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I N u T o N IK A F orum for News, Features &r Opinions in the Law School Community Wednesday, February 24, 2010 Vol. 24, No. 11 GW Law Dems to Host 5th Theresa Bowman Elected Annual Nat'l SBA President for 2010-2011 Democratic BY KATIE EARNEST Law Students Editor-in-Chief Convention The students of GW Law elected everything possible to help our students in mentoring and mock interviewing pro Theresa Bowman as President of the the job market." gram as well as student panels on outlin Student Bar Association in yesterday's In her statement before the elec ing. As a Senator, I compiled student BY KRYSTLE CADOGAN elections. tions, Bowman wrote the following:"T his LRW suggestions into a senate report, Staff Writer Bowman ran on a platform similar year, I worked with the law school deans which has helped guide reforms to the to candidates in the past, emphasizing program." the need for flexible exam scheduling, Bowman spoke with Nota Bene On the weekend of March 12th improving LRW and building facilities, shortly after the election and had this to through 14th, the GW Law Democrats and improving Career Services. In her say: "I am so honored to be have been host the Fifth Annual National Demo answer to Nota Bene's pre-election survey, chosen to represent the student body next cratic Law Students Council Convention. Bowman said: "My biggest goal for next year. It's going to be challenging work, The GW Law Dems are hosting this year is to work with the CDO in striving but I am eager to get started and excited event with the support of the Catholic to help our students and new alumni suc for the coming year. John Sorrenti has Law Democrats. Friday and Saturday ceed in a difficult job market. I will do done a fantastic job this year and I hope NDLSC events will be held at GW, and this by continuing to promote programs to build upon his good work. Sunday NDLSC events will be held at that I put into place this year such as the I really want to thank everyone Catholic Law. Student Career Mentoring Program as who helped me out this week, and Nota The theme of the NDLSC conven well as student panels on networking. Bene for giving the candidates a forum to tion this year is "Maintain the Momen I will also work to establish an alumni discuss their ideas. A lot good, creative tum: Organizing and Issues in the Age database in which students can more ideas were forwarded by Giri Iyengar and of Obama." The Dems have organized quickly get in contact with alumni in their Rushab Sanghvi during their campaigns a variety of interesting panels. On Satur preferred practice areas and geographic and I look forward to incorporating some Theresa Bowman day morning of the NDLSC convention, destinations. Programs like these will not of those ideas irvto next year's agenda." The election results for the remain attendees can learn about topics ranging get students jobs overnight. At the same ing SBA positions have not yet been certi from "Running for Office: How Young time, the next SBA President will be in the unique position to enable the SBA and to put together Orientation week for lLs. fied, but check Nota Bene online for the To help students secure jobs, I created a latest updates in election news. See GW Law Dems on Page 6 the GW Law community as a whole to do GW Law Conquers International Moot Court Competition in India BY CALEB DULIS Stuff Writer "a remarkable effort by the students that While the rest of the George Wash best. The winning team's award included address at the conclusion of the compe reflects so well on them." She said, "Joc ington community hunkered down in a scholarship to a five-week course at the tition, according to the Indian Express elyn and Sarah took the lead in all aspects advance of massive snow storms, law World Trade Institute's summer acad newspaper. of their preparation. They prepared the students Jocelyn Bond, a part-time 4L, emy on world trade regulation in Basel, Dean of the Law School Fredrick memorials on their own," adding "we and Sarah Knutson, a 3L, were busy com Switzerland. Lawrence described himself as "extremely are immensely proud of their accomplish- peting in -an d winning -th e 2nd Annual Bond said that the competition proud" of the winning team. "This is further evidence that our students can International Moot Court Competition "was an exceptional opportunity for GW See India on Page 1 at Gujarat National Law University in to strengthen its ties with the legal com compete on the highest levels with literally Gujarat, India. Over the course of four munity in India." She said the team "par worldwide competition," he said. "I am days of competition, from February 3 ticularly appreciated the chance to learn especially pleased that we participated in to February 7, the two battled a field of from the different perspectives present at the GNLU competition, part of our wide Editor's Note: The teams from thirty-eight Indian and six the competition. While the competition range of contacts with India." last edition of Nota international law schools, according to was challenging, we were pleased to be Professors Steve Charnovitz and promotional materials for the competition able to represent GW well." Susan Karamanian, who advised the Bene, volume 10, was and an article in The Times of India. The seven judges for the final team, echoed Dean Lawrence's praise. "I cancelled due to Snow- In the final round, according to round - who Knutson called "extremely am delighted that the team won," Char Legallylndia.com, Knutson and Bond impressive" -in cluded Christian Haberli, novitz said. "They prepared diligently pacolypse. You can find faced off against a team from Symbio senior consultant at the World Trade In for the competition. Our law school has all the articles in that is sis Law School, located in Pune, India. stitute, and Oshima Sataro, a member of a strong transnational and international Knutson said that, in addition to winning the World Trade Organization appellant curriculum, and this helps our students sue online at notabene. the team competition, she was named the body. Justice Cyriac Joseph of the Indian in international competitions." gwsba.com. best speaker overall and Bond the second- Supreme Court delivered a valedictory Karamanian described the win as NEWS FEATURES OPINION Page 3 Google's China Affair Page 5 Law Revue Scrapbook Page 4 Snowpacolypse - When Copping a Feel Crosses the Line Page 4 On the Docket The Aftermath Turning From One Deaf Ear to the Other De Novo Days Reversible Errors February 24, 2010 Page 2 Nota Bene OPINIONS NOTA BENE 2008 G STREET, N.W. WASHINGTON, DC 20052 [email protected] NOTA BENE IS A BI-WEEKLY STUDENT PUBLICATION AT THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY' LAW SCHOOL. NOTA BENE SERVES AS A FORUM FOR NEWS, FEATURES & OPINIONS IN THE LAW SCHOOL COMMUNITY . WE SEEK SUBMISSIONS FROM ALL AT GW LAW SCHOOL AT [email protected]. EDITOR IN CHIEF KATIE EARNEST FEATURES EDITOR CLARE CAVALIERO OPINIONS EDITOR RYAN BOWEN MANAGING EDITOR DENISE L. TURNER ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR WILLOW NOONAN ASSISTANT FEATURES EDITOR JOON SONG STAFF HEATHER BENTON KRYSTLE CADOGAN CALEB DULIS TIMOTHY FREY HANNAH GEYER TINA HU ANIKA KESWANI YUNJI KIM NOLAN KULBISKI MATTHEW LINDEN JILLIAN MEEK KATE MEREAND J ERRY NEWHALL V ADIM PARTIN SET SAMII LIZ SAXE LAUREN SCHMIDT TERENCE SCHOONE-JONGEN LISA STRAUSS ELIZABETH WESTBROOK The Good, the Bad, and the Snowy BY LIZ SAXE Opinion Columnist Snowmageddon was all the rage a government is quick to close its doors, couple weeks ago, but now that it's over, followed soon after by grocery and other the question is: was it worth all the fuss? stores, nothing seems to stand in the way The snow resulted in a week off, which of drinking like it's a balmy seventy-two. probably falls in the pro column. It af Nothing speaks to the American work forded frazzled students an opportunity ethic like venturing out on unplowed to catch up on reading. Or, there may streets to find everything shut down, only have been more pressing concerns to to discover beacons of hope radiating be dealt with, like sleep and important from the open signs at all the local liquor found a fix for its snowy-road woes: plow ostensibly clearing and treating tracks hobbies such as watching Law & Order stores and bars. And, once inside those the snow onto the sidewalks. A judicious and stuffing more trains into the tunnels (because there's always a marathon when bastions of warmth and prosperity, the solution if I've ever seen one. for shelter, new advertisements appeared you need one). snow seems to make any social awkward Quibble though I may with the in some of the stations.