Name: Justin Beegle
Year: 2L (Class of 2017)
Undergraduate institution: Emory University, Class of 2013; NCAA Postgraduate Scholar for Varsity Swimming
Experiences between college and law school: I was a paralegal at a criminal defense law firm in Atlanta, GA for a year. For the summer immediately preceding law school, I worked at a colonial-themed restaurant in Gettysburg, PA. I still have the knickers.
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Name: Kurtis Brown
Year: 1L (Class of 2018)
Undergraduate institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2015
Yesterday, U.S. News World & Report announced its 2017 list of “Best Law Schools.” Boston College Law School rose (again) this year, up four spots to #30.
Here is a letter sent out to the BC Law community from our Dean, Vincent Rougeau, commenting on the rise in the ranks:
BC Law officially kicked off Diversity Month with the “Taste of Diversity.” The event offers an opportunity for students to interact and sample food from the different affinity groups. Prior to the event, LSA President Nirav Bhatt ’16 said, “Every year students are excited for the tasty food and thought-provoking conversations that arise during the buffet style event. I’m looking forward to it!” Indeed, it’s an event that students have been talking about for weeks leading up to it. We all know students love free food, especially quality food!
Name: Ross Weimer 
Year: 3L (Class of 2016)
Undergraduate institution: University of Pittsburgh, Class of 2011, graduated summa cum laude
Favorite class: Land Use Law
Name: Justin Maloney
Year: 1L (Class of 2018)
Undergraduate institution: Providence College, Class of 2015, graduated summa cum laude; Highest GPA in the Philosophy Major; Highest GPA in the Business Studies Minor
Name: Rob Rossi
Year: 3L (Class of 2016)
Undergraduate institution: Boston College, B.S. in Management with concentrations in Finance & Marketing, Class of 2013, graduated magna cum laude
Coming into law school, I had no intention of ever stepping into a court room. I thought I wanted to do education policy work for a non-profit or government agency, hanging out behind a desk, engaging with complex issues at the highest levels, and generally avoiding an adversarial setting at all costs. But then I actually came to law school and what I thought I wanted shifted dramatically — which, spoiler alert, happens a lot!
My 2L year, my dear friend and current Law Student Association Vice President Andrea Clavijo lovingly coerced me into participating in the intra-school Moot Court competition. More on that later (and you can read about it on the BC Law web site here), but the tl;dr version is that Moot Court is basically fake appellate advocacy. Instead of making an argument to a jury, Law & Order style, you and a partner argue in front of a (fake) Supreme Court, focusing on the legal issues and advocating for what the law should be.
The experience was absolutely terrifying, and I. Absolutely. Loved It. Which is what brings me to the actual topic of the post: the best class I’ve taken in law school.
Name: Cusaj Thomas
Year: 1L (Class of 2018)
Undergraduate institution: Boston College, Class of 2015; Henry J. McMahon Award recipient; Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship finalist
Activities at BC Law (besides being an Ambassador): Historian, Black Law Students Association
Name: Anna Hunanyan
Year: 2L
Affinity Group: Middle Eastern Law Students Association (MELSA); 
Co-President
Undergraduate Institution:
UCLA, BA Business Economics, BA Comparative Literature
Experiences between college and law school:
I took a year off before starting law school. I spent half of that year working as a financial analyst and the other half as a legal assistant.
Favorite event that your organization plans:
Every semester MELSA invites a speaker to discuss a timely and relevant issue concerning the Middle East. We have had cutting edge thinkers engage the BC Law community on topics such as free speech and hate speech, the Armenian Genocide, and the development of ISIS in Iraq and Syria. We have been lucky to host speakers with diverse backgrounds and experiences coming from different parts of the world. The perspective they bring and share is thought-provoking.
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