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Bar Exam Results. p.3
Volume XXXVU, Number III
Fed-Soc Brings Speaker....... p. 10
December 2004
annotations
The Student Newspaper of South Texas College of Law
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December Grade Bid Fond Farewell
Soon-to-be Lawyers Reflect on Time at South Texas
Staff Writer
The members of the
winter 2004 graduat-
ing class are preparing to
depart South Texas to be-
gin new chapters of their
lives. After having
amassed 90 hours of credit
- 1,120 class hours - over
five to eight semesters in
the study of law, these stu-
dents undoubtedly have
developed opinions and
gleaned insights that they
might share, for the
amusement or the enrich-
ment of those who will fol-
low.
The soon-to-be-
graduates have a wealth of
experience on which they
might draw in offering ad-
vice that might guide those
who are continuing to toil
away in law school.
David Stephenson
suggests that students
"avoid spending three
years sitting in a class-
room." Rather, he recom-
mends that they "take ad-
vantage of the wide array
of externships and clinics
offered at South Texas.
Take everything you can in
your area of interest, and
you will learn invaluable
lessons about the reality of
the practice of law."
He says that, al-
though the General Civil
Clinic "requires a great
deal of effort, the clinic
affords students the unique
opportunity to work on
real world divorce, guard-
ianship, and social security
cases." He has also been
pleased with the faculty
and staff who head up the
Clinic, whose concern for
the educational develop-
ment of their students he
appreciates. The program
is also a great way to gain
experience while simulta-
Continued on P. 5
SBA's Annual Food Drive Scoree Big
2004 Proves to be a Record Year for South Texas
•WZI
The SB A Food Drive
was a great success.
During mid-se-
mester, as the relentless
onslaught of knowledge
reaches a steady pace and
the days are filled with
seemingly endless streams
of books and papers, it is
surprisingly easy to fall
into a lull. Indeed, law
school life leads to a cer-
tain, discomforting insu-
larity. It is easy to forget
to eat or sleep or call a
friend. It is even easier to
neglect the community at
large. Fortunately, every
year opportunities arrive
that allow the student body
to recall the outside world
and to contribute a little
something to the less for-
tunate. The Student Bar
Association's Annual
Food Drive is one such
opportunity.
Conceived of al-
most eight years ago as a
way to engage the South
Texas College of Law with
the community outside its
walls, the food drive has
been one of the prime
events of the fall semester.
Collecting food during the
fall is essential because the
amount of food available
to the less fortunate is usu-
ally scarcer during the fall
months than during the
summer. Therefore orga-
nizations and institutions
are encouraged to call
upon their members to as-
sist in the food collection
process. South Texas is
one organization that
wholeheartedly helps in
the effort to provide food
to the needy.
The vice president
Continued on P. B
By Tabitha A. Serrano
Staff Writer
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