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VOLUME 2012/2013 ISSUE 22 FEBRUARY 4, 2013

The Digest

PBA & WIP Presentation ........... 2

CDO News ............................. 4

Dress for Success .................... 5

Bookstore Briefs ..................... 6

TAHS Hugh Pearce Competition 7

From the Library ..................... 8

Study Abroad .......................... 9

Sidebar Menu ........................ 10

Inside this issue:

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“WHAT YOU DO NOT LEARN IN LAW SCHOOL”

Join the Pennsylvania Bar Association and Women in the

Profession as they host "What You Do Not Learn in Law School", a panel featuring the professional experiences of solo practitioners and female lawyers. This panel provides

an inside look into the daily aspects of practicing law from the practitioner's standpoint.

Refreshments will be provided!

Tuesday, February 19th at 5 p.m. in L204

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

February

5 MANDATORY Character & Fitness Presentation for all 1lL Students

5 BLSA Lecture & Reception

6 Environment Law Distinguished Speaker Series

7 Davor Photography/Sr. Portraits

11 Celebrate Chinese New Year

12 In-Service Day (no classes)

19 Pizza & Policy in the Pit

19 Environmental Law Distinguished Speaker Series

19 WIP & PBA Presentation

March

4-8 Spring Break

WIDENER SCHOOL OF LAW RECYCLING

PROGRAM IS

SINGLE-STREAM

REDUCE! REUSE! RECYCLE!!

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Celebrate CHINESE NEW YEAR with APALSA February 11, 2013, in the Pit

Stop by our table and learn about the traditions of Chinese New Year and receive a fortune, traditional candies or choose

from a variety of teas to sample!

"Chinese culture has a lot of virtues that are tremen-dously valuable to not only us as Asian-Americans, but also the

world in general." ~ Martin Yan

If you have any questions, please send Cynthia Lee an e-mail at CSLee@mail.Widener.edu.

Sponsored by:

Asian Pacific American Law Student Association

“If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will avoid one hundred days of sorrow.”

Chinese Quotation

ARAMARK SIDEBAR CAFÉ

Breakfast

10:00—11:00 a.m. Lunch

11:00 a.m.—2:30 p.m.

HARRISBURG LAW NEWS

Submission information:

The NEXT issue of The Digest will be pub-lished on February 11, 2013.

All information should be submitted to Dorothy Koncar.

(dakoncar@widener.edu), Administration Building by NOON, Wednesday, Febru-ary 6th, in order for the news to be pub-lished.

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CAREER DEVELOPMENT NEWS

CDO WORKSHOP

"PA Client Security Fund"

Kathy Peifer, Esq.

Feb. 27th, 5:00 p.m. in L203

It's spring recruitment time again!!! If you are interested in applying for an interview for the Air Force JAG, log onto Symplicity under OCI to bid. Interviews will be held on-campus on February 7, 2013. Contact the CDO with any questions

**Mock Interviews available upon request with Karen Durkin.**

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Bookstore Briefs

Watch for a BIG SALE on Hoods and Crews.

Coming in March!

Purchase your textbooks soon.

Returns will begin in February as we prepare

for our annual inventory.

Don’t Be Left Behind!

Currently we have the following that may belong to you:

A prepaid textbook

Another text found on a shelf in the store.

A black sleeveless t-shirt mixed in with a returned item.

Stop by to claim if they are yours!

FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS Lee Zimmerman, Maintenance Philip Ayala, ITS Vice Dean Robyn Meadows

Widener University School of Law – Harrisburg

Trial Advocacy Honor Society

The annual Hugh B. Pearce Trial Advocacy Honor Society competition is just around the corner. The Hugh B. Pearce internal trial competition is the only Widener Law competition that provides the opportunity for students to compete against one an-other in a full trial. It is open to all second, third, and fourth year Widener Law stu-dents, regardless of grade point average. The competition culminates with the top team from each Widener campus going head-to-head.

Competition rounds will begin March 13th. Please hurry and reserve your spot in the competition by signing up on the Trial Advocacy Honor Society information board in the PIT. The Hugh B. Pearce competition sign-up sheet will be taken down February 15th at midnight. For those students interested in knowing more about the Hugh B. Pearce competition, there will be an information session offered by the Trial Advocacy Honor Society Executive Board on February 6th, 2013 from 5 - 6 p.m. in L202.

