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Berry Scheck's Speech p.6
Vohiroc XXXVII, Number V
An
New Computer System p. 8
April 2005
O TAT I O N S
The Student Newspaper of South Texas College of Law
Student
Perspective's...
What do you
like the least
about finals?
Having to study for them
Mike Day 3L
" You sit too long and eat too
much." - Tonva Rolland 2L
"Everyone s in a bad mood,
people stop smiling."
- Lindsey Merwin 2L
STCL Ranks Number One I!
U.S. News Rankings Shine on School
By Afton Granberry
Staff Writer
A
April was a big month
for South Texas Ad-
vocacy, not only was the
program ranked number
one in the nation by U.S.
News and World Report,
but the program proved
that ranking was well de-
served by winning the
American Bar Association
National Moot Court com-
petition for the second
year in a row.
Va-
y ^
National Champions (back l-r) Hilary Greene, Charles Soechting, coach Natalie Tise and
Angela Hamilton with Dean James Alfini and Director of Advocacy T. Gerald Treece
The team of
Hillary Greene, Angela
Hamilton and Charles
Soechting beat a team
from the University of
Georgia in the final round
to win the national ABA
competition, this was the
ninth time in the last 13
years a team from South
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Worried About Your Debt ?
This Might Help
By Tabitha A. Serrano
Staff Writer
time to write
Hot you know."
3L
The average law stu-
dent faces many
struggles including getting
good grades, finding a
suitable career, and pass-
ing the bar. These con-
cerns almost always sur-
mount any less demanding
worries. Indeed, during
the three or four years it
takes to complete law
school, a student is more
apt to brush seemingly
petty financial worries to
the back of her mind. Con-
sidering the life altering
ramifications of large
amounts of debt prior to
graduation seems unduly
David Young relaxes between classes watching TV and thinking about the particulars of
student debt managment.
bothersome, even useless
given the ever multiplying
factors that will hinder or
enhance a student's ability
to pay back the loans.
It is easy to set
aside financial worries
while in law school, not
only because of the
plethora of other compet-
ing concerns, but also be-
cause of the sheer financial
optimism that attending
law school inspires. After
all, according to a report
issued in 2002 by the U.S.
Census Bureau individuals
with professional degrees,
including a J.D., could ex-
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Hennessey, Patrick J., III. South Texas College of Law Annotations (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 5, Ed. 1, April, 2005, newspaper, April 2005; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth144567/m1/1/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting South Texas College of Law.