Recently, while traversing the aisles of my local Target, I found myself nearly drowning in a red sea of assorted teddy bears, flowers, chocolates, and fatigued sales associates. Like Moses though, I split through the waters by politely saying excuse me and performing an awkward penguin-like shuffle by. As I finally made it to the aisle that contained Draino, the purpose of my shopping trip, I thought to myself that there must be much more to Valentine’s Day than modern American consumerism. My intuition was right.
Eternal January has ended, and Forever February has entered the picture. This winter has been particularly brutal, and, at least according to the baseless claims of that godforsaken groundhog, spring is still a long way off. Yet, sandwiched in the middle of what may be the dreariest month of the year is one of my favorite commercialized holidays: Valentine’s Day.
Happy Valentine’s Day, BC Law! Remember to tell your law school people that you love them!
Love is all over the place in law school. It probably makes sense since law students spend so much time together (shout out to our workload for inspiring a forced proximity trope). I had the opportunity to talk with BC Law class of 2016 alum Meghan Morgan about how she met her husband back in her first semester of law school in Fall of 2013 during one fateful 1L softball game. Fun fact: Rob actually helped to create BC Impact. Thank you to both of them for sharing their story with me and for letting me share it with the BC Law community. Let this be your sign to join your section’s softball team next fall.
Happy Valentine’s Day, and importantly, Happy Black History Month!
Since 1976, U.S. presidents have recognized February as Black History Month. February’s historical designation makes it a time to celebrate African American and Black people’s voices, cultures, adversities, and triumphs.
Though Black people in the United States have a resilient history of fighting the forces of racial injustice prior to the Civil Rights Movement, the American Civil Rights Movement is formally acknowledged as a period in the 1950’s and 60’s. This period was marked by historical moments such as the Brown v. Board of Education case decision, Rosa Park’s school bus arrest, and the March on Washington – to name a few. The Civil Rights Movement prompted the passing of two pivotal pieces of legislation, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965.
During the Civil Rights Movement, Black musicians continued contributing to their art. In honor of Black History Month and Valentine’s Day, enjoy this playlist of love songs by Black artists from the Civil Rights Movement era.
Happy Valentine’s Day! Beyond the brightly colored candies and vivid decor hung in honor of the holiday, Valentine’s Day is all about showing your love for the people and things that mean the most to you.
We decided to ask around about what students and faculty love most about BC Law. I’ve shared their responses below, and we’ll keep adding to this during the day. BC Law students, faculty and staff: share your own photos on social media with the hashtag #loveBCLaw!
I love BC Law because of the friends I’ve met and the memories we’ve made—both inside and outside the classroom. -Courtney Ruggeri ’21
I love BC Law Magazine. Stories about our wonderful students, faculty, alumni and community—what’s not to love? -Vicki Sanders
I love to see LLM students from all over the world, becoming friends thanks to BC Law! -Susan Simone Kang Pictured: Fangzheng Li and Jiaying Chen, China, Cristina Ullrich, Germany, Milena Cuadra, Costa Rica, Ankita Rath, India and Nadia Bouquet, France.
My favorite thing about BC Law is studying on the fourth floor of the library. It is very sunny and gets me through the long hours of assigned reading. -Ross Budryk ’22
What I love most about BC Law is how pretty campus is in the winter. Coming from Miami, I still get excited when I see the snow! -Stephen Millan ’22
BC has a special place in my heart since I am a Double Eagle. Spending so many years here has given me a heightened appreciation for the Law School and the community. -Jessica Loiacono ’22
I love my Criminal Law class this semester. It is entertaining and suits my interests well. -Charles Enberg ’22
I love Legal Grounds coffee shop. Stopping by for a soda, coffee, or snack is the perfect midday pick-me-up. -Maxwell Black ’22
This is a little odd, but one of the things I love most about BC Law is the lockers in the basement. After class everyone heads to the lockers to switch out their books and we all chat about class and life. -Devon Sanders ’22
Weirdly enough, my favorite thing about BC Law is the East Wing. Last semester our section had all of our classes there, so now it just feels like home! – Rekha Korlipara ’22
I love the architecture of campus. BC Law is truly the Hogwarts of law schools! – Athanasia Kouskoulas ‘22
The friendships I have made is are what I love most about BC Law. —Becky Powell ’22
My favorite thing about BC Law is that professors are always friendly and welcoming – my favorite is seeing Professor Bloom roam around on the 4th floor of the library, stopping by our tables to say hi! -Selin Altintas ’22
Law Admissions Team after releasing 300 decisions #loveBCLaw #IamBCLaw #guesswholovesyoumore #watchout2023
I love that BC Law has given me the opportunity to live abroad and make even more new friends in my 3L year. The Dublin Semester in Practice has allowed me to immerse myself in a new culture while doing a deep dive into Irish immigration law. I could not think of a better way to finish the best three years! -Audrey McQuade (Pictured in the photo (in Dublin!) from left to right: Audrey McQuade, 2020 Nicole Chelkowski, 2021 Madeleine Gearan, 2020)
I love that the students enjoyed Harvest Desserts, aka Pie Day! – Theresa Kachmar
I’m sure I’m not alone in loving Dorothy Commons in our Career Services Office! -Heather Hayes
What I love about BC Law: one of my favorite people in the world, Pat Parlon! -Dean Rougeau
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