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A Stronger BC Law, Together

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Today we’re hosting a guest blog from Talia Weseley, the incoming Law Student Association President.

BC Law was a very different place when I started as a 1L. While I felt very lucky to have some degree of in-person classes, it was impossible to not feel isolated and overwhelmed in the height of Covid. I was excited to start law school and begin this chapter of my life, but I also genuinely had no idea how I would fare trying to make friends and navigate this new environment.

I figured the best place to start would be to try and make friends over GroupMe. I distinctly remember feeling overwhelmed as I sat in my Zoom Civil Procedure class, and decided to post in my section GroupMe to ask if anyone wanted to form a study group. Looking back, I’m honestly not sure what I thought would come out of my shout into the void. Much to my surprise, nearly the entire section replied that they too felt overwhelmed and were also in search of the same community. In many ways, this moment was the first time I truly felt like I could find the support system and network I so craved at BC Law.

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2022-2023 Law Student Association Election Results

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The Boston College Law School students have spoken! 

Monday night, the polls closed and the Law Student Association results for the LSA Executive Board of 2022-2023 are: 

President: Taila Weseley

Vice President: Michael Alario

Secretary: Lucy Briody 

3L Rep: Elizabeth Foley

2L: Regine Cooper, Cam Drake, and Mark Kavensky

The Impact Blog appreciates and thanks all the students who took the time to vote. We are excited for what next year will bring. Congratulations to all!

Melissa Gaglia is a second-year student at BC Law. Contact her at gagliam@bc.edu.

LSA Elections at the Zoom School of Law

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As our entire academic reality has shifted onto Zoom, fundraisers have begun to raise money on behalf of the Zoom School of Law which many thousands of law students now joke is where we all go to school.

And yet in some ways the world keeps turning, and that provides minor solace to those who crave a scheduled life. We press on, talking about final exams, registering for fall classes, and daydreaming about future plans.

In that scheduled rhythm, we find ourselves in LSA elections. ‘Tis the time of year where our peers campaign for our vote to lead us through the twists and turns of the next year of law school. It involves campaign promises, town hall style forums, and this year, a very stable internet connection.

Our current LSA president Tyler Hendricks had these wise words to share with us on why we should continue to care about this election cycle:

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