PLEASE NOTE:

Individuals with a 2.7 grade point average and above who perform well in the Hugh B. Pearce competition may be selected for admission to the Trial Advocacy Honor So-ciety

ATTENTION 1L Students:

Sign up sheets will also be posted on the Trial Advocacy information board in the PIT for 1L students interested in acting as witnesses for the competition. This is a great way for students to gain insight into the competition and the Trial Advocacy Honor Society and held decide if membership into the society is something of interest dur-ing your second year.

We look forward to seeing your name on the competition list,

The 2012-2013 Trial Advocacy Honor Society Executive Board

For more information on the Hugh B. Pearce competition, please contact Vice Presi-dent - Internal Competitions Alicia Glasser at glasser3487@comcast.net or visit the Trial Advocacy Honor Society information board in the PIT.

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FROM THE LIBRARY

As February is African American History Month, the librarians decided to do a se-ries of articles on African American lawyers and judges in American history. The first entry will briefly introduce you to the first African American to be licensed to practice law in America: Macon Bolling Allen, originally of Indiana.

Mr. Allen was admitted to the Maine Bar on July 3, 1844 after having apprenticed for a local attor-ney in Portland. Originally hired by the Portland abolitionist Gerald Samuel Fes-senden to work as a law clerk, Allen’s work and intellect was so impressive that Fessenden vouched for him at the Portland District Court as being qualified to prac-tice law. This application was initially rejected by the Court under the reasoning Allen was “not a citizen.” Shortly thereafter, Allen passed the bar examination and was sworn in as an attorney. Unfortunately, Allen discovered that it was difficult to practice law in Maine, as not many people of color would seek him out for repre-sentation and whites were uncomfortable being represented in court by a man of color.

Allen subsequently moved his practice to Boston, MA, where upon passing the bar examination he was admitted to practice in 1845. He later successfully passed the Justice of the Peace examina-tion in 1848, likely becoming the first African American to hold a judicial office. After the Civil War, Allen again moved his law practice to South Carolina. In South Carolina he would also hold judicial office.

A timeline of Allen’s life and professional accomplishments is available at:

http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/articles/pages/4102/Allen-Macon-Bolling-1816-1894.html

An 1845 Boston newspaper clip documenting Allen’s Massachusetts bar passage is located at:

http://www.masshist.org/longroad/03participation/profiles/allen_popup.htm

To read the fascinating story of Allen’s life as a lawyer and judge, check out the following articles:

F. Mark Terison’s article: Macon Bolling Allen – A Milestone for Maine in 15 Maine Law Journal 234 (2000). This article is available from the HeinOnline database in the Bar Journals library,

Clarence G. Contee’s article: Macon B. Allen: “First” Black in the Legal Profession in Vol. 83, No. 2 The Crisis 67 (1976). This article is available on Google Books at: http://books.google.com/books?id=9Z16A47bwt0C&lpg=PA67&dq=&pg=PA67#v=onepage&q&f=false

As always, if you have questions call the Information Desk at 717-541-3933 or click on the “Ask a Librarian” widget found on the Law Library’s homepage at:

http://law.widener.edu/LawLibrary.aspx

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SIDEBAR CAFÉ February 4—8, 2013

Breakfast from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Lunch from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Monday Kettle Classic Lumberjack Vegetable Soup

Montaque’s Deli Chicken Cordon Bleu Sandwich

Café Feature Egg & Sausage Sandwich

Itza Pizza Chicken Ranch Pizza by the Slice

Tuesday Kettle Classic Sicilian Lentil Soup

Montaque’s Deli Pesto Genoa Sandwich

Café Feature Egg & Bacon Sandwich

Itza Pizza Vegetable Pizza by the Slice

Wednesday Kettle Classic Cream of Mushroom Soup

Montaque’s Deli Hummus & Cucumber Wrap

Café Feature Egg & Ham Muffin

Itza Pizza Pepperoni Pizza by the Slice

Thursday Kettle Classic Shrimp Roasted Corn Soup

Montaque’s Deli Mushroom Cheddar Burger

Café Feature Egg & Bacon on a Roll

Itza Pizza Meat Lovers Pizza by the Slice

Friday Kettle Classic Potato & Bacon Soup

Montaque’s Deli Turkey & Havarti Sandwich Café Feature Egg & Tomato Omelet

Itza Pizza Cheese Pizza by the Slice