessons for law students, staff and fac-ulty on the following Wednesdays at noon in

the Benson dining area: March 28, and April 4.

Bring your lunch. For more information, you may contact Prof. Szto at mszto@scu.edu or Ying Li (1L) at

yli2@scu.edu. See you soon!

Santa Clara University School of Law

Class of 2007 Graduate Luncheon

You are cordially invited to attend a luncheon

in honor of The Law Class of 2007 Graduates to celebrate their achievements and recognize

their contributions to the School of Law. Thursday, April 12, 2007 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Leavey Center Santa Clara University

RSVP to Joanie Schuller at jschuller@scu.edu or

408-551-1776 by April 5, 2006.

If you didn’t get a chance to attend or bid on items at the Women & Law Benefit, you have one last

chance to win!

Women & Law Silent Auction Items include: a 3-day PMBR course, a night at

Sorensen's Resort, a night at the Garden Court Hotel or two nights at the Atlantis Casino and Resort.

To bid, please add your name, contact info and your bid to the sheets posted on the boards in Bannan Lounge. All proceeds

from this auction will be split between the Grameen Educational Scholarship Fund and

the Women and Law Scholarship Fund.

Bidding will end at 5pm on

Friday, April 30, so act fast! If you have any questions,

please contact Mary Thorpe at mthorpe@scu.edu.

Jessica Tipton SBA ONLINE EDITOR

Top 5 Reasons to vote “Jess the tip” 5: Knows that the World Wide Web was not invented by Al Gore. 4: Current SBA 1L representative. 3: If I told you I was great with clipart… is that something you might be interested in? 2: Will keep you more on top things than the sherpas on Mt. Everest. 1: Can do amazing things by cutting and pasting.

Public Interest Social Justice Coalition

ELECTIONS

Wed. March 28, 12 p.m.

Bannan 236