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record FOR THE Donations ■ Some of the nation’s top law schools are reporting record-breaking donations. And they’re using these gifts to help cover tuition costs, hire faculty and promote public interest programs. Last year, Harvard Law School brought in $48 million, according to The National Law Journal. New York University School of Law raised about $42 million and Columbia Law School collected almost $24 million. very preliminary and parties did not even meet. Touro’s Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center moved into the state-of-the-art campus adjacent to the federal courthouse in Central Islip last year. Outburst ■ University of Texas College of Law students were uneasy last month after a fellow classmate made outbursts in several classes that resulted in closing of some classes in the building for the rest of the day. Sources say a first-year law student made strange gestures during his classes, one of which involved making a stabbing motion into a book and another in which the student pantomimed shooting a gun. The dean of students approached the student and he voluntarily agreed to go to a counseling center for further evaluation. UT spokeswoman Amy Blakely said the UT Police Department and the university handled the situation appropriately. Hired ■ Campbell University School of Law has picked a team of two architecture firms to design its new law school in a downtown Raleigh office building. Shepley Bulfinch Richardson & Abbott of Boston will work with the Small Kane architecture firm of Raleigh to design the renovation of the building. Campbell said in 2007 that it plans to move its law campus to Raleigh from its main campus in Buies Creek. The $27.5 million project is expected to be complete by the start of the school year in August 2009. the state Senate this year. will take about $4.5 million to fix American Justice. Politics ■ Thomas M. Cooley Law School student Tim Nendorf formally joined the race for the Michigan House of Representatives 62nd District seat held by state Rep. Mike Nofs. Nendorf, a 23-year-old Western Michigan University grad and a Democrat, said he’s running to reverse the practice of legislators making hollow budget proposals and engaging in worthless partisan rhetoric. Nofs, a Republican, has said he’s interested in moving up to Salvaged ■ Students at American Justice School of Law recently sued the non-ABA accredited, for-profit law school for fraud. The case was settled by forcing three of the owners to transfer ownership to an investor group headed by a physician in Paducah, Dr. Laxmaiah Manchikanti. The main reason behind the lawsuit was the school’s failure to win accreditation. In Kentucky, graduates of non-accredited schools can’t take the bar. Manchikanti estimates it Sued ■ Seton Hall Law School and the Brazilian Voice sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to obtain documents regarding what they said were warrant less raids on the homes of immigrants. The law school and newspaper, both based in Newark, said they sued because the department rejected expedited processing of their request for the records, which was filed in December with the department under the Freedom of Information Act, according to the Associated Press. Both institutions believe there have been more than 40 immigration raids in New Jersey since January 2006. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 2,079 people in the raids last year, according to agency statistics cited by the school and newspaper. On the market? ■ Touro Law Center is not for sale, according to Bernard Lander, founder and president of Touro College. It was reported last month that the law center was in discussions to sell its just-opened Central Islip law school to Stony Brook University. Lander and other representatives said discussions were S Selected ■ Ross Meyer, a first-year law student at Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, has been selected for a two-year term as student O representative on the Arizona Board of Regents. The Arizona Senate must confirm r Meyer’s selection by Gov. Janet Napolitano. His term would begin this summer. M Meyer said he is excited about politics because of the opportunity to make a M positive change. “Students have a different perspective, and we need to allow the p student voice to be heard,” he said. s 6 preLaw

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preLaw Magazine - Spring 2008 Contents From the Editor For the Record Large Gender Gap Remains Among Political Hopefuls Man Charged in LSAT Scam Barry Dean Recognized New Report Examines Legal Ed Drexel Receives Accredidation New Mexico No. 1 for Hispanics A Film Journey in Law A Law Student at Last Debt Salvation Great Law Schools for Minorities Grad Opts Out of Big Firm Job Specialties Helpful Advice

preLaw Magazine - Spring 2008

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