Category: Events

Diversity News Roundup April 2013

Spring is here (well, sort of) which means the semester is almost over and finals are on the way. Before you escape to the land of studying, there are still some great on-campus events to attend. The final Legacy Series panel will be on April 8, from 1-2PM entitled Diversity in the Legal Profession: Presentation [...]

Diversity News Roundup March 2013

March is Women’s History Month! Check out the Radical Women’s History Project where creator Shelby Knox highlights, “the accomplishments of the world’s women, explicitly centering women of color, indigenous, queer, trans, women with disabilities, and non-Western women.” A few ways you can celebrate Women’s History Month in Boston is to walk the Boston Women’s Heritage [...]

Diversity News Roundup February 2013

Happy Black History Month! In celebration of both Black History Month and the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, I will present a panel on the Emancipation Proclamation as part of my Legacy Series on February 21st. The panel entitled From Emancipation to Redemption will include Professors David Lyons and Christian Samito. There are also [...]

Do you know your celebrity mustaches very well? Once again, BU Law Pub Trivia!

After the success of this event last spring it’s now become a once a semester event.  This past fall and last Thursday night marked two great evenings of fun for BU Law and trivia for ’11-’12 came to a close.  Sponsored by our office and the SGA we had another stellar turnout of well over [...]

The Amazing Race – BU Law Style!

This is the first post of the school year and it’s short and sweet. If you’re reading this before the Amazing Race kicks off then you have a huge advantage. Figure out the clue below and you have one question already solved. That being said watch the video below and use that challenge to solve [...]

You Can Learn A Lot From A Dummy – A Different Kind Of Public Service Announcement

Do you remember those PSA superstars from the late 80′s and 90’s that crashed (pun intended, sorry) into pop culture for the benefit of our safety?  Public service announcements have had a long history dating back all the way to World War Two.  They’re there to raise awareness of issues, possibly even to motivate you [...]

Diversity By Another Name – Introducing the CRS Forum

Back in 1872, Isaac Rich, Lee Clafin and Jacob Sleeper created BU Law, the second school as part of the Boston University system.  Upon deciding that a law school would be a good thing, Clafin, Rich and Sleeper also made a crucial decision in creating the first law school class at BU Law.  They decided [...]

Playing the Air Guitar at Work for a Good Cause

Yes, I rock a mean air guitar. But the thought of bringing those skills to the work place is never something you plan on. However last week I found myself shredding my invisible axe all for the sake of the BU Law community via Legal Follies.  Anyhow, with the shows coming up later this week [...]

To Loathe and Love the Snow: A New Englander’s Lament of this Winter

I love the winter.  I loathe this current winter.  Freshly fallen snow is a beautiful thing to see.  The sight of snow this winter terrifies me as my driveway resembles a white tunnel on the verge of a cave-in.  As someone who grew up around here I’m not really too put off by a long [...]

What do Atticus Finch, Count Chocula, and Saved by the Bell all have in common? – BU LAW Pub Trivia!

Thanks to all who organized and came out for last night’s Pub Trivia! Despite the snow (Pop quiz: How much snow is typical in Boston in January?), new classes and lots of other events,  close to 250 law students gathered at Lansdowne Pub for Trivia.  The event was cosponsored by our office, the Student Advisors [...